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A Bird’s-Eye View
By Ginny Merriam ’86 She’s a falconer. She’s a scientist. She’s a photographer. She’s a welder. She’s a writer. She’s an artist. She’s Renaissance woman Kate Davis ’82, and she’s all about birds.
Higher Learning
By Dave Reese ’88 Through coursework, an e-magazine, and outreach programs, UM’s Crown of the Continent Initiative works to spread information about what’s happening in the vast ecosystem known as the Crown. 24
Animal House
By Chad Dundas ’02, M.F.A. ’06 Take a look inside UM’s Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum, which houses more than 24,000 specimens. The museum dates back to the 1890s.
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Letters Around The Oval Raising Montana About Alumni Artifacts
ON THE COVER: Sibley, a peregrine falcon, lands on the hand of Kate Davis near Florence. COVER PHOTO BY © KEITH FIALCOWITZ
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