How Unique Fur And A Nomadic Nature Help Otters Survive In Winter by Beth Horn Broadcast 2.18 and 2.21.2020 Listen: What happens to otters in winter when the lake is frozen, I wondered. Does the family stay together or disperse? Do otters have any special...
Beneath The Snow, The Subnivean Zone Bustles By Gretchen Kehrberg Broadcast 12.29.2015 and 1.14 & 1.17.2020 Listen: Intense morning sunlight warms my face as I stare up at a deep blue sky. It makes me think how out of place the freezing wind seems on a day...
The Short-Tailed Weasel: Life Sped Up By Carol Alette Broadcast 2.8.2015 and 12.17 & 12.20.2019 Listen: While some animals get off comparatively easily in the winter by hibernating, or by gorging and then fasting, the short-tailed weasel has to hunt every...
Butterflies in Winter Broadcast 3.10 & 3.15.2019 by Brett Walker Listen: Here’s a topic you might not be thinking much about right now. Remember all those colorful butterflies that visited your garden just a few short months ago? They seemed...
Camas Bulbs by Nancy Heil Broadcast 2.24 & 3.1.2019 Listen: On a recent early winter morning I am cross-country skiing along the trails at Lolo Pass in the Bitterroot Mountains. As I glide along Packer Meadows in the breaking dawn, I think about...
