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Wyoming Road Failure Reveals Housing Crisis
June 18, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
![On June 8, a section of Highway 22 over Teton Pass collapsed in a massive landslide](/content/articles/ic_1718732278_400x300_true.jpg)
Writers on the Range contributor Molly Absolon looks at the Teton Pass highway catastrophe and its impact on Jackson and its neighboring communities.
Read MoreA Monumental Moment
April 14, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
![The proposed Madison-Gallatin National Wildlife Monument would comprise up to 1.6 million acres](/content/articles/ic_1713130507_400x300_true.jpg)
Advocates
see Madison-Gallatin National Wildlife Monument as path toward permanent
environmental protections for Greater Yellowstone.
2023 a ‘Good Food Year’ for Yellowstone Grizzlies
January 11, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
![In October 2023, Grizzly Bear 566 weighed in at a whopping 716 pounds, three shy of the Greater Yellowstone record](/content/articles/ic_1704988622_400x300_true.jpg)
Last fall, Grizzly 566
weighed in at a near record-breaking 700 pounds, Mountain Journal spoke with a grizzly expert for the latest in health
and population trends for bears in Greater Yellowstone.
To Protect a Section of Precious Land
November 3, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![The spectacular view from the Kelly parcel looking southwest](/content/articles/ic_1699049439_400x300_true.jpg)
Why would Wyoming put a
wildlife-rich 640-acre land parcel up for auction? Hint: Big money.
A Small Exercise in Hope for Greater Yellowstone
October 9, 2023 // Opinion
![A bee forages on an invasive musk thistle (Carduus nutans) bloom](/content/articles/ic_1696888458_400x300_true.jpg)
In trying to rid an area of invasive plants, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh explains how even small acts of conservation count
Read MoreWho Really Is Footing The Tab For Wildlife Conservation In The West?
July 25, 2023
![Who should have biggest sway in determining fate of species](/content/articles/ic_1690236917_400x300_true.jpg)
For decades, hunters and anglers have claimed they're the economic bulwarks for protecting species. But is it true? Also: Is it time that outdoor recreation users be asked to pay taxes on gear?
Read MoreMontana’s Climate Kids Should Adopt Wildlife As Their Mascot
July 23, 2023
![What kind of landscapes are we creating for others to dwell inside?](/content/articles/ic_1690148146_400x300_true.jpg)
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 MoreThe World Loses Wildlife Art's Greatest Champion
July 6, 2023
![Bill Kerr, who helped create a global destination for wildlife art in Jackson Hole](/content/articles/ic_1688674272_400x300_true.jpg)
Bill Kerr passes at 85. In Jackson Hole, his vision led to creation of the National Museum of Wildlife Art, a shrine for those globally who value connections between art and nature
Read MoreIn Gallatin Gateway, Battle Rages Over Proposed 'Glampground' on Gallatin River
June 20, 2023
![The Gallatin River and site of the proposed glampground called Riverbend](/content/articles/ic_1687281247_400x300_true.jpg)
Since 2020, lawsuits and appeals dominate debate over 58-unit glampground planned for island in 'crown jewel' waterway
Read MoreLooking Past The Cliches of 'Western Art'
June 18, 2023
![Bill Stockton's portrayal of a sunset](/content/articles/ic_1686990209_400x300_true.jpg)
In her new award-winning book 'Montana Modernists,' Michele Corriel declares that artists from the West are so much more than frontier portrayals of cowboys and Indians
Read MoreMountains In Wilderness Don’t Need Hardware
June 13, 2023
![Will a new bill in Congress untie parts of the Wilderness Act of 1964?](/content/articles/ic_1686673751_400x300_true.jpg)
New legislation could allow rock climbers to install permanent fixtures in Wilderness areas in Greater Yellowstone and nationwide
Anatomy Of A Wake-Up Call
May 9, 2023
![Spruance, conservative angler turned advocate for saving wildness](/content/articles/ic_1655702744_400x300_true.jpg)
After witnessing the impact of Vail on nature, Tom Spruance, conservative businessman, felt compelled to rise up in defense of Greater Yellowstone. He says others should, too
Read MoreDino Bone Museums Create Local Stars, Drive Tourism To Some Western Towns
May 8, 2023
![A T. Rex at Bozeman's Museum of the Rockies](/content/articles/ic_1683557810_400x300_true.jpg)
Struggling remote communities can benefit by keeping prehistoric bones in area where they are found, Adam Larson says in this piece from Writers on the Range
Read MoreThe Doggoned Truth—Domestic Canines Are Not Wildlife’s Best Friends
May 4, 2023
![We love our pups but they're taking a toll on wildlife](/content/articles/ic_1683220249_400x300_true.jpg)
The science is clear that our canine friends are seriously disrupting wild ecosystems, but why do we keep turning a blind eye? Do we want wildlife to persist?
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