Whether Lichens Conceal Or Reveal Depends On What You’re Looking For by Ron Tschida Broadcast 9.15.2015 and 9.8 & 9.11.2020 Listen: Hiking along a ridgetop above the wind-rippled surface of Flathead Lake, I approached a rock outcrop. From a distance...
Sponges: These Aquatic Oddities Are At Home In Montana By Joshua Goldberg Broadcast 6.2009, 9.8.2015, 1.7 & 1.10.2020 Listen: If you have a shower or sink, you probably have a sponge. We manufacture most of our cleaning sponges nowadays, but some sponges...
Lichens: Nature’s Weather Instruments by Erica Soon Olsen Broadcast 10.1 & 10.4.2019 Listen: While walking on the Kim Williams trail just outside of Missoula, I found myself noticing the abundant growth of lichens on the cliffs beside the trail. The...
by Taylor Wilcox Broadcast 7.18 and 7.20.2010, 7.26 and 7.31.2015, 9.1.2019 Listen: The bottom of this shallow stream is covered with a complex community of algae, comprising many different species. Probably most abundant of all are the diatoms, many of which...
Pixie Cup Lichen by Erin Ebersberger Broadcast 7.1 & 7.6.2018 Listen: Lying on my stomach on the fringes of the forest, my view is perfect of a colony of tiny lichens. They are perched on top of a rock outcrop, beyond which lies a majestic view...
