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Delisting or Destruction? New Grizzly Rules Highlight Struggle Over ESA

Endangered Species

Delisting or Destruction? New Grizzly Rules Highlight Struggle Over ESA

Five decades of federal protection have boosted bear numbers. Will state control undo that recovery?

by Robert Chaney July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

Canaries in the Current

Canaries in the Current

by Nick Mott July 17, 2026July 17, 2026

Op-Ed: The Forgotten Key to Wildlife Management: Values

Op-Ed: The Forgotten Key to Wildlife Management: Values

by Alexander Metcalf July 16, 2026July 17, 2026

Feds Transfer Grizzly Bear Management to States

Endangered Species

Feds Transfer Grizzly Bear Management to States

by Nick Mott July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

Do No ‘Harm’: Feds Rescind ESA Definition Protecting Habitat

Endangered Species

Do No ‘Harm’: Feds Rescind ESA Definition Protecting Habitat

by Robert Chaney July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

Researching Hope: Forestry Scientists Stay Upbeat in Face of Federal Turmoil

Researching Hope: Forestry Scientists Stay Upbeat in Face of Federal Turmoil

by Robert Chaney July 6, 2026July 9, 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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Senate Nears Action on National Park Maintenance Backlog

Senate Nears Action on National Park Maintenance Backlog

by Robert Chaney June 17, 2026June 18, 2026

Talk to the Trout: New Web Tool Lets Fish Predict River Conditions

Talk to the Trout: New Web Tool Lets Fish Predict River Conditions

by Robert Chaney June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

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

Dispatch

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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The American Smokejumper: ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of Wildland Fire

The American Smokejumper: ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of Wildland Fire

by Emily Senkosky June 25, 2026June 26, 2026

DEQ Works Toward Impairment Designation for Big Hole River

DEQ Works Toward Impairment Designation for Big Hole River

by Amanda Eggert June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

An Election for Public Land

An Election for Public Land

by Robert Chaney June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

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Grazing Away Wildfire Risk? Congress Considers Cattle for Wildfire Suppression

Wildfires

Grazing Away Wildfire Risk? Congress Considers Cattle for Wildfire Suppression

by Robert Chaney May 25, 2026June 1, 2026

Aspens: The Ever-Renewing Tree

OPINION: Column

Aspens: The Ever-Renewing Tree

by Susan Marsh May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Snowpack Hits Record-Low Levels Across Montana

Snowpack Hits Record-Low Levels Across Montana

by Amanda Eggert April 10, 2026April 15, 2026

Opinion

The Art of Being Astounded

The Art of Being Astounded

by Susan Marsh

‘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