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The Fight for Wild Lands: Part 1
February 17, 2025 // MoJo Special Series
As organizers prepare for the biennial Rally for Public Lands, the conservation world faces down a changing climate, an administration determined to dismantle environmental protections, and its own internal contradictions.
Read MoreWilderness Proposal in Gallatin, Madison Ranges Sparks Debate
August 19, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
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?
Mountain Bikers Push to Ride Through Wilderness
July 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
In June, Utah Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill to allow mountain bikes in Wilderness areas. In his op-ed, Kevin Proescholdt writes that weakening Wilderness protections is a slippery slope.
Read MoreThe Lost Lesson of Stewardship
July 9, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
In the face of a warming climate and accelerating human impact
in Greater Yellowstone, former 16-year Montana State Representative Dorothy
Bradley writes that we have a responsibility, not just to our ancestors, but to
the wildlife being squeezed in the ecosystem.
Are Toxic Agrichemicals Forcing Rapid Evolution in Yellowstone Elk?
June 14, 2024 // NEWS: Feature
New
research suggests hazardous chemicals like pesticides and fertilizers used in
farming, more so than wolves, contributed to a decline in Greater Yellowstone elk
and other ruminants.
In Praise of Mud Season
May 3, 2024 // OPINION: Column
MoJo columnist Susan Marsh shrugs off the damp and cool of
spring in the Northern Rockies to get outside and rediscover enchantment in the
season.
Meet me in Fairyland
February 27, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
In his latest essay, MoJo contributor Todd Burritt examines nature, friendship and the enduring magic of
Yellowstone's backcountry.
Bridging the Divide: How to decrease wildlife-vehicle collisions
October 26, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
More than 1 million vehicles use US Highway 191 to enter Yellowstone. With a quarter of all crashes involving wildlife, what's to be done? A new traffic and wildlife corridor study hopes to shed some light on solutions.
Read MoreThis ‘Bearish’ Economy Is One Most States Would Love To Have
July 14, 2023
Often cast as liabilities and villains by politicians, grizzlies and wolves in Yellowstone region are bullish assets that keep delivering dividends—as long as they remain alive
Read MoreHeadwaters' Report Highlights Downsides Of So-Called Green Lifestyle Economy
June 24, 2023
Environmentalists often condemn resource extraction, but is the 'natural amenity economy' built on industrial recreation, tourism and real estate sales better for wildlife?
Read MoreDo We Need New Maps To Protect Nature Or A New Land-Based 'Mythology'?
June 23, 2023
Lee Nellis, a longtime planning guru in Greater Yellowstone, responds to Lori Ryker's call for a new blueprint in thinking about development
Read MoreIn Marley's Memory, He Chooses Survival
June 12, 2023
After suffering the devastating loss of his young daughter, Brad Orsted fell into bleak darkness—then the grizzly-inhabited wild country of Greater Yellowstone led him back into the light
Read MoreFinding Greater Yellowstone ‘Magic’ On A Rocky Ridge
May 21, 2023
Wanting to name
the priceless landmarks she visits in Greater Yellowstone’s great outdoors, MoJo
columnist Susan Marsh explores the power behind magical places
Big Sky, Montana: A New West Mountain Town Primed For Its Own 'Big Burn'?
April 19, 2023
This high-profile resort community is at 'very high risk to wildfire' and an emblem for the dangers of building in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Part 3 in MoJo's ongoing series