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Annual average grizzly-inflicted injuries in the backcountry: 1Number of snake species in Montana: 10Venomous snakes species in Montana: 1 Read more >>Rogel, ChristineA few years ago, I passed a slowpoke on the road in front of me, returning to my lane just in time to see eyes staring down my headlights. Before I could swerve, the impact crushed the hood of my Honda CRV like an aluminum can. The car sputtered and stopped. Read more >>the Tick-Borne Disease AllianceAs the summer sun beats down, everyone knows to apply sunscreen and drink plenty of water—but what about parasites? Those nasty little bloodsuckers are out there, waiting to use your body (and your dog's!) to fuel their own. Read more >>Plants
Cordelia PryorNone can ignore autumn, when the world explodes in dazzling displays of color. Amid Montana's dispersed evergreen hillsides, chokecherry and aspen commence a fireworks show of reds and yellows. Along the streams and rivers, cottonwoods glow a loud and brilliant orange. Read more >>Dan SpurYou don’t have to be one of the 30 million people who lost their jobs last spring to contemplate vegetable gardening as an alternate—even primary—food source. Read more >>Paint & Poetry
Jack JelinskiI remember the first sweet Swedish Augerbecause it made perfect, rifle-barrel holes Read more >>Orion KubatDecember dust whips,piling in drifts,particulate tornadoes,burning my eyes.colder under cyan skies—I caught the blues,snowblind and frozen,clearing the driveway.more bitter than usualin the spinning chaos today. Read more >>Kent KastingThe knowledge we have is outdated.The experience we have, underrated.Our stamina, such as it is, goes ignored.Our desire to keep up, underscored.The young replace the old.An unkind process: but direct, obvious, and cold. Read more >>