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...
Why Spiders Appear to Bungee-Jump from the Sky by Eric Leach Broadcast 9.3.2016 Listen: It felt like the perfect spot to see some wildlife. So I plopped down in the sun-soaked grasses among the widely scattered ponderosa pines and waited. I was squinting, or...
