What if everybody built just a little bit greener? By Samantha Travis

After a lovely visit and cozy carpet story time at their family cabin in the Swan Valley, Jessy’s dad, Mike Stevenson, agreed to take me on as an intern. He built custom homes in this beautiful landscape for quite some time, including his very own that he drew plans for by hand back in high…

The Soundscape of Your Neighboring Wild by Josiah Simmons

We meet at the University and pack up Cedar’s little old Tacoma with the recording gear. We carry 15 grocery bags filled with one microphone, recorder, and synchronizer each; two mail buckets, that Cedar presumably stole, with the words “$1000 fine and 3 years imprisonment [ … ] for misuse or theft” full of data…

Gardening in a Massive Way by Jessica Raty

My internship incorporates three of my favorites things all into one: food (the Food Zoo in particular), being outside, and digging in the dirt! Can you guess who it is with? The UM Gardens! The UM Gardens works closely with the food industries on campus to provide them with fresh, campus-grown produce to use in…