BRIANNA RANDALL

“Pulse of the Heartland” – Grasslands store carbon, cycle nutrients and sustain songbirds and other wildlife—yet less than half of all grasslands remain, and we plow up millions more acres each year.  Read more >

San Juan Islands Sojourn – A family takes in the cedar trees, sea lions and fluky winds on a charter vacation in the Pacific Northwest. Read more >

“A Path Less Taken” – A young family chooses a different sort of cruising experience when they charter a 21-foot Sea Pearl for a week in the Bahamas’ Exuma Islands.  Read more >

“Big Sky Sailing” – A canoe outfitted with a sailing rig turned out to be the perfect way for a young family to follow Lewis and Clark’s journey along the Missouri River. Read more >

Water for the Dry West [COVER STORY] – Simple fixes revive creeks and help fight drought and wildfires. Read more >

“Wranglers of the West” –  A fully loaded mule train is a rare sight in most parts of the country, but traditional livestock packing is still thriving in Glacier National Park. Read more >

“Thinking Like A Beaver” –  Elk suffer when streams and floodplains dry up. So do ranchers who need clean water and lush meadows. Stick by stick and stone by stone, low-tech stream restoration is providing a great boost to wildlife, livestock and people. And the next project is just a weekend’s […]

“Portrait: Black Cottonwood” – Cottonwoods define the rivers and streams throughout much of Montana. Learn all about their special qualities here.

“Beaver power provides year-long water to Idaho ranch” – Beavers? You read that right. Here’s how four-legged engineers helped restore an Idaho ranch. Read more >

“Kids On Board” – Taking a vacation under sail with pint-size crew? Ensure a good time is had by all by following these tips. Read more >

“Low-Tech Stream Restoration Helps “Drought-Proof” The West” – New research shows that building simple structures of sticks and stones tos tore more water pays big dividends for people and wildlife. Read more >

“When Your Toddler Meets A Crocodile” – On a week-long paddling trip with kids through Everglades National Park, the rewards are worth the risks. Read it online > 

“A Special Recipe For Saving Sage Grouse” – Picture yourself on a vast Western range, the glow of the spring sunrise tinting the gold-green landscape in shades of rose. Sagebrush rolls away on all sides toward craggy snow-covered mountains. Over the calls of cattle roaming through the native grasses, you suddenly […]

“A Shark Encounter” – Check out this action-packed travel tale about diving with hundreds of sharks in Fakarava, an atoll in the Tuamotus island chain.  Read more.

“A Distant Match:” This travel tale features our trip to the remote island of Palmerston in the Cook Islands, and the odd coincidence of finding a (competitive!) volleyball match on the sand.  Click here to read it.

“Paddling the limit.” November 6, 2014.  Cover story–Extreme kayaker Tyler Bradt left his Montana home to circumnavigate the globe.  His first task?  Learning how to sail.    

“Sail to Paradise” – Islands Magazine, Dec 2014. Read about manta rays in Bora Bora and where to charter a sailboat.