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Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons & Cultures
(Spring Semester)
Southwest Climate Studio Art: Change and Resilience in the American Southwest
(Spring Course)
Cycle the Rockies; Energy & Climate Change in MT
(Summer Course)
Environmental Ethics; Climate Change & Visions of a Sustainable Future
(Summer Course)
Montana Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations
(Fall Semester)
Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone
(Summer Course)
Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
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The Line Between Two Worlds by Zoe Transtrum

October 25, 2022
  • Alumni,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat,
  • The WRFI Community
WRFI alumna (Restoration Ecology ’21) and field intern Zoe Tanstrum reflects on her recent support of the Montana Afoot and Afloat semester course, finishing in Missoula on October 25. On
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Peaks and Privilege By Ellie Williams

October 25, 2021
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • 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,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
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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Montana Afoot and Afloat Final Presentation

October 16, 2019
MONTANA AFOOT & AFLOAT FINAL PRESENTATION: Join us Wednesday, October 23 from 5:30-7:00 PM at the UM FLAT studio to welcome our Afoot & Afloat students back to Missoula after
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Clarissa Sprague: The Weird Farmers

November 13, 2018
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
The wind swept in as we opened the van door to rolling hills of Montana farm land. Round bales speckled the landscape, still fresh and intact just after summertime hay
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Annie Ireland: Embracing vs Conquering

November 3, 2018
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
The wind was blowing, the freezing rain felt like continuous stings against my cheeks, my feet had gone numb over an hour ago. So numb now, that they felt as
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Karlyn Roberts: Experiencing a Winter Wonderland–In September

November 2, 2018
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  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
The plan was made. No more than four miles and we would be that much closer to the views from the top of Great House Peak. Today was the day.
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Bonita Pernot: Power and Place in the Big Snowy Mountains

November 8, 2016
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
Our group dispersed along the ridge of Great House Peak—the highest point in Montana’s Big Snowy Mountains, standing 8,681’ high—to find a spot to take in the expansive view. It
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Claire Anderson: Mad World

November 6, 2016
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
“Effective protest is grounded in anger, and we are not consciously angry. Anger nourishes hope and fuels rebellion, it presumes a judgement, presumes how things ought to be and aren’t,
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  • Navigating Canyons and Career Paths by Sierra Deimling
  • The Line Between Two Worlds by Zoe Transtrum
  • Awesome Alumni: Ryder Burliss, Restoration Ecology 2019
  • Plant Teachings by Elisabeth Davidson
  • Value and Utility by Sydney Pastore

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Haley Traun, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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