Home

How the Fort Peck Tribes Build a Bison Blueprint

How the Fort Peck Tribes Build a Bison Blueprint

Tribally run management and a deal with Yellowstone National Park, is helping forge a future for coexisting with the iconic American Bison.

by Emily Senkosky March 6, 2026March 7, 2026

Poll: Majority of Montanans favor legalized corner-crossing

Poll: Majority of Montanans favor legalized corner-crossing

by Amanda Eggert March 5, 2026March 6, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Feds’ Authorization of Bull Mountains Mine Expansion

Lawsuit Challenges Feds’ Authorization of Bull Mountains Mine Expansion

by Amanda Eggert March 4, 2026March 5, 2026

Montana Voters Assign Feds, Fossil Fuel Industry Most Responsibility for Tackling Climate Change

Montana Voters Assign Feds, Fossil Fuel Industry Most Responsibility for Tackling Climate Change

by Amanda Eggert March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Three-quarters of Montana Voters Want Federal Lands to Stay in Treasure State

Three-quarters of Montana Voters Want Federal Lands to Stay in Treasure State

by Amanda Eggert March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Montanans Want More Solar, Natural Gas Development, Less Interested in New Coal Plants

Montanans Want More Solar, Natural Gas Development, Less Interested in New Coal Plants

by Amanda Eggert March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

SERIES: Faces of Climate

Receding Glaciers: Jonathan Marquis Bears Witness

by Keely Larson February 6, 2026February 11, 2026

Latest DISPATCH

BLM Nominee Talks Land Sales, Local Management in Senate Confirmation Hearing

BLM Nominee Talks Land Sales, Local Management in Senate Confirmation Hearing

by Amanda Eggert February 26, 2026March 4, 2026

News

In Short

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

Dispatch

CWD Spreading in Montana: Will Deer and Elk Populations Decline as a Result?

CWD Spreading in Montana: Will Deer and Elk Populations Decline as a Result?

by Amanda Eggert February 25, 2026March 3, 2026

Congressional Democrats Warn Interior Dept. Wildfire Plan Lacks Details

Congressional Democrats Warn Interior Dept. Wildfire Plan Lacks Details

by Robert Chaney February 19, 2026February 24, 2026

Growth, Tourism and Gravel Collide in Yellowstone’s Northern Gateway

Growth, Tourism and Gravel Collide in Yellowstone’s Northern Gateway

by Nick Mott February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

Feature

‘Dolce Far Niente’: Coming Home

‘Dolce Far Niente’: Coming Home

by Susan Marsh February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Warming Summers Force Early Fishing Closures. Yellowstone is Making a Shift.

Warming Summers Force Early Fishing Closures. Yellowstone is Making a Shift.

by Robert Chaney February 10, 2026February 11, 2026

Siphoning Luxury out of the ‘Quiet Side of the Tetons’

Siphoning Luxury out of the ‘Quiet Side of the Tetons’

by Brigid Mander February 8, 2026February 9, 2026

Donate

Our beat is America’s Wildest Ecosystem

Opinion

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

Darkness and Light

Darkness and Light

by Susan Marsh