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Counting Cougars
July 11, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![The elusive and magnificent "Ghost of the Rockies" in its element.](/content/articles/ic_1720721609_400x300_true.jpg)
In this guest essay, photographer and Yellowstone guide MacNeil Lyons recounts the top 10 most thrilling mountain lion sightings he's experienced.
Read MoreThe Lost Lesson of Stewardship
July 9, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![Visitors in Yellowstone National Park contemplate the setting sun on the shores of Yellowstone Lake](/content/articles/ic_1720547157_400x300_true.jpg)
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.
The Healing Nature of Nature Therapy
May 8, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![Sun shines in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley](/content/articles/ic_1715209360_400x300_true.jpg)
In a world
stuffed with technology and distraction, Bradley Orsted reaches out to touch
the natural world in Greater Yellowstone.
We Are All Connected
March 29, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![The bliss we can find in the wild](/content/articles/ic_1711732733_400x300_true.jpg)
In her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh finds unity, elegance and bliss in the wild.
Read MoreMeet me in Fairyland
February 27, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![The "Totem Forest" of Fairyland Basin in all its magic](/content/articles/ic_1709077647_400x300_true.jpg)
In his latest essay, MoJo contributor Todd Burritt examines nature, friendship and the enduring magic of
Yellowstone's backcountry.
Forests of Immortal Stories
January 31, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![Old-growth forests, whether in large continuous stands or scattered pockets, have long found refuge in Greater Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1706719978_400x300_true.jpg)
In her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh writes how ancient trees draw human love in Greater Yellowstone and across the globe.
Read MoreIn Cadence: ‘Mni Wiconi’ and the Great Observers
January 16, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![The Yellowstone River runs north from Yellowstone National Park nearly 700 miles to its confluence with the Missouri](/content/articles/ic_1705427188_400x300_true.jpg)
Recalling the 2016 Standing Rock demonstrations protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, a Lakota woman reflects on the rhythm and power of water.
Read MoreA Remarkable Year
December 26, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![The Teton range and the peaceful solitude of a closing year](/content/articles/ic_1703619517_400x300_true.jpg)
In her poignant essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh reminds us of the important things in life as she reflects on the past year: to be bold, to be gracious, and to remember that the more we give, the more we receive.
Read MoreEcocentrism and Anthropocentrism: Where do we Stand in Greater Yellowstone?
December 13, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![Stereotyping wildlife has long led to biophobia and ill-will toward predators](/content/articles/ic_1702500178_400x300_true.jpg)
In this guest essay, Clint Nagel examines two world views of humanity’s role on planet Earth. And says the time to support nature and its biodiversity is now.
Read MoreGlory is not Just in the Going
December 1, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![The view from Cottonwood Bench Road near Clyde Park makes it easy to slow down and take it in](/content/articles/ic_1701475477_400x300_true.jpg)
To slow down and take in the wonder of Nature
is to recognize the spirituality and wonder of our environment.
The Arrival of Harriman’s Iconic Trumpeter Swans
November 22, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![Nearly extinct by the early 1900s, trumpeter swans have made an impressive comeback thanks to conservation efforts](/content/articles/ic_1700178387_400x300_true.jpg)
By the early 1900’s trumpeter swans were nearly extinct, but concerted efforts have reinvigorated their numbers. Land around Harriman Ranch State Park has produced more cygnets than any other region in
Idaho.
Read MoreTo Protect a Section of Precious Land
November 3, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![The spectacular view from the Kelly parcel looking southwest](/content/articles/ic_1699049439_400x300_true.jpg)
Why would Wyoming put a
wildlife-rich 640-acre land parcel up for auction? Hint: Big money.
Yellowstone Grizzlies and the Controversy Over Food
October 18, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![Grizzly 211 ambles across the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park](/content/articles/ic_1697672814_400x300_true.jpg)
Between human interaction and a changing climate, are grizzly bears getting
enough to eat?
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