Wildflower Walks

As summer comes to a close and students return to school, we are reminded of the time-honored tradition of the “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” paper.
This year, the Missoulian is putting a modern twist on the assignment by bringing it to the popular social networking site Twitter.
We want you, western Montanans, to send a [...]

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Recent travels have kept me from doing much walking around Missoula, but I did get out and see some wildflowers in the Pacific Northwest.
Check out photos from Herman Creek on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge – including plenty of red columbine like the one pictured above – and Olympic National Park in [...]

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Today is the 30th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, and the May issue of National Geographic magazine featured a spread about the recovery of the blast zone.
Part of the package was a nice illustration showing the rebirth of the ecosystem around St. Helens, including how wildflowers factor into it. For example, glacier [...]

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Students at Missoula public schools and the University of Montana take spring break this year from March 29 to April 2, and that usually means time for family travel.
Why not plan a trip to see one of the best wildflower blooms in the West at Death Valley National Park in California?
From the park’s Web site:
Death [...]

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