Bozeman Magazine

Born In Bozeman: Social Distance Powwow

Angie Ripple

“Good drums get the dancers out there, good songs get them to dance well. Without drum groups there is no music. No music, no dance, no powwow.” - Roberts, Chris (1992) Powwow Country It wasn’t the lack of good drums that made for…

Standing On The Verge

Cassie Pfannenstiel

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

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?

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

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…