Wyoming Looks to Designate Famed Path of the Pronghorn

April 21, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Alex Hargrave

Pronghorn are North America's fastest land mammal and migrate hundreds of miles along Wyoming's Path of the Pronghorn

A Wyoming Game and Fish Commission vote in July could bring a long-deliberated migration corridor for imperiled pronghorn a step closer to designation as a state corridor.

Draft National Wildfire Plan Under White House Consideration Returns Firefighting ‘to the 1930s,’ Experts Say

April 18, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

by Robert Chaney

Looking back at the "10 a.m. rule," a 1930s wildfire policy to suppress all fires by 10 a.m. the morning after they are discovered

On the cusp of wildfire season, a new proposal recommends consolidating all federal firefighting resources, calls for immediate fire suppression.

How Wyoming Sought to Stave off Wolf Torture

April 15, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Claire Cella

Our Lady of The Forest: Alpha female of Yellowstone's Wapiti Lake Pack

Two bills in the 2025 Legislature were introduced in response to the torture and killing of a wolf in Daniel, Wyoming.

Future of Grizzly Bear Study Group in Dire Straits

April 14, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

'Someone to watch over me': Grizzly 399 and Spirit look to the future

As Interior Secretary Doug Burgum touts successful dire wolf revival, IGBST fights for survival.

Enviro Groups Petition DEQ to Limit Nutrient Pollution on Big Hole River

April 10, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Amanda Eggert

Petitioners say pollution-related algal blooms are threatening the Big Hole’s famed trout fishery.

Idaho DEQ Presses Pause on Proposed Stibnite Gold Mine

April 9, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Madison Dapcevich

A proposed gold mine would be located near the "Glory Hole" on the East Fork of the South Fork Salmon River in Idaho

Agency requires mining company to revise water quality plan related to a gold mine that would process 120 million tons of tailings over 15 years.

'Tools to Save Our Home Planet'

April 4, 2025 // Book Review

by Katie Hill

A new book from Patagonia offers time-tested guidance on grassroots environmental activism. Here’s how it could benefit rural communities.

Yellowstone Gateway Town Fears for Future amid Trump Funding Cuts

April 1, 2025

Protesters stake their claim at the North Entrance to Yellowstone in Gardiner

Shutting down federal funding through the Park Service could cripple Gardiner, Montana.

Inside the Battle Over the ESA

March 31, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

Since the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, has it been a winning or losing proposition? It depends on who you ask.

How Deep Does It Go? Future of Area Water Monitoring in Question

March 21, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

The future of Greater Yellowstone water monitoring USGS performs may be in jeopardy

With USGS offices in Greater Yellowstone among dozens of regional government buildings on the chopping block, DOGE savings efforts leave anglers wondering if streamflow monitors will survive.