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Forest Service Authorizes Controversial Crazy Mountain Land Swap
January 20, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
A handful of conservation easements and deed restrictions are incorporated in the Forest Service’s final iteration of the East Crazy Inspiration Divide Land Exchange.
Read MoreFeds Look to Expand Montana’s Largest Coal Mine
January 14, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
The 19-million-ton expansion is estimated to extend Spring Creek Mine’s operational life by five years.
Read MoreThe Year of the Wolves
January 3, 2025 // FEATURE: History
Thirty years ago this month, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century’s most controversial acts of ecosystem management.
Read MoreMontana Sues Yellowstone National Park Over Bison Management Plan
December 31, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Department of Livestock and FWP join Gov. Gianforte in suing park over its plan to increase bison population and tolerance for bison presence outside park boundaries.
Read MoreUnpacking a ‘Uniquely Mysterious’ Development Proposal in Paradise Valley
December 10, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Park County residents grapple with a high-density resort proposal in an agricultural area south of Livingston.
Read MoreFeeling Through Fire, Part 3: Seeking Truth in an Emotional Blaze
October 10, 2024 // MoJo Special Series
Two journalists and their attempt to unearth the truth behind wildfire. Part 3 in our series exploring our emotional relationship to wildfire.
Read MoreMontana, Wyoming Among States Petitioning Supreme Court to Block EPA’s new Pollution Standards
July 26, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
The rule has major implications for Colstrip, Montana's largest coal-fired power plant.
Read MoreWolverines: Barometers For Pondering Impacts Of The Anthropocene
March 12, 2023
Changes in habitat and rising human pressures leave many wondering how long just 300 or so wolverines can persist in the West
Read MoreCan Greater Yellowstone’s Wildlife Survive Industrial Strength Recreation?
March 6, 2019 // Outdoor Recreation, The New West, Wildlife
A contrast between two different organizations—one devoted to tackling real issues shaping our region, the other running away from hard discussions about growing impacts of industrial-strength recreation
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