Having cut her professional teeth in working with ranchers, farmers and others to protect private lands, Jessica Wiese sees that kind of conservation playing an even more important role in holding together Greater Yellowstone's renowned ecological integrity and world-class wildlife migrations. Be it from leaders in the public or private sector, all say that Wiese is an inspiring representative of the younger generation beholding the bigger picture. She brings that insight to her new role as Mountain Journal's executive director. Photo courtesy Jessica Wiese