Livia Arneson: The Evolving Concept of Home
The concept of home is innately complicated yet somehow simple. The word itself conjures up nostalgia and feelings of overwhelming warmth. The saying “home is where the heart is” is
Ernesta McIntosh: The Last Frontier
Beep! Beep! Beep! I wake up to the frenzied sound of alarms, and tiredly roll over in my damp sleeping bag. It is 4 a.m. and five of my Conservation
Moira Bruce: The Value of Transition
My name is Moira Bruce and I just finished my freshman year of college at the University of Montana. I was born and raised in Montana, so I am exploring
Samantha Packer: Does it scare you? Good.
Last October, a friend of a friend came up to me and said “Hey, you like camping right?!”The answer, yes, was followed by her shoving paperwork in my hand and
Colorado Plateau: Lessons Learned by Nick Palandech
I recall learning about Wild Rockies Field Institute in my first class in college ever, I couldn’t resist testing myself and my limits; I needed something outside of a classroom.
Malia Bertelsen: Public lands in Which Public Hands?
In the distance are two small buttes that protrude from the gently curved ground covered in sagebrush and juniper. These are the Bears Ears. Driving up several days later, we
Sara Llorens Gelpi: Cultural Resilience
After spending about a month running through hot, dry deserts, slot canyons, and a dirty devil of a river full of quicksand, it was thrilling to arrive at our hostess’s
Maddy Guild: Conscious Consumerism
Perfectly placed in the center of a green field filled with scattered sage bushes, stands an octagonal, traditional Navajo hogan. The remnants of a night’s fire slowly puff smoke from
Ada Dunkley: Sense of Place on Sacred Lands
According to Barry Lopez, “querencia” is a term that “refers to a place on the ground where one feels secure, a place from which one’s strength of character is drawn”.
Lena Connolly: Lessons in Patience From the Dirty Devil River
The trail has taught me many lessons; but the one I keep relearning is the art of slowing down. My foot slips below the surface, only to be enveloped completely