Wild with nature: cliff swallows flying over the Missouri River

Wild With Nature

Welcome to Wild With Nature, a bilingual, community-funded storytelling project exploring wonder, connection, and meaning through the natural world around us.

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I tell stories of nature through the written word and through narrated podcasts.

These stories are both incredibly particular to place—and at the same time universal.

The amazing migrations of yellow warblers and monarch butterflies, for example, can connect us with people and landscapes thousands of miles away—and with the intricate ecologies of our own neighborhoods.

Monarch butterfly and yellow warbler.
Monarch butterfly and yellow warbler.

Every month, I publish stories exploring the rich details and universal themes of nature. I draw on my own depths of experience as a field naturalist in the northwestern United States. Meanwhile, I also showcase interviews and collaborations with biologists, artists, and more, celebrating the diverse ways people can connect with nature.

A Nevada bumblebee visits Canada milkvetch flowers; Greta and Augie Dobrecevich hold a white-shouldered bumblebee.
A Nevada bumblebee visits Canada milkvetch flowers; Greta and Augie Dobrecevich hold a white-shouldered bumblebee.

Find my stories

You can read these stories in English or Spanish, or listen to the audio narrations that I record in both languages. Occasionally I also publish poems. There is no publication schedule for these, but you can find them on this website under the “Poems” tab.

If you’d like to receive notifications when I publish new stories, sign up for my email list or follow me on Facebook or Instagram.

I also write for magazines, including Montana Outdoors and BirdWatching

Unless I indicate otherwise, all of the photographs on Wild With Nature are my own.

Lake Helena, Montana at sunrise.
Lake Helena, Montana at sunrise.

Supported by community

I rely on collaborations and the support of community members to sustain this creative work. If you’re in a place where you’re able to join my amazing community of supporters and help grow this unique blending of art and science, please consider a monthly donation that fits your budget—as little as $5 a month.

You can also contact me to arrange a one-time donation, sponsor a story, or explore a creative collaboration.

Thank you!

– Shane Sater

Evening light and arrowleaf balsamroot in Missoula, Montana.
Evening light and arrowleaf balsamroot above Missoula, Montana.

Find my stories here!