Together
By Carol “Kate” Wilburn | Missoula Climate Stories live storyteller
"Join with me to heal waters, air, Whooping cranes, soils. Deliver them from the edge."
Rooted Tension: A Crisis in Missoula's Urban Forest
By Kalle Fox
With respect to the ecological history of the valley prior to white American settlement, I can’t help but root (pun not intended) for a legacy where non-natives and natives work together to adapt and thrive in the face of anthropocentric challenges.
Family Seeking Food Independence Leaves the Bitterroot
By Cynthia Mealy
After living in Montana for decades, they ended up moving. They acknowledged that the effects of climate change are everywhere, but their cows were not happy with aspen leaves and moldy hay. They feared that Montana seems poised to have severe hay shortages on a regular basis.
Reflections on Ice
By Lucas Moody
But that was when the rains were, when the ice on the Rattlesnake Creek would break and there was a sound like thunder or cannons as the torrent of released water and ice rolled boulders down stream towards the river that runs through Missoula, Montana.
Blackened-Out
By Benjamin Catton | Missoula Climate Stories live storyteller
The land can heal, but we must strive for a culture that gives it a chance. A culture that gives our children a chance.
Tougher Stuff
By Josh Slotnick | Missoula Climate Stories live storyteller
Wildfire smoke bathed the scene in grey, ate the horizons, obliterated the mountains and literally colored everything in sight. At that very moment the last of Hurricane Harvey’s biblical rains pummeled Houston: 19 trillion gallons of water fell in five days, more than four feet of rain, while Irma bore down on the entire state of Florida, having already swept away good chunks of Barbuda, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
Teaching Change: Bringing Montana’s Climate and Ecology Into The Classroom
By Annie Gustafson
The Flathead Valley is surrounded by our public lands in all directions. It is also the most ecologically intact landscape in the Continental United States! This SHOULD be our classroom. I strive to bring the Northern Rockies alive within the walls of my middle school.
Recapping Blockade at Glacier Park
The government had pledged to halt all of its climate pollution by 2050. Previous reporting and estimates from a Freedom of Information Act request show that only a fraction of the pledged reductions have been made.