To the untrained eye, our long expanses of native rangeland can appear to simply be empty land. Without stately forests, winding rivers, or craggy peaks, they easily blend in as a quiet background and their values may go unnoticed. But this distinct habitat type, found in a broad swath of our nation from the Great …
Bruce Auchly, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Several decades ago, I took apart a 1973 Ford Maverick engine. For the mechanically inclined – I’m not but occasionally I qualify under a special dispensation – the engine had a blown head gasket. After I finished putting everything back together, I had an odd piece of metal …
By Rebecca Ramsey, Ruby Watershed Coordinator Recycling has been a long standing habit in my house that started back in the 80s when I was a child, and Woodsy the Owl taught me to “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute.” My family recycled aluminum, paper and glass. I’ve continued that, added cardboard, and preached the reduce/reuse/recycle …
The recent appearance of moisture-heavy clouds in our skies reminds us of the seasonal transition that we are about to experience. The dog days of summer with their heat and dry spells are being replaced with the cooler days and (hopefully) ample moisture in the forms of rain and snow. The precipitation that falls during …
Posted in The Madisonian on April 11, 2013 as part of the monthly “Natural Resource News” column. To view the original article, click here. Contributed by Sunni-Heikes Knapton of the Madison Conservation District. For anyone who has traveled out of the country, you understand the challenge of not knowing the meanings of words or struggling to use …
