Today is the start of #Winter in the astronomical calendar and is marked by the #WinterSolstice
Why do people descend on Stonehenge for the winter solstice?
As scores arrive at the prehistoric monument in Wiltshire to mark the shortest day of the year, we explain why the site is of such ...
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Wild bison remain endangered
From Stephany Seay
Buffalo are still absent in the Hebgen Basin. Patrols are conducting daily recons, searching through the buffalo’s migration corridors, but the gentle giants are keeping themselves out of Montana and, consequently, safe from the killers. Along Yellowstone’s north boundary, in the ...
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2016 Master Gardener Level 1 Course
Topics covered in the Level 1 Master Gardener Program include: an introduction to Montana State University Extension and the Master Gardener Program, soils and fertility, plant growth and development, flower and vegetable gardening, planting and maintaining trees and shrubs; an introduction to ...
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Considering alternatives to forest fires
From Tom Hastings
We have a small amount of our original forest left in the US, but we still have a great deal of woodlands. There is a school of forest managers who advocate so-called “controlled burns” to create a healthier forest. Such a poor idea. Has anyone mentioned global warming to those ...
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New recycling initiatives now in effect:
From Rob Pudner
Effective immediately, Gallatin Solid Waste Management District (GSWMD) is accepting only plastic bottles with an imprinted #1 or #2 (typically on the bottom) in addition to paper, aluminum and steel cans, and cardboard. Unfortunately, the nation as a whole currently lacks a market ...
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Why Did He Have to Die?
By Deleana Baker, BFC Volunteer
A gentle bull buffalo peacefully grazes in the Gardiner Basin, hours before he was killed by hunters.
His beautiful body rumbled across the land. His presence was one of beauty and wisdom. Every single magnificent muscle radiated with purpose.
As I came over the ...
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