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Yellowstone Officials Call for Near-Record Bison Removal

October 25, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

A herd of bison forages in Yellowstone's Hayden Valley
A new bison status report proposes a winter herd reduction of more than 1,000 bison from Yellowstone National Park.
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Restoring Wildlife Connectivity Across the High Divide

August 29, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Removing fences in the Great Divide area between Yellowstone and the Crown of the Continent
Throughout the High Divide, century-old fencing is coming down to improve migration corridors for pronghorn, elk and other wildlife.
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Wilderness Proposal in Gallatin, Madison Ranges Sparks Debate

August 19, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Hyalite Peak in the Gallatin Range
A new bill hopes to establish 124,000 acres of Wilderness in the Gallatin and Madison ranges adjacent to Yellowstone National Park. Is it enough to protect wildlife?
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Victory in Defeat

June 7, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Since 2000, nearly 38,000 acres of Park County have been converted to housing. Residents on June 4 voted to limit development.
Park County residents voted down Referendum 1, opting to retain their growth policy amid an unprecedented development boom.
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Have Wolves Returned Yellowstone to its Natural State?

May 24, 2024 // NEWS: Feature

Reintroduced into Yellowstone in 1995, wolves have had major impacts on Yellowstone National Park. Some scientists are wondering, to what extent?
Wolves have affected the ecosystem in the park, but new study says they may be just one component of a trophic cascade.
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No Ref 1 Organizers get out Vote in Park County

May 17, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Organizers in Park County are ramping up for a June 4 vote on the growth policy
With less than three weeks from a vote, county growth policy proponents look to safeguard rural way of life.
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Paradise Planned

April 19, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Park County is looking to preserve its rural beauty and way of life
An April 16 commission vote clarified the process for updating Park County's growth policy.
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A Monumental Moment

April 14, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

The proposed Madison-Gallatin National Wildlife Monument would comprise up to 1.6 million acres
Advocates see Madison-Gallatin National Wildlife Monument as path toward permanent environmental protections for Greater Yellowstone.
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Am I Taking Crazy Pills?

March 30, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

The Crazy Mountains, part of a complex and controversial proposed land exchange
Or does the land swap in the Crazy Mountains really need more scrutiny?
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Taking Account of Gallatin County

March 26, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Gallatin County still has large tracks of open land. But for how long?
Officials are seeking public input to inform Future Land Use Map and Housing Strategy.
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Banishing the Tukudika

March 10, 2024 // FEATURE: History

Today and yesterday: the Yellowstone Revealed project depicted the historic and current presence of Indigenous people in Greater Yellowstone
In 1879, Yellowstone superintendent Philetus Norris made a fateful call that epitomized the park’s relationship with Indigenous people—and thus with the world.

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As Park County Booms, Locals Look to Retain Way of Life

March 8, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Strength in numbers: Park County residents show support for county growth policy
Group launches new campaign in support of retaining growth policy in the face of efforts to repeal.
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The Gray Wolf and a Dogged Pursuit

March 4, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Last month, the Western Environmental Law Center filed an intent to sue after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declined to relist wolves as endangered
A coalition of Western environmentalists seeks renewed endangered species status for western gray wolves.
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How Irrigation Harms (or Helps) Streamflows in the West

February 9, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

You can see all the wildlife Yellowstone offers when you visit the Yellowstone River delta
A new study used 35 years of data to qualify the impacts of irrigation on river basins across the western U.S. to better inform future management decisions. As it turns out, it’s complicated.
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