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The Fight For Wild Lands: Part 3

February 19, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

A packed Capitol rotunda in Helena, Montana, for the February 19 Rally for Public Lands
The U.S. Constitution gives citizens the right to “petition the government for a redress of grievances.” As a blizzard of public lands change sweeps out of Washington, D.C., activists around Greater Yellowstone ponder tactics to help them keep what they hold dear.
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The Fight for Wild Lands: Part 2

February 18, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

The federal government employs as many as 10,000 wildland firefighters each year. With hiring freezes in place nationwide, fire season is in limbo
Executive orders coming from the White House could transform a range of core issues affecting Greater Yellowstone. From Forest Service and BLM priorities to national park staffing cuts, public lands advocates must brace for a long season of conflict.
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The Fight for Wild Lands: Part 1

February 17, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

Axolotl Lakes southwest of Ennis, Montana, in the foothills of the Gravelly Range
As organizers prepare for the biennial Rally for Public Lands, the conservation world faces down a changing climate, an administration determined to dismantle environmental protections, and its own internal contradictions.
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Feeling Through Fire, Part 4: When the Fire Comes

January 15, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

The Bridger Foothills Fire of 2020 burned 8,000 acres and destroyed 68 structures north of Bozeman, Montana
In the conclusion to our four-part series, we look at the profound sense of loss wildfires can leave in their wake.
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Feeling Through Fire, Part 3: Seeking Truth in an Emotional Blaze

October 10, 2024 // MoJo Special Series

Wildland firefighting, much like journalism, can be a waiting game. Until it's not.
Two journalists and their attempt to unearth the truth behind wildfire. Part 3 in our series exploring our emotional relationship to wildfire.
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Feeling Through Fire, Part 2: 'Melancholic Beauty'

September 18, 2024 // MoJo Special Series

The powerful emotion of wildfire expressed through art
In Part 2 of our series, a Brooklyn painter and Montana’s Poet Laureate grapple with their crafts and the power of wildland fire.
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Feeling Through Fire, Part 1: Mixed Emotions

August 27, 2024 // MoJo Special Series

In the moment: A lone firefighter on the 2021 Woods Creek Fire in Montana
In Part 1 of our series, wildland firefighters explore the emotional contradictions of fire and a job that demands more than just 16-hour days.
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