For Patrick Parker, getting outside with his kids isn’t a special occasion; it’s just part of everyday life. From hiking and camping to pickup games and spontaneous exploring, he’s built a routine aro...
For Gusty Sauer, growing up between Idaho and Montana meant being raised by the land as much as by her dad. From goose hunting and horseback riding to river guiding and land stewardship, those early e...
This month, we’re celebrating Common Yarrow, a tough native plant with delicate white blooms that pollinators love. You can spot this pollinator favorite in places like Phipps Park or in planting beds...
Every year we make the climb up the Beartooth Pass, pedaling between towering snowbanks and meltwater streams, trading the warmth of the valley for thin alpine air. Some years we make it farther than...
Red Lodge artist John Potter and his wife, Tracie Garfield, have always been active. They are the couple you see bundled up and moving through town in the middle of winter, snow falling softly around...
1. Braiding Sweetgrass:Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererThis beautifully written collection weaves together Native ways of knowing, scienc...
By the time you finish a walk through one of Billings’ parks, you may have noticed more than you expected: the quiet movement in tall grasses, a moth resting beneath a leaf, or the way a single tree c...
Most New Year’s resolutions focus on improving ourselves physically, mentally, or spiritually. But more often than not, unless those resolutions become a full-on lifestyle change, we rarely, if ever,...
