The Pulp is an independent, nonprofit news organization serving Missoula and western Montana. https://thepulp.org/ 🍊https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mltiu6rhw52pMore than 50 years ago, a smokejumper carried tree seeds to space and back. Some were planted in Missoula. The rest of the story is about how we forgot. https://thepulp.org/unearthing-missoulas-moon-trees/14 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltiu6rhw52phttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mleg2vposg2xA Montana PBS investigation uncovered dangerous levels of "forever chemicals" in Montana fish — and evidence the governor's office buried the findings. https://thepulp.org/reel-politik-montana-fish-have-a-pfas-problem/08 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleg2vposg2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mlbvmykety2pAn obituary might be the last place you'd look for a surprising, deeply reported story. A new podcast from UM journalism professor Jule Banville and Radiolab founder Jad Abumrad proves otherwise. https://thepulp.org/the-obit-project-podcast-jule-banville-and-jad-abumrad-find-life-in-the-obituary/07 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbvmykety2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3ml4n4qd2o32cAs Missoula builds up and over itself, a former poet laureate is holding the line on Levasseur Street. https://thepulp.org/a-home-in-witness-on-missoulas-levasseur-street/05 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4n4qd2o32chttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mknzfqj2ow2uUM's decision to kill its master's in literature — over faculty objections — further erodes the university's liberal arts identity. https://thepulp.org/the-cost-of-killing-the-university-of-montanas-masters-in-literature/29 Apr 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknzfqj2ow2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mknrv72a2k2pNew downtown dumpling joint Pelz brings tradition and Alaskan-style punch to the Russian pelmeni. https://thepulp.org/pelz-brings-alaska-inspired-pelmeni-dumplings-to-missoula/29 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknrv72a2k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mk675k47h62eUnions representing mobile home parks in Missoula and Bonner say they’ve secured some concessions from their Texas-based landlord. https://thepulp.org/missoula-mobile-home-park-unions-win-concessions-in-lease-negotiations/23 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk675k47h62ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mk4ojhtqai2tA lifelong Missoula candy lover opens Zootown Sweets with help from his daughters and a serious stockpile of nostalgia. https://thepulp.org/zootown-sweets-brings-sugar-highs-to-missoulas-hip-strip/22 Apr 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4ojhtqai2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mjpmbpcxhh23Jeremiah Shinn picked to be University of Montana's next president. https://thepulp.org/jeremiah-shinn-to-be-university-of-montanas-next-president/17 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpmbpcxhh23https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mj6ak7445k2dA proposed AI data center at Bonner’s former bitcoin mine tests zoning rules born from the last tech boom. https://thepulp.org/bonner-mill-ai-data-center-tests-zoning-rules-born-from-the-bitcoin-era/10 Apr 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6ak7445k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mj5rhkwhzx2eAhead of her talk in Missoula, author and agroecologist Liz Carlisle discusses perennial foods, Native foodways, and what plants can teach us about getting through hard times. https://thepulp.org/liz-carlisle-missoula-living-roots-perennial-foods/10 Apr 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5rhkwhzx2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3miz7mmjzdv2yA data portrait of Missoula’s strangely warm and short winter. https://thepulp.org/missoulas-weird-winter-by-the-numbers/08 Apr 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz7mmjzdv2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3miuh2swctn2nJeff Tweedy bandmates (and opening acts) talk 'Twilight Override' tour, musician life and putting good things into the world. https://thepulp.org/jeff-tweedy-missoula-band-interview/06 Apr 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuh2swctn2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mimfqsxcgm2yJeff Tweedy is covering a different local song in every city that they play. With his band coming to Missoula April 7, we solicited a few suggestions from Montana music lovers. https://thepulp.org/what-should-jeff-tweedy-cover-in-missoula/03 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimfqsxcgm2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mijfdxv2qb2zMissoula to lose Forest Service regional office in sweeping reorganization. The agency's national headquarters is also moving — from D.C. to Salt Lake City. https://thepulp.org/missoula-to-lose-forest-service-regional-office-in-sweeping-reorganization/02 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijfdxv2qb2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mihet4emj32mAhead of the inaugural Local News Day, we sat down with the Montana publisher who started it all. https://thepulp.org/local-news-day-john-adams-montana-free-press/01 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihet4emj32mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mhyjkkkx3i2kAlong the winding Snowbowl Road, a homeless veteran tends the fire and examines his prospects. https://thepulp.org/arthur-kaske-tends-the-fire-and-examines-his-prospects/26 Mar 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyjkkkx3i2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mhh6o6ozlj25Missoula’s Bill Vaughn wrote with mischief, rigor and irreverence — and never let the world feel ordinary. https://thepulp.org/remembering-missoula-author-and-journalist-bill-vaughn/19 Mar 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhh6o6ozlj25https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mhgh7lk7mk23An Anaconda man drove to Missoula and entered an abortion provider's backyard armed with a revolver before changing his mind, prosecutors say. https://thepulp.org/anaconda-man-accused-of-planning-to-kill-missoula-abortion-doctor/19 Mar 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgh7lk7mk23https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mhefszuq2j2wFour Montana Democrats running for Congress made their case at the first debate. Here's what they said — and what it tells us about the party's uphill climb. https://thepulp.org/takeaways-from-montana-democrats-debate-in-butte/18 Mar 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhefszuq2j2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mgulksf57c2aThe Bonner community is warming to Blackfoot Crossing’s affordable housing proposal along the Blackfoot River. But a second truck stop? Not so much. https://thepulp.org/bonner-blackfoot-crossing-development-truck-stop/12 Mar 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgulksf57c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mgskztmzwd25How Montana tribes are using sovereignty to restore their waterways. https://thepulp.org/cskt-tribes-montana-use-sovereignty-to-restore-waterways/11 Mar 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgskztmzwd25https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mgdt4j56i72vDispatch from the snow globe at the top of Highway 93. https://thepulp.org/dispatch-from-lost-trail-ski-area/05 Mar 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdt4j56i72vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mgd3nrfy642wFormer UM president Seth Bodnar launched an independent Senate campaign to challenge entrenched Republican incumbent Steve Daines. Hours later, Daines dropped out. https://thepulp.org/seth-bodnar-enters-montana-senate-race-incumbent-steve-daines-drops-out/05 Mar 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd3nrfy642whttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mg7aagfiiy2uWestern Montana’s congressman, Ryan Zinke, won’t seek reelection — and the scramble for his seat is already underway. https://thepulp.org/montana-congressman-ryan-zinke-stands-down/04 Mar 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7aagfiiy2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mfuirlficr25The real winner of Missoula’s snowplow naming contest. https://thepulp.org/the-real-winner-of-missoulas-snowplow-naming-contest-abolish-ice/27 Feb 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuirlficr25https://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mfrycs4q5t2qThis winter pasta from local farm kitchens tastes like dinner and dessert all at once. https://thepulp.org/carrots-all-the-way-down-pasta-carota-recipe/26 Feb 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrycs4q5t2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mfmxf6ahnp2uA mild winter has more Missoulians flouting Mount Jumbo's seasonal closure that protects wintering elk — and the city's trail cameras are watching. https://thepulp.org/spike-in-mount-jumbo-closure-violations-prompts-missoula-police-to-post-trail-cam-photos/24 Feb 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmxf6ahnp2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mfamlhxb5r2uKendra Mylnechuk Potter's ambitious MMIP play is showing at the Montana Theater — and it's unlike anything produced here before. https://thepulp.org/cant-drink-salt-water-mmip-kendra-potter-montana-repertory-theater/19 Feb 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfamlhxb5r2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepulp.org/post/3mf7v4snfpt2iIt took director Rachael L. Morrison a decade and a cache of forgotten cassette tapes to let a blind phone hacker finally tell his own extraordinary story. The film, 'Joybubbles,' screens at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. https://thepulp.org/whistling-past-the-switchboards-joybubbles-documentary/19 Feb 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:a4rx5pgt6fezgcnt7rlty4mk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7v4snfpt2i