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A Time To Rally: When Ted Turner Gave Jacques Cousteau An End-Of-Life Pep Talk
April 23, 2023 // Conservation, Science
Cousteau, once the most famous conservationist in the world, was a father figure to Ted Turner. In old age, Cousteau became cynical. Here's what Turner told him
Read MoreStacking The Deck? House Democrats Say GOP Giving Industry Too Much Influence On Capitol Hill
November 1, 2018 // Climate Change, Congress, Politics, Science
New report says fossil fuel interests dominate hearings on issues affecting American West
Read MoreYellowstone Checkup: How Healthy Really is America's Most Iconic Wildland Ecosystem?
August 20, 2018 // Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystem Protection, Science, Wildlife, Yellowstone
New "vital signs" report says region's famous wildlife faring well, for now, but climate change and human development loom ominously
Read MoreRyan Zinke Now Claims To Be A Born-Again Conservationist
May 22, 2018 // Conservation, Private Lands, Science
After angering millions of Americans for his brazen anti-environmental agenda, can the Interior Secretary win back the trust of citizens?
Read MoreAmerica's National Elk Refuge: A ‘Miasmic Zone Of Life-Threatening Diseases'
October 17, 2017 // Public Lands, Science, Wildlife
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is known internationally for its wildlife. With the arrival of Chronic Wasting Disease looming, the epicenter of a deadly outbreak would be western Wyoming and the home to America's "national elk herd". Part 2 in Mountain Journal's series looking at the coming wildlife plague.
Read MoreGreater Yellowstone's Coming Plague
October 8, 2017 // Chronic Wasting Disease, Public Lands, Science, Wildlife
Mountain Journal's special multi-part series on Chronic Wasting Disease and the potential dangers it poses to Greater Yellowstone's unparalleled wildlife and the specter of risk to human health. Part 1: Greater Yellowstone's Coming Plague
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, Ecosystem Protection, Science, The New West
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
Introducing Mountain Journal: A New Voice for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
August 14, 2017 // Conservation, Ecosystem Protection, Government Accountability, News, Public Lands, Public-Interest Journalism, Science, The New West, Wildlife
MOUNTAIN JOURNAL is public-interest journalism aimed at celebrating an unparalleled region and probing a question: Can America’s last, best and most iconic wild ecosystem be saved? How we make meaning of place and search for answers here has implications for every corner of the country.
Read MoreWith So Many Known Unknowns, Lance Olsen Connects Dots And Datapoints
August 14, 2017 // Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystem Protection, Endangered Species, Public Lands, Science
Missoula-based ecologist Lance Olsen keeps MoJo readers apprised of important research in the scientific literature that has implications for conservation in the Northern Rockies and beyond.
Read MoreJesse Logan Explores GYE Backcountry In From Granite To Grizzlies
August 14, 2017 // Columnists, Conservation, Endangered Species, Grizzly Bears, Public Lands, Science
Just as you can't separate the forest from its trees, you can't extract one strand of the web without stretching, stressing or breaking another. From his basecamp home in Paradise Valley, halfway between Yellowstone and Livingston, retired forest researcher Jesse Logan shares insights about climate change that's already upon us.
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