Brad Smith of Idaho Conservation Leagues talks about grizzly bears. Specifically some stories of their walkabouts in Idaho and Montana. Who new they could safely cross I-90?

Also, how do you tell a grizzly and a black bear apart? Hint: It's not their color.

This episode is sponsored by Idaho Conservation League. Learn more at Idahoconservation.org.

This week we’re introducing the first in our series highlighting the 2020 Friends of Scotchman Peaks scholarship competition winners. In this episode, we’ll hear from Troy, Mont., High School senior Moxley Roesler Begalke as he reads his winning essay “A Hike to Geiger Lakes: An Eye Opening Experience for a Young Boy”.

Look for Moxley's winning essay and more in the Voices in the Wilderness column published periodically in The Western News, the Sanders County Ledger, the Sandpoint Reader, and the Bonner County Daily Bee. For a history of Voices in the Wilderness, visit scotchmanpeaks.org/category/voices-in-the-wilderness/

Learn all about elk antlers, and that porcupines eat tree bark, then hear from Sandy Compton in his piece "Antlers, Love, and Wilderness."

Sponsored by Blue Creek Press of Heron, Mont. (bluecreekpress.com)

In this bonus episode, we're celebrating moms. Hear from 4 moms with kids ranging from 9 to 60. They share stories about spending time in the wild with their families.

From living in a teepee when Mt. St. Helens erupted to backpacking with a newborn, cloth diapers and all.

Happy Mother's Day!

Ray Brown sat down (via Zoom) with Project ASCENT's founder, Rob Christensen. They talked for so long about Project ASCENT and what led Rob to be passionate about getting kids outdoors, we turned it into a multi-episode mini series.

Part 1 is about Rob and his journey. What led him to becoming an educator. How he ended up in Thompson Falls, Mont. And a little bit of mindfulness.

Learn more about Project ASCENT at https://www.projectascent.org/

Henry talks with Allie Maloney from Montana Wilderness Association about their Kootenai Critters project. Are you a grizzly bear? Maybe a bald eagle?

This episode sponsored by Montana Wilderness Association.

Discover your inner Kootenai Critter at https://wildmontana.org/wild-life/quiz-whats-your-secret-kootenai-critter-identity

Did spending 100 days in the middle of nowhere at a fire lookout prepare Amy Pearson for covid-19? The answer and excerpts from her book "100 Days of Solitude."

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day with Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.

Washington State University student, Katie, shares 3 stories from Aldo Leopold's "A Sand County Almanac." Spend a few minutes in rural Wisconsin in the first half of the 20th century.

Join Duncan Adams while he interviews Libby, Mont., author, Jack DeShazer. Jack's book, The Land Beyond All Roads, is an ode to wild country. And like many good books, was written as a gift to a special woman in his life.