The Great River Barometer
By Alex Hibala | Live at the 2023 Bitteroot Climate Story event
“The river, this river is special. All of them in this state are special. It's not anywhere in the West that you get to find this many freestone fish living wild. Wild fish adapting to the environment as best as they can. They deserve some protection and a little bit of forethought.”
Building Climate Resiliency Through Local Food Networks
By Cari Holst | 2024 Billings Climate Week
“Buying locally, buying from something like a food hub, building up that local ecosystem, that resiliency, allows us to fall back on the local community and local producers. Because if we try to build up those things when we need them, it’s going to be really hard.”
The Time Is Now
By Ivy Fredrickson | Live at the 2023 Montana Folk Festival
“We see it in our everyday lives. Wildfire smoke across the nation, not just every so often here in the northern Rockies region. Severe storms in places they shouldn’t be. “1000 year” floods occuring every few years. Measurable and indisputable sea level rise. These are very bad things, but these are game changers for real action. The impacts of climate change are now so obvious that they cannot be ignored. You cannot do business without considering the risks of climate change.”
Good Soil is the Stomach of the World
By Wayne Burleson | 2023 Billings Climate Week
“All health begins in the soil” - Wayne Burleson, of Billings, MT explains how feeding our soils can heal us and help us better adapt to changing weather conditions. Wayne Burleson is a native Montanian, Master Gardener and avid volunteer. Wayne volunteers with the Montana Rescue Mission and Farmer-to-Farmer where he travels around the world teaching with his wife, Connie.
Do the Beautiful!
By Laura Garber - This recording is live from our Cultivating Community Resilience Through Storytelling Event
“The most important moment for a seed, is now. You are holding the seed now and you have the opportunity to let the future happen or let it die in your hands…”
Stories of Fire in the West
By Justin Angle - This recording is live from our Cultivating Community Resilience Through Storytelling Event
“I started getting interested in stories and I learned that in this community there were some amazing stories - such a rich diversity of stories in this community. That lead me to launch an interview program (A New Angle) that allowed me to hear story after story. I learned so much about people, how they have approached life, how they’ve moved through their own experiences, and found ways to be resilient.”
Stop, Look, Listen
Interview with Wayde McCoy | CSKT Earth Day Celebration
Wayne McCoy, Kootenai Elder, tells the story of growing up without modern accommodations of running water, electricity, and central heating. Born at home in a teepee, Wayne recounts a very different world than we see today, less than a decade ago. In his lifetime, he watched man-made climate impact the clear rivers he fished and… In Salish he tells man to “stop, look, and listen” to see the larger picture of what life is all about. He recounts some hard truths about how society is changing.
Seven Generations
Interview with Kelly McDonald | CSKT Earth Day Celebration
Kelly shares how Indigenous knowledge and values have inspired her over the years. The Indigenous concept of thinking about our actions impacting the next seven generation has inspired Kelly. She is also inspired to take climate action by watching her dad care of pollinators like monarch butterflies by planting local plants.