Restoring More than Ecology by Brodie Shelton
”When I first saw Montana, I knew I would love her. I would ride her Great Plains, to the end of my days.” Excerpted from folk music artist Colter Wall’s
Embodying Nature by Ella Black-Andrade
The harmony of the birds as they sing into the blissful breeze embracing the beauty of the day. The peaceful rush of the creek as she travels through the land
Navigating the Snowcrests by Sage Stirratt
WRFI has a tradition of assigning roles to each student in a course, one of these roles being leader of the day. For Restoration Ecology 1, the first backpacking trip
Once Upon a Harsh Day by Piper Loeffelholz
I have had plenty of experience in backcountry camping, even before I joined WRFI. I have backpacked through the Wind River Range to the Cirque of the Towers, and canoed
Lessons in the Soil: Restoration, Ranching, and Reciprocity at Anderson Ranch by Kimberly Rivers
With three days of their 3-week course left, WRFI’s Restoration Ecology class bumps up a gravel road in the Tom Miner Basin, just north of Yellowstone National Park. They’re here
Shimmer & Connection in Restoration by Marelise Steyn
Over the past three weeks, we’ve learned from the stories of the land and its stewards. The land’s stories are not always as straightforward as the humans’ stories. We’ve played
The Spaces Between – Observing and Learning in Nature by Carol Kegley
I am sitting overlooking Shoshone lake in south Yellowstone National Park. We are in the second of three weeks and on our second backcountry camping trek. The lake has been
Using Our Present Observations for Future Prosperity by Allison Struemke
Our first interaction with Eric Kalsta was waving at a stranger on the road in the coolest, most compact, one-person ATV I had ever seen. Lo and behold, that ATV
Truly Knowing by Fiona Monahan
Hiking into the Snowcrest mountain range, with its willow filled wetlands and rolling hills that soar up into towering mountains was a beautiful experience for everyone in the Restoration Ecology
To Become a Beaver by Allison Gibbons
Step 1: Find a Place to Build a(n Analog) Dam Beaver Dam Analogs (or BDA for short) are what the WRFI Restoration Ecology Section 2 students set out to build.