Connecting community and nature through education
Connecting community and nature through education
By Freya Elias I have a haven. A haven I’ve visited daily since the pandemic. I call it the Treesa Loop. This name originated when I started climbing the tree at the top – Treesa, I call her. This sanctuary on public lands keeps me safe. My family and I hike up to my sanctuary …
By Jessica Wiles In March of 2020, when the great wave of the pandemic crashed into Montana, it halted all plans. It halted all plots for a winter escape. Most ominously for Montana families like mine, it halted all child care. And in its wake, customary strategies for managing daily life with small children vanished. …
Every year thousands of Montanans venture onto National Forest lands in the winter for skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and other fun winter activities. Unfortunately, some of these people get into trouble by not being prepared. You can avoid becoming a statistic by following these 5 easy steps. 1) Get a Map and Know Your Route – …
The new year is upon us, and for many, it couldn’t come soon enough. 2020 was a challenging to say the least. The Coronavirus pandemic brought fear, isolation and uncertainty to our lives in ways we couldn’t have imagined, and contentious civil and political events have further strained the fabric of our society. We are …