What is a land ethic and what does having a land ethic mean? To quote the famous environmentalist Aldo Leopold, “A land ethic changes the role of Homo sapiens from

I stand on a ridge of the Snowcrest Mountains in Southwestern Montana. From here I can see nearly a dozen other mountain ranges, including the snowy peaks of the Tetons

I recall as a child anxiously awaiting each new issue of National Geographic as it was sent to my school library. I would find myself living vicariously through the explorers,

Our month-long bike tour across Montana is coming to an end. We stop for lunch just outside the park and, inevitably, go for a much-needed swim in the Flathead River.

If you’ve ever experienced an uninvited guest taking up all the food and space at a gathering and making everything uncomfortable, then you’ll understand the annoyance of the situation explained

A month ago, I left my life on hold back in Madison, Wisconsin to try something I’ve never done before. We are now at the end of our bike tour

The educational environment and expectations in our country have changed a lot in the past few decades. In today’s world, as kids near high school graduation they are expected to

For the last three weeks, some fellow students and I have been biking across the state of Montana while studying energy production and climate change as part of the Cycle

One of my absolute favorite parts of this journey so far is the unbelievable people we’re meeting along the way. From ranchers to activists, coal mine employees to former Peace

After finishing a five-day backpacking trip in Montana’s Snowcrest Mountains, the Wild Rockies Field Institute students (myself included) and instructors ventured out of the wilderness and coolness of the mountains