What's Your Beef? Is Gallatin Valley Land Trust Staying True To It's Mission?

Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) is often upheld as one of the most responsible and highest-regarded organizations in the valley. Its mission to connect people, communities and open lands through conservation and trail creation aligns with many…

Growing Up Montanan

The Great Christmas Tree Hunt

Angie Ripple  |   Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

Growing up in Montana meant searching for, and cutting down a Christmas each year with my family, specifically my dad who led the charge to the forest and did the majority of the searching, all of the cutting and hauling, and my brother and I were…

December Cover Artist: Kelly Hartman

Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

Kelly Hartman grew up in the mountains, quite literally, in a tiny valley just a half a mile from Yellowstone National Park. Her parents are wildlife photographers, so she spent much of her childhood hiking through the woods on the search for the…

The Local American Saloon

Angie Ripple  |   Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

Craig Seguin may not be a cowboy on horseback, but he often performs a multitude of ranch, I mean restaurant-related tasks as the owner and head chef at Belgrade’s Local American Saloon. Craig is skilled at using the tools of the trade to…

Twiddle Your Thumbs & Wait For Phase 3?

Brian Ripple  |   Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

Bozeman has a vibrant art scene, but it is hurting. Many artists thrive on and need recognition. This is why we have movie openings, art galleries, and art walks, and this is why we have live music and concerts.As a musician, a huge majority of my…

"These Boots Were made For Walkin'"

Michael Jochum  |   Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

So, I’ll tell you my Ted Nugent story. It was right around 1986. I was one of the “session guys in demand,” and I got a call to play on a Ted Nugent record. During that period of time, I was deep into some illicit drugs that caused…

Standing On The Verge

Cassie Pfannenstiel  |   Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

Bozeman has a vibrant performing arts scene, full of creative folks who work hard to put on productions for our community. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a serious toll on artists of all kinds; many creatives are struggling to make ends meet…

Montana’s State Tree Shows Resilience Against Wildfires

Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

Montana’s iconic state tree, the ponderosa pine, is surprising researchers with its resilience against wildfires in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.Over a century of fire suppression snuffed out the forest’s historic burn cycle of 20-30…

Can Beavers Help Montana Mitigate Future Wildfires?

Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

Montana’s wildfire season is lengthening, and help may come from an unlikely source: the beaver.Historically seen as a nuisance, these buck-toothed rodents are now hailed as wildland firefighters in parts of the American west. By keeping the…

Montana’s College Journalists Step Up To Cover COVID-19 On Campus

Student reporters are holding Universities accountable and keeping college communities informed

Tue. Dec. 1st, 2020

When Griffen Smith, a sophomore at the University of Montana, took a job as a sports reporter at the Montana Kaimin student newspaper two weeks into his freshman year, he never guessed that he would soon become “the COVID guy.”Yet, a few…