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NEWS: In Short
Top Story: Wyoming Researcher Receives Aldo Leopold Award
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Dr. Matthew Kauffman in his element
The American Association of Mammalogists recognized Matthew Kauffman for his lasting conservation contributions through migration
studies.
NEWS: Dispatch
Restoring Wildlife Connectivity Across the High Divide
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Removing fences in the Great Divide area between Yellowstone and the Crown of the Continent
Throughout
the High Divide, century-old fencing is coming down to improve migration
corridors for pronghorn, elk and other wildlife.
MoJo Special Series
Feeling Through Fire: Part 1 - Mixed Emotions
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In the moment: A lone firefighter on the 2021 Woods Creek Fire in Montana
In Part 1 of our series, wildland firefighters
explore the emotional contradictions of fire and a job that demands more than
just 16-hour days.
NEWS: In Short
Scientific Conference on Greater Yellowstone Comes to Big Sky
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Monitoring the changing climate will be among the many GYE topics covered at the conference
Conservation stakeholders converge Sept. 3-5 to share research and advance
conservation awareness and efforts in the GYE.
OPINION: Column
Seeing Green: How to Make Friends with a Plant
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Take the time to get to know your neighbors
In
her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh writes about her
relationships with flora and how to avoid ‘plant blindness.’
NEWS: Dispatch
Wilderness Proposal in Gallatin, Madison Ranges Sparks Debate
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Hyalite Peak in the Gallatin Range
A new bill
hopes to establish 124,000 acres of Wilderness in the Gallatin and Madison
ranges adjacent to Yellowstone National Park. Is it enough to protect wildlife?
NEWS: In Short
Montana Lays Plans for Federally Funded Wildlife Overpass
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The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes along with Montana DOT are planning a wildlife overpass along Highway 93
Application period for projects mitigating vehicle-wildlife
collisions closes Sept. 4
NEWS: In Short
Nonprofit Sues Montana DEQ Over Gallatin Mine Approval
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The site of the Black Pit in Gallatin Gateway, Montana
The Gateway Conservation Alliance filed a lawsuit against Montana citing environmental
concerns over recent amendments to Opencut Mining Act.
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