Tracking Rare Carnivores

Hear from Luke Lamar of Swan Valley Connections, who helps lead a collaborative project to monitor populations of rare forest carnivores like Canada lynx, wolverines, fishers, and more. SVC and […]

Celebrating 2022 Outcomes

By Blackfoot Challenge staff Hard to believe it’s already two months into 2023.  We don’t want to let too much of this year roll by without recognizing all of our […]

22 Years of Conserving Water & Making Pie

For 22 years, the Blackfoot Challenge has coordinated a voluntary drought resopnse plan that has created a culture of shared giving in the face of water shortages.

Where There’s Smoke …

This fall, partners throughout the Blackfoot Valley have been quietly (and sometimes not so quietly) working hard to restore fire on the land.

Seeley Swan High School Discovery Days

Learning about beaver ecosystems with Jennifer Schoonen

Story and photo by Jean Pocha, Pathfinder staff.  OVANDO – With the sound of wolves yipping and woodpeckers hammering away, the SSHS Discovery Days began in Mollett Park on the […]

Pesticides and Pollinators

bee pollinating a flower

By Karen Laitala, Vegetation Coordinator Though we live dramatically different lifestyles, my oldest sister who resides in a subdivision in a north Texas city and I, the Montana “country living” […]