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Pondering Greater Yellowstone's More Crowded Future
September 4, 2018 // Leadership, Wildlife, Ecosystem Protection

Major scientific conference, 'Tracking the Human Footprint,' opens Sept. 11 in Big Sky. It is final hurrah for Dan Wenk
Read MoreMapping Nature To Build A Smarter Human Footprint
August 28, 2018 // Architecture, Co-existence, Private Lands, Wildlife, Community, Ecosystem Protection

Wildness in Greater Yellowstone will survive only if people reject the destructive development patterns of everywhere else
Read MoreYellowstone Checkup: How Healthy Really is America's Most Iconic Wildland Ecosystem?
August 20, 2018 // Climate Change, Conservation, Science, Yellowstone, Wildlife, Ecosystem Protection

New "vital signs" report says region's famous wildlife faring well, for now, but climate change and human development loom ominously
Read MoreThe Magna Carta Of American Environmental Law Is Under Siege
February 8, 2018 // Conservation, EPA, Public Lands, Ecosystem Protection

Few Americans may know of the National Environmental Policy Act but it affects their lives every day
Read MoreBeholding The Golden Green Goose That Hatched One Of The Richest Counties in America
January 22, 2018 // Economy, Guest Commentary, Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly, Ecosystem Protection

Teton County, Wyo. Commissioner Mark Newcomb examines the cost—and dividends— of protecting a wild American ecosystem
Read MoreLesson From The Great Eclipse: When We Stand In Awe Of Nature, We Become Better Citizens
August 20, 2017 // Big Art of Nature, Conservation, Science, The New West, Ecosystem Protection

One profound lesson from the great eclipse of 2017: Science says that people who spend more time reverentially in the great outdoors are happier, kinder and more generous