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Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons & Cultures
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Southwest Climate Studio Art: Change and Resilience in the American Southwest
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Cycle the Rockies; Energy & Climate Change in MT
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Environmental Ethics; Climate Change & Visions of a Sustainable Future
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Montana Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations
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Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone
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Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
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Peaks and Privilege By Ellie Williams

October 25, 2021
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  • 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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  • 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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Yes, it’s cold by Lexie Pickett

November 13, 2019
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  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
“So what are you guys doing in town?” We get asked this question every day in the front country, in some form or another. “We’re a college course based out
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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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  • 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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The Nature of Human/Land Relations by Gavin Ratliff

October 28, 2017
  • Fresh from the Field,
  • Montana Afoot & Afloat
Filling the still air with a cry eerily human, a band of coyotes begin the night’s hunting party—in search of a weak deer, rodent, or even some insects if business
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The Environmental Ethics course was the perfect blend of philosophy and outdoor education that I needed to conceptualize everything I’ve learned so far in environmental studies.

Alexis Comeau, Saint Michael's College
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