http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php en steel.brooks@umontana.edu Copyright 2010 2010-04-28T07:39:55+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/mount_st._helens_eruption_still_a_vivid_memory_years_later/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/mount_st._helens_eruption_still_a_vivid_memory_years_later/#When:08:39:55Z Driedger and a colleague had a perfect view of the mountain as they headed toward it shortly after 8:30 a.m. on May 18, 1980. Suddenly, a dark cloud began to rise from the mountain — obviously out of the ordinary on that clear morning. 2010-04-28T08:39:55+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/um_attacks_another_season_of_weeds_with_herbicide/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/um_attacks_another_season_of_weeds_with_herbicide/#When:08:35:36Z UM deals with weeds and vegetation the old fashioned way: with chemicals. But areas around newer buildings may use a more natural approach. 2010-04-28T08:35:36+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/expand_your_enviro-knowledge_with_some_good_reads/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/expand_your_enviro-knowledge_with_some_good_reads/#When:08:33:52Z Three recent books provide different views of the future of energy and the environment. 2010-04-28T08:33:52+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/missoula_sprouts_modern-day_victory_gardens/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/missoula_sprouts_modern-day_victory_gardens/#When:08:56:21Z Now in its second year, 1000 New Gardens, a newly accredited student organization, faces a new hurdle in getting people to garden again: few people have the capacity to build a garden anymore, even though they’re interested. 2010-04-21T08:56:21+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/6_million_conservation_grant_could_realize_a_larger_goal/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/6_million_conservation_grant_could_realize_a_larger_goal/#When:08:04:28Z Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gave the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks a $6 million grant that was meant to purchase around 3,600 acres of private land for conservation in 2008. But now that land prices have dropped, the money could go further than planned. 2010-04-21T08:04:28+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/um_students_presenting_at_statewide_wilderness_conference/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/um_students_presenting_at_statewide_wilderness_conference/#When:08:01:26Z Two University of Montana students will present their internship work at the 2010 Montana Wilderness Association Conference, which runs April 30 through May 2. 2010-04-21T08:01:26+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/a_texas_native_finds_montanas_open_land_worth_the_soggy_weather/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/a_texas_native_finds_montanas_open_land_worth_the_soggy_weather/#When:08:01:33Z Despite frying my skin like pork cracklings in the sun for a week, the “Dirty South” affords little solitude or space to recreate as I have found in Montana. 2010-04-14T08:01:33+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/bike_routes_could_replace_parking_along_brooks_street/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/bike_routes_could_replace_parking_along_brooks_street/#When:08:00:41Z Cyclists may get one last benefit from federal stimulus money that the city of Missoula received if community and local government officials decide to put bike lanes in on Brooks Street between Higgins and Mount avenues. 2010-04-14T08:00:41+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/guild_to_clean_up_well-known_missoula_pathway/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/guild_to_clean_up_well-known_missoula_pathway/#When:07:58:55Z One of Missoula’s most iconic locations will be the focus of a maintenance day on April 24. 2010-04-14T07:58:55+00:00 http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/field_institute_offers_outdoor_classes_this_summer_and_fall/ http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/site/field_institute_offers_outdoor_classes_this_summer_and_fall/#When:00:02:00Z If you’re looking for something different this year, the Wild Rockies Field Institute and Missoula Outdoor Learning Adventures can help with their series of academic field courses this summer and fall. 2010-04-07T00:02:00+00:00