Author Archives: Dorothy Bradley

Dorothy Bradley, who makes her home today in Clyde Park, Montana in the northern reaches of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, is a former eight-term Montana state representative. Bradley ran for governor in 1992 and narrowly lost to Republican Marc Racicot. At age 23, she helped organize Montana’s first Earth Day and won a seat in the Montana House where she was the only woman in 1971. She was among the young people present during Montana's constitutional convention in 1972 who helped produce a modern constitution touted as being among the most foresighted in the country. Among its provisions is that all citizens have "the right to a clean and healthful environment." Bradley also was at the forefront of women's rights, conservation and pondering water policy, which is especially important now in a time of climate change.

OPINION: Essay

The Lost Lesson of Stewardship

by Dorothy BradleyJuly 9, 2024June 22, 2025

In the face of a warming climate and accelerating human impact
in Greater Yellowstone, former 16-year Montana State Representative Dorothy
Bradley writes that we have a responsibility, not just to our ancestors, but to
the wildlife being squeezed in the ecosystem.