Glacier National Park — Published

Op-Ed: Massive Fires in Glacier National Park

"Yesterday’s air quality rating in the nearby town of Columbia Falls, Montana, reached a particulate matter (PM) level of 278, according to the World Air Quality Index Project. That’s nearly three times the 100PM level that is considered hazardous to human health. But there’s no place to get away from it. About 90 miles south of here, the town of Seeley Lake has had “hazardous” air since August 1 due to wildfires. That’s a month of taking in toxic air with every breath."

Published with Outside Magazine in September 2017.

Charlie EbbersOctober 7, 2017wildfire, air quality, Glacier National Park, Sprague Fire

Podcast: Surviving Mom (a Grizzly attack)

Deep in the backcountry of Glacier National Park, two trail dogs embark on an epic hike. Crappy weather pushes them off their plan, which is about when two of the cutest little grizzly bear cubs you can imagine cross in front of them. “And then you think, where’s mom at?” Jon Bentzel and Micah Nelson talk with producer and fellow trail dog Charlie Ebbers about what happened when they found mom, or rather, when mom found them. Experience a hardcore Montana truth: Whenever someone survives a bear attack, that’s probably a pretty good story.

(Published May 24, 2017 on Wyoming Public Media's HumaNature Podcast, LastBestStories.org, and featured in the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

Charles WybieralaMay 24, 2017grizzly bear attack, Glacier National Park, trail workers, bear spray