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Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons & Cultures
15 Credit Spring Semester
Southwest Climate Studio Art: Change and Resilience in the American Southwest
6 Credit Summer Course
Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone
3 Credit Summer Course
Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
12 Credit Summer Semester
Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change in Montana
6 Credit Summer Course
Environmental Ethics: Climate Change and Visions of a Sustainable Future
3 Credit Summer Course
Montana Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations
15 Credit Fall Semester
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Time as a Meandering River and an Agent of Change By Halley Linscheid

October 29, 2021
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
“My plants have grown without me knowing My hair is longer now without me seeing The days are long and go by quickly Years pass and I don’t feel older
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What Could We Possibly Give to the Earth? By Natalie Connor

October 28, 2021
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
Beneath the cold, clear waters of the Bighorn River, a smooth brown trout flicks their tail, leaning headfirst into the current, hiding within the flowing green water grasses. Tiny flying
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Invisibilized Identity: River Systems and Sexuality by William Roddy

October 27, 2021
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
After reading about historical river geomorphology, floating the Bighorn River, and generally paying attention to how our society functions, I have realized that we like our rivers like we like
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Peaks and Privilege By Ellie Williams

October 25, 2021
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  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
Looking out on top of the highest peak in the Big Snowy Mountains in Montana, I cannot help but think about how I got here and the privilege that led
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Elevated Reflections By Jesse Rubin

October 22, 2021
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  • Fresh from the Field,
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The past year and a half has not been easy for any of us. In managing the shocks and surprises brought upon us by COVID-19, we have all had to
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Exploring Montana with Ocean Eyes By Sofia Fea Ruiz

October 21, 2021
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
Submerged in the teal kelpy coolness, I revel in the presence of my dear friend once more. This summer, the Pacific Ocean has not only been a friend, but a
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“How come you’re not in school?” By Bethany Kletz

October 12, 2021
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As eleven of my classmates and I descended into a slot canyon in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, a nearby hiker stopped and asked, “How come you aren’t
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  • Systems of Horseshoe Canyon by Chloe Brackenbury
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  • Crying for a Tree by Sydney Lackey

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Sierra Deimling, University of Montana
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