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Colorado Plateau: Desert Canyons & Cultures
15 Credit Spring Semester
Southwest Climate Studio Art: Change and Resilience in the American Southwest
6 Credit Summer Course
Restoration Ecology in Greater Yellowstone
3 Credit Summer Course
Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
12 Credit Summer Semester
Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change in Montana
6 Credit Summer Course
Environmental Ethics: Climate Change and Visions of a Sustainable Future
3 Credit Summer Course
Montana Afoot and Afloat: Human/Land Relations
15 Credit Fall Semester
Pre-College | Montana Field Experience | Biking the Bitterroot: Sustainability Studies in Western MT
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Waters We Cannot Lose: Lessons from the Blackfeet Nation for the Future of Punjab (The Land of Five Rivers) by Amneet Kaur

September 15, 2025
  • Environmental Ethics
When I first started my course, I thought my biggest takeaway would be environmental issues in Montana. I didn’t expect that being in the Blackfeet reservation would take me back
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Glacier National Park – The Beauty and Significance by Nikodem Sienczewski

September 15, 2025
  • Environmental Ethics
Hello! My name is Nikodem Sienczewski, and I am an upcoming Junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Archaeology. I grew up most of
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Feeling the Glacier, Rethinking the Lab by Vivian Farber

August 27, 2025
  • Environmental Ethics
Science is a concept I have loved since I was a kid. I love the clear structure, organization, and answers. I figured that my future career would be just that,
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There is Comfort in the Known by Maggie Kelly

July 16, 2025
  • Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
The golden rays of the setting sun peek through the branches of the trees as I sit beside the river. The water rushes by, flowing over rocks in waves of
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What is Your Medicine? by Anna Fox

July 16, 2025
  • Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
Growing up, my idea of medicine was prompted by a reluctant swallow of an alarmingly pink-red liquid, magically changing the inner workings of my body as a young girl. This
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A Tarnished Gem: Reflections on American National Parks by Olivia Utley

July 16, 2025
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  • Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
As a kid growing up on the Oregon coast, much of my free time consisted of poking slugs among the Douglas fir and gazing endlessly at tide pool creatures among
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Keeping Culture Alive in a Digital Age by Caroline Serio

August 8, 2024
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  • Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
Our world has undergone a drastic change over the last few decades. As social creatures, humans have become extremely isolated due to the rise of technology. With the loss of
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Bridging Boundaries: Reflections on the Rocky Mountain Front by Gracelynn O’Connell

August 6, 2024
  • Wild Rockies: Conservation Across Boundaries
The Rocky Mountain Front is a landscape of striking contrasts. To the east, prairie grasses and rolling hills embody wild possibility. To the west, Douglas firs and aspens beckon adventurers
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Acknowledging the relationships we hold with the land, people and its other inhabitants By Seneca Norvell

July 14, 2021
  • Cycle the Rockies,
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Helen Augare-Carlson felt confused when she first heard the land acknowledgement of her alma mater, the University of Montana in Missoula. A Blackfeet educator, Augare expected a recognition of the
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WRFI was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me. It was more than just the academic content (which was insightful and challenging!). WRFI enabled me to make deep connections with people and places across my state and they challenged me to identify my personal strengths, beliefs, and values. I walked away as a both a better student and person.

Karlyn Roberts, University of Montana
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