The ability to intently listen is unfortunately far too extraordinary these days. We are consumed by screens and the scramble of our daily lives. When was the last time you

In this dreamlike voyage any unnecessary effort seems foolish. Even vulgar, one might say. The river itself sets the tone: utterly relaxed, completely at ease, it fulfills its mighty purpose

John shuffles and spreads the animal medicine cards in a fan before me. Pausing for a few seconds, I carefully select one of thirty at random. Butterfly: the master of

Groover: a bucket or rocket box with a detachable toilet seat that is used as a means of disposing fecal matter on river trips. The number one rule of the

“They were born just a couple of days ago,” Randy told the group as he hoisted a tiny goat into the air. Voicing himself over the bleating of a concerned

Everything is still. The junipers and pinons rustle in the breeze. The sand remains motionless as a lizard scurries over it, then disappears into it’s hole. The sun bakes my

WRFI loves hearing about our alumni’s adventures after their course. Cory Zyla was a student on 2008′s Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change in Montana course. This excerpt from

Close your eyes and picture a desert. I am willing to bet most of you pictured a dry, dusty, desolate area seemingly devoid of life. While in some locations this

I studied at Evergreen (a long time ago) as an undergraduate, and I sneaked into some of these graduate environmental studies courses to see what the fuss was about. They

Students on our Colorado Plateau Semester course know Randy Ramsley well. He has built a vibrant farm on some very rough land near Hanksville, Utah. Agricultural experts told him it