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Fast-tracked Forest Service Project Fails Integrity Test in Cooke City

Fast-tracked Forest Service Project Fails Integrity Test in Cooke City

Fuels-reduction project would have encompassed nearly 20,000 acres north of Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, USFS withdraws plans after lawsuit

by Emily Senkosky May 7, 2026May 8, 2026

Aspens: The Ever-Renewing Tree

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Aspens: The Ever-Renewing Tree

by Susan Marsh May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Greater Yellowstone Slated Next in Trump Admin Logging Campaign

Greater Yellowstone Slated Next in Trump Admin Logging Campaign

by Emily Senkosky May 4, 2026May 6, 2026

White House Withdraws Nominee to Lead National Park Service

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White House Withdraws Nominee to Lead National Park Service

by Amanda Eggert April 28, 2026April 29, 2026

FWP Floats Proposal to Close East Gallatin to Boat Fishing

FWP Floats Proposal to Close East Gallatin to Boat Fishing

by Amanda Eggert April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

Montanans Love Public Lands: So What?

Montanans Love Public Lands: So What?

by Robert Chaney April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

SERIES: Faces of Climate

Receding Glaciers: Jonathan Marquis Bears Witness

by Keely Larson February 6, 2026February 11, 2026

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Balancing Growth and Gravel in Paradise Valley

Balancing Growth and Gravel in Paradise Valley

by Nick Mott April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

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Snowmobiler Dies in Avalanche Near Montana-Idaho Border

Snowmobiler Dies in Avalanche Near Montana-Idaho Border

by Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press February 23, 2026February 24, 2026

Daines Gains Federal Support to Strip Wilderness Potential From Montana Sites

Daines Gains Federal Support to Strip Wilderness Potential From Montana Sites

by Robert Chaney February 12, 2026February 18, 2026

Feds Punt Grizzly Final Rule Deadline to December

Feds Punt Grizzly Final Rule Deadline to December

by Robert Chaney February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

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Pair of Grizzly Cubs Kick Off Busy Year in ESA Delisting Activity

Pair of Grizzly Cubs Kick Off Busy Year in ESA Delisting Activity

by Robert Chaney April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

Pages Devoted to Climate Change Have Disappeared From Key Yellowstone Guidebook

Pages Devoted to Climate Change Have Disappeared From Key Yellowstone Guidebook

by Mark DeGraff April 3, 2026May 6, 2026

Fewer Wolves Killed in Montana Despite State Push to Slash Population

Fewer Wolves Killed in Montana Despite State Push to Slash Population

by Nick Mott March 26, 2026April 1, 2026

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CWD in Elk Feedgrounds: Is Wyoming Just ‘Kicking the Can Down the Road?’

CWD in Elk Feedgrounds: Is Wyoming Just ‘Kicking the Can Down the Road?’

by Sophie Tsairis April 23, 2026April 24, 2026

Legality of Forest Service Reorganization in Question

Legality of Forest Service Reorganization in Question

by Robert Chaney April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Forest Service Develops ‘Sustained Yield’ Aimed at Propping up Montana’s Flagging Timber Industry

Forest Service Develops ‘Sustained Yield’ Aimed at Propping up Montana’s Flagging Timber Industry

by Amanda Eggert April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

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‘Dolce Far Niente’: Coming Home

‘Dolce Far Niente’: Coming Home

by Susan Marsh

From the Hand of a Giant

From the Hand of a Giant

by Pixie Herbert

Gratitude in the Shadow of the Winter Solstice

Gratitude in the Shadow of the Winter Solstice

by Susan Marsh