More than one way to look at a flower By Anna Feldman
On a gusty day in Half Moon Basin, a meadow surrounded by towering mountains where we were camping, I participated in my favorite school assignment of all time. Every student
Disturbance: Ecology and Lifestyle By Anna Fatta
Last September, we were all beginning our first full semesters of online school. Lab reports, essays, and even exams would be completed from our couches, kitchen tables, and bedrooms. We
Night does not fall. By Jackson Sidford
My name is Jackson, I’m a current student of the Conservation Across Boundaries course, and I’m here to share some of the things I’ve learned, along with a few observations
Seeing Beyond Boundaries By Owen Helland
Not many people get to stand on the seafloor. At least, not consciously. When I strode into Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness on July 12, 2021, I wasn’t immediately concerned with
The Paradox of the Highlands By Sam Eberhard
I was up early. It was a cold morning at our camp in a high elevation meadow in the Snowcrest Mountains of Southwestern Montana. I greeted our ever-cheerful instructor Steve
On the Tameness—or Lack Thereof—of Grizzlies By Holly Eberhard
On our first afternoon backpacking in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, we saw a grizzly bear. We had just set up camp for the evening in a spruce grotto beside the river
Bear Meadow By Julia Schles
We were told that 30 yards is far too close to get to a grizzly. In Yellowstone, you need to be at least six school buses away from them. Our
Expanded Curiosity By Anna Cline
While backpacking during the first few weeks of my 2021 Conservation Across Boundaries course, my biggest internal debate was whether to look up or down. If I look up, I
Landscapes and Lawnscapes by Caden Gallagher
Mountains and meadows, rivers and flowers, Thinking of landscapes I stare at for hours, Great big white clouds and thunder that rings, These are a few of my favorite things!
Losing the whitebark is more than losing a species by Jayden Skelly
As we approached 9000 feet on the third day of our first backpacking trip, we entered a new ecosystem unknown to our group. Forests dominated by spruce and firs ceded