The Overhero Debate
Frederick Reimers wrote this on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
(Did this dog request a rescue? The author springs to action.)
As a kayak guide, my friend Adam had hero issues. Meaning, he liked to do heroic stuff, whether or not people wanted him to. Case [...]
Watersheds Film Contest
Jim Stanford wrote this on Friday, July 16th, 2010
Perhaps this epic adventure story will be an entry?
Ecotrust, the conservation and entrepreneurial group based in Portland, Ore., invites aspiring filmmakers to participate in its Stories from our Watersheds film contest, which seeks 10-minutes-or-less [...]
Four Miles.
Mark Scholl wrote this on Friday, July 9th, 2010
Life is all about perspective.
Our satisfaction with the things we do and experience is directly related to our expectations. Whether it’s the big summer blockbuster movie we go see, or our performance in the local [...]
Nature News: Summer Arrives in All Its Glory
Cathy Shill wrote this on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
(The house wren defends its territory near the nesting box.)
Cool, wet weather dominated June until the summer solstice. On June 21, the weather changed and warm, sunny days made it to the Tetons. [...]
Riding the Owyhee
Jim Stanford wrote this on Friday, June 25th, 2010
Last year Congress designated as wilderness some 300,000 acres along the Owyhee River in southwestern Idaho. The high desert is pocked with steep basalt canyons eventually winding toward the Snake River in Oregon.
Earlier this month, [...]
Patrolling on Mountain Bike
Andy Fleming wrote this on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
The people one surrounds oneself with are one of the largest predictors of job satisfaction. What one does also clearly plays a large role. I enjoy mountain biking. I enjoy helping people. And I enjoy [...]
continue readingThe Kids Are Alright
Craig DeMartino wrote this on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
As a parent I struggle with what I should and shouldn’t let my kids do.
In the past, I tried to look at each incident as it happened. For example, can they ski that line safely [...]
Nature News: Changes, Chicks and Spring Blooms
Cathy Shill wrote this on Friday, June 4th, 2010
(Hiking with clients on Munger Mountain south of Wilson.)
June arrives to rivers rising, green grass and rainstorms. In the mountains we wait on end for summer’s warmth to come. May was a typical spring month, [...]
Summit on the Snake and Wyoming Whitewater Championships
Jim Stanford wrote this on Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Tim Palmer, chronicler of American rivers, lays out a case for watershed conservation with education as its source. “People will fight for what they love, they love what they understand, and they understand what they [...]
continue readingOur Tax Dollars at Work
Jim Stanford wrote this on Monday, May 24th, 2010
In recent weeks wildlife managers from the state of Montana and National Park Service have engaged in their spring ritual of hazing bison back into Yellowstone.
Of all the contentious public land issues in the Rocky [...]
