An author and first responder weighs
the magnitude of the impact 399 had on her enamored followers, and examines how
we can bridge the gap for bears and other wildlife as we walk forward without
the Queen of the Tetons.
All Stories
The Mother We Shared: Reflections on the Life of Bear 399
October 30, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
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In New Book, Barbara Kingsolver and Daughter Lily Teach Children Empathy for Wildlife
December 11, 2023 // MoJo Interview
Barbara and Lily Kingsolver discuss 'Coyote’s Wild Home,' family publishing and the importance of balance in wild places like Greater Yellowstone.
Read MoreDayton Duncan on Tragedy, Hope and Duality in New PBS Doc ‘The American Buffalo’
October 15, 2023 // MoJo Interview
The acclaimed writer and filmmaker discusses his latest collaboration, "The American Buffalo," a two-part film with Ken Burns premiering on PBS Oct. 16 and 17
Read MoreMontana’s Climate Kids Should Adopt Wildlife As Their Mascot
July 23, 2023
Citing the state constitution, young people in Montana sued the state over climate change. Win or lose, wildlife conservation would strengthen their case with the public
Read More'Cracked' Makes Strong Case For Tearing Down Dams That Took Wild Rivers
June 8, 2023
Across West, author Steven Hawley writes, logic that justified damming rivers is wrong. Like Yosemite battle over Hetch Hetchy, Greater Yellowstone had its own fights
Read MoreFamous Jackson Hole Grizzly 399 Wows Again, But Now What?
May 18, 2023
Emerging with her 18th cub as part of a historic legendary life, 399 is 27, long in the tooth and still transforming our perceptions of grizzlies. Now it's our turn to be on best behavior
Read MoreThe Big Picture: Pondering Greater Yellowstone's 'Elephants In The Room'
February 17, 2023
Test your ability to detect subtle changes that often seem invisible. Then apply your newfound insight to thinking about Greater Yellowstone's rapid transformation
Big Sky Resort President/COO Wants Ski Resorts to go Carbon Free. He Says Big Sky Can Get There by 2030.
February 15, 2023 // Outdoor Recreation
Panel discussion preview, Part 3: Q&A with Taylor Middleton, Big Sky Resort president and COO
Read MoreTwilight Of The Yellowstone Winterkeepers
December 24, 2022 // Yellowstone
With 50 years of solitude, Steven Fuller is a living legend in Yellowstone and an endangered 21st-century icon
Read MoreAn Interview With Yellowstone Winterkeeper Steve Fuller
December 22, 2022
When the snow piles up and the remote interior of Yellowstone is buffeted with minus 50 windchills, Fuller says it's his favorite time to dwell in wonderland
Read MoreIn Yellowstone, It's a Time Of High Animal Energy And Skyward Atmospherics
August 3, 2022
Winterkeeper Steve Fuller rises for sunrise and returns with a bounty of imagery that speaks to profound change happening now in America's oldest national park
Read MoreLate Spring Dance: Life, Death And Renewal In Yellowstone
May 7, 2022
Steve Fuller, winterkeeper of America's oldest national park, takes note of Yellowstone's most dramatic season
Read MoreJuggernaut: Industrial Recreation Deepens Its Tear Across America's Wildlands
April 27, 2022
Is outdoor recreation Manifest Destiny 2.0? Get ready, the West is about to experience a rush to expand the outdoor recreation infrastructure like never before. Is that a good thing for nature?
Read MoreCowboying Up Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Vulnerable
March 28, 2022
Western men and women often evince the "I don't need nobody to care for me" look but all they really want is to feel connection. A new column about toughness by psychotherapist Timothy Tate
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