Headwaters
A long-form, narrative podcast from Glacier National Park
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Season One: Confluence
Seven episodes exploring each region of Glacier through stories that take place here.
Season Two: Whitebark
Five episodes following the fight to save Whitebark Pine from extinction.
Season Three: Becoming
Nine episodes diving into the history of northwest Montana—unfamiliar perspectives on familiar stories.
Topics include:
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Indigenous Conservation
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Immigrant Labor in Montana
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Cloning To Save Wildlife
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Tribal Land Use History
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Climate Change Impacts
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Wildland Fire Management
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The Fight to Save Whitebark
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Finding & Eating Native Foods
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Ice Age Humans & Animals
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Pleistocene Geology
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Planning Your Park Visit
Below, you’ll find stories I’ve made for Headwaters
Portfolio of stories where I was Lead Producer, Editor, Audio Engineer, and sometimes Host
The Death of American Chestnuts
A Growly Bear and the Invention of Bear Spray
Does Hiking Impact Wildlife? Check the Camera
Landowners: Homesteading and Allotment in Montana
Art, Science, and Alpine Potatoes
The Women of Numa Ridge Fire Lookout
Conservation, and the Fate of Whitebark Pine
Empire Builders: Labor on the Great Northern
Native Foods and Culture
The Giving Tree
Living Seasonally: Advice from a Lifelong Ranger
Unfrozen: Life at the Edge of the Ice Age
Bonus Series - Glacier in 2022
The World's Only Jurassic Park Fossils
Watching Grinnell Glacier Disappear
The Fecal Fountains of Logan Pass
Grizzlies: An Icon, and a Neighbor
Surviving the Trapper Fire
"Death on the Trail" Reynolds
Romance on the Border
I also served as a lead editor and audio engineer on the following episodes:
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We meet Whitebark Pine Trees, and learn about some of their cultural significance to members of the Confederated Selis and Kootenai Tribes.
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Released 2022: “An entire ecosystem held together by one tree.”
Exploring the ecological significance of Whitebark Pine Trees—along the way, we meet squirrels, birds, and bears.
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Released 2022: “Collecting pinecones, planting seeds, and other acts of hope.”
Now that we now what Whitebark Pine are up against, what are we doing to save them?