Big Sagebrush by Terry Ryan Broadcast 12.13.2015 Listen: Break off a sprig of big sagebrush and inhale its aroma: the fragrance is clean, sharp and as cool as the smell of winter. Call it camphor blended with a touch of Christmas. Crush a few leaves between...
Belted Kingfishers by Jason Brininstool Broadcast 8.16.2015 Listen: While recently visiting the Rock Creek area to simply go fishing I became distracted as I cast my red skwala into the clear, frigid stream. I was not distracted by the surrounding beauty of...
Bumblebee Queens by Sara Mintz Broadcast 5.21 and 5.26.2017 Listen: Recently, I was walking on Mount Jumbo, an open, dry, grassy slope, admiring the arrowleaf balsamroot flowers. It was grey shading to dreary, but the yellow flowers were cheerful and sunny,...
Terrible Twins by Wenfei Tong Broadcast 5.14 and 5.19.2017 Listen: The Montana spring is full of sudden new life, partly because it is so short relative to the more relaxed breeding seasons closer to the tropics. Young ungulates, or hoofed mammals, can be...
Ponderosa Pine Bark by Katherine Court Broadcast 7.14.2015, 8.21 & 8.26.2016, 5.7 & 5.12.2017 Listen: The bark of any tree is more than just a good-looking façade. Even the most graceful aspen or stately ponderosa requires bark to protect its sensitive...
