Featuring practical articles full of easy-to-apply information, Lives and Landscapes is the magazine of Montana State University Extension. Stories will cover subjects such as improving nutrition, growing lawns and gardens, being good stewards of land, both small and large acreages, improving knowledge of family financial tools and more. Lives and Landscapes helps newcomers and longtime Montanans to live well and be stewards of treasured resources while enjoying the last best place.

MSU Extension publishes Lives and Landscapes three times annually and is pleased to offer these free digital versions in HTML. The magazine is also available in print and in PDF format. 

 

 

Current Issue: Winter 2024

Winter 2024 Issue
Avalanche Safety: What to know before you go
Embracing an Active Lifestyle to Improve Sedentary Habits
Winter Care of Horses
Working Wild University Podcast
The Basics of Pruning Trees and Shrubs
Do’s and Don’ts of Dormant Oils
School Counselors: What is their role and how to access them
Winter in the Kitchen with Kids
Featured Montanan: Matt Pierson and The Producer Partnership
Working Well Together: Understanding yourself and others
Ask Steward: How do I repot a houseplant?
Master Gardener Spotlight: The need for seed

Two horses stand in a snowy corral. Text at the top reads: Winter 2024 Lives & Landscapes the magazine of Montana State University Extension

 

The Winter 2024 issue is also available to order in print from our online store.

 

Spring/Summer 2023 Issue

Spring/Summer 2023 Issue Articles
Boating Safely in Montana
Outfitting a First Aid Kit for the Trail or a Vehicle and What to Consider
Understanding Alzheimer’s Through Storybooks
Ask Steward: How can Kinship Caregivers get Support in Montana?

Why 4-H?
Windbreaks and Shelterbelts: Are they really worth it?
Fly Control Management for Livestock
Managing Risks on the Range
Featured Montanan: Little Creek Lamb & Beef
A Grandmother’s Wisdom
Master Gardener Spotlight: Oh, DEER, They’re in the Garden Again
Volunteering with MSU Extension
Summer 2023 4-H Fair Dates

LILA Spring/Summer 2023 Cover

 

To order the print version or download a PDF, visit the Spring/Summer 2023 issue in our online store.