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.

If the Forest Falls

March 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

Trump's March 1 executive order calls for "immediate expansion of timber production"

Timber industry analysts wonder if they can keep up with Trump logging orders.

CWD Detected in Ruby Mountains and Flathead Valley

November 11, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

by Sophie Tsairis

CWD is a highly contagious neurological disease affecting the deer family, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose

Montana FWP urges hunters urged to help track and mitigate spread of deadly chronic wasting disease.

Food-Conditioned Grizzly Killed in Yellowstone River

August 2, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Sophie Tsairis

Grizzly bear tracks near the Yellowstone River

FWP says it euthanized Grizzly 769, removing its head and paws after multiple conflicts in Gardiner, Maiden Basin.

Save Bears, Drink Cider

June 25, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Bowman Leigh

Attractants like human garbage, apple trees and birdseed can lure bears into towns in Greater Yellowstone

Wyoming’s only cidery is on a mission to reduce human-wildlife conflict in Greater Yellowstone. They say harvesting neighborhood apples is the key.

A Tale of Three Roads: Yellowstone Weighs Options for North Entrance

March 1, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

by Julia Barton

The North Entrance Road in Yellowstone sustained significant damage in June 2022 flooding

Severe flooding in June 2022 wiped out Yellowstone National Park’s North Entrance Road. The park built a temporary fix. Now officials seek public input for a permanent solution.

Pair of Wildlife Diseases Detected in Montana Birds

February 2, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

by Julia Barton

Mourning doves and Eurasian collared doves are susceptible to the disease PPMV

Recent avian flu and pigeon paramyxovirus detections prompted FWP to issue a statement last month informing residents to be aware and diligent if they find dead birds.

With CWD finally confirmed in Yellowstone National Park, Predators Could be Yellowstone's Salvation

November 20, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Laura Lundquist

A mule deer found near Yellowstone Lake is the first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease ever in Yellowstone National Park

Experts say first-ever CWD case in park was ‘only a matter of time,’ call for Wyoming to eliminate elk feedgrounds

'Huge Mortality': Winterkill Hitting Wildlife In Northern Rockies Hard

April 7, 2023

by Todd Wilkinson

A bull elk in Yellowstone left haggard by the winter

Grizzlies are out and wildlife is severely stressed. States issue warnings that recreationists need to be smart and, most importantly, respect space of animals or they could perish

Young And Roused: Movement In West Strives To Remake Communities Wholer

June 7, 2020

by Morgan Comey

Forward Montana a part of youth movement

In Rockies, Forward Montana empowers leaders to confront injustice, navigate corona uncertainty, and challenge economic disparity. One of its staffers explains how

Soliloquy For The Fall: Nature Is A Place Where Non-conformists Can Find Themselves

September 29, 2019

by Susan Marsh

Susan Marsh riffs eloquently on connecting to place, loss of place and what's worth saving. Are we in Greater Yellowstone listening?

Big Guns Want 230,000 Acres Of Gallatins Near Yellowstone Protected As Wilderness

May 14, 2019

by Todd Wilkinson

Founder of Patagonia joins former U.S. Interior Secretary and dozens of eminent scientists who say capital "W" essential to safeguarding wildlife in core of Greater Yellowstone