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Draft National Wildfire Plan Under White House Consideration Returns Firefighting ‘to the 1930s,’ Experts Say
April 18, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
On the cusp of wildfire season, a new proposal recommends consolidating all federal firefighting resources, calls for immediate fire suppression.
Read MoreHow Deep Does It Go? Future of Area Water Monitoring in Question
March 21, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
With USGS offices in Greater Yellowstone among dozens of regional government buildings on the chopping block, DOGE savings efforts leave anglers wondering if streamflow monitors will survive.
Read MoreGrizzly Bear ESA Status in Question as FWS Cancels Public Meetings
January 27, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pulls out of all four meetings intended to explain its decision to retain grizzlies’ threatened status.
Read MoreFederal Judges Find New Power as Chevron Precedent Falls Away
January 23, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Supreme Court ruling drops deference to administrative agency experts. The implications for environmental cases are vast.
Read MoreBack to the Land
January 19, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Tracy Stone-Manning turned in her BLM keys last week. As she exits civil service, she reflects on her career, the incoming administration, and the public’s love for public land.
Read MoreFeds Buy Kelly Parcel, Conserving Last of Unprotected Land in GTNP
January 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
‘Decades-in-the-making’ $100 million purchase adds 640 acres to Grand Teton National Park, while protecting a key Greater Yellowstone wildlife
migration corridor.
Unpacking 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 MoreThe Search for Meaning. Hint: It’s not Something we Find
November 27, 2024 // OPINION: Column
In times of
despair, we have a choice. Let’s choose wisely this holiday season.
Wilderness 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 MoreWyoming Legislative Session Brings Conservation ‘Wins and Losses’
March 21, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Conservation
organizations celebrated an amendment to the state budget authorizing land managers to sell the Kelly Parcel to the National Park Service for $100
million. Some bills are more worrisome.
As Wildfire Season Looms, Firefighters Battle Low Pay and Low Snow
February 20, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
The
Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act could permanently raise federal
firefighter salaries. But even if Congress can pass it, the proposed
legislation still isn’t a perfect fix.
The Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 4: Mike Finley
January 9, 2024 // Interview Series
In the final installment
of MoJo’s interview series with four Yellowstone superintendents, Mike Finley pulls
no punches discussing the issues in our national parks.
Finding our MoJo
October 2, 2023
As Mountain Journal ramps up coverage, a letter from its Interim Executive Director and Managing Editor
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