All Stories
Mountain Bikers Push to Ride Through Wilderness
July 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
![The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Montana is one of 54 wilderness areas in the U.S. totaling 9.1 million acres](/content/articles/ic_1721765406_400x300_true.jpg)
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 MoreCan We be Better ‘Masters of the Household?’
July 19, 2024 // OPINION: Column
![In an age of selfie sticks and overcrowding, wildlife need their space](/content/articles/ic_1721418093_400x300_true.jpg)
As
residents and visitors in Greater Yellowstone, Susan Marsh writes that we must
consider other species and give them the respect—and space—they deserve.
On ‘A River’
July 17, 2024 // Book Review
![The professor. Norman Maclean was as at home in the classroom as he was on Montana waters.](/content/articles/ic_1721235906_400x300_true.jpg)
A new
biography dives into the life of author Norman Maclean, his writing and his
motivation behind the greatest fly-fishing story ever told.
Counting Cougars
July 11, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![The elusive and magnificent "Ghost of the Rockies" in its element.](/content/articles/ic_1720721609_400x300_true.jpg)
In this guest essay, photographer and Yellowstone guide MacNeil Lyons recounts the top 10 most thrilling mountain lion sightings he's experienced.
Read MoreSave Bears, Drink Cider
June 25, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Attractants like human garbage, apple trees and birdseed can lure bears into towns in Greater Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1719345383_400x300_true.jpg)
Wyoming’s
only cidery is on a mission to reduce human-wildlife conflict in Greater
Yellowstone. They say harvesting neighborhood apples is the key.
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 MoreAre Toxic Agrichemicals Forcing Rapid Evolution in Yellowstone Elk?
June 14, 2024 // NEWS: Feature
![Pesticides and fertilizers may have caused deformities in Greater Yellowstone wildlife](/content/articles/ic_1718394850_400x300_true.jpg)
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.
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?](/content/articles/ic_1716593686_400x300_true.jpg)
Wolves
have affected the ecosystem in the park, but new study says they may be just
one component of a trophic cascade.
The Short and Imperiled Life of Bees
May 21, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Once common in North America, the western bumble bee has seen a 57 percent decline, and is being considered for protection as an endangered species](/content/articles/ic_1716325788_400x300_true.jpg)
Critical to healthy
ecosystems, pollinators including bees and butterflies face numerous threats in Greater Yellowstone and
beyond.
Wolf Whacking Must Go
May 14, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
![A lone female wolf trudges through the snow near Tower Junction in Yellowstone's Northern Range](/content/articles/ic_1715717109_400x300_true.jpg)
On the
heels of a wolf that was tortured and killed in Wyoming, Mountain Journal
columnist Franz Camenzind says laws need to change.
Bears Emerge from Slumber in Greater Yellowstone
May 2, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
![A grizzly bear near Roaring Mountain, Yellowstone National Park](/content/articles/ic_1714666601_400x300_true.jpg)
As bruins make spring entrance
in the GYE, federal
agencies announce the reintroduction of grizzlies in the North Cascades.
What Dreams May Come
April 29, 2024 // MoJo Interview
![The host of the "Who Runs This Park?" podcast in her element: Nature.](/content/articles/ic_1714432285_400x300_true.jpg)
Maddie Pellman, host
of the ‘Who Runs This Park?’ podcast, discusses how dreaming big delivered her dream
job.
Wilderness: An Update on the Custer Gallatin
April 25, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
![Emigrant Peak in the Custer Gallatin National Forest](/content/articles/ic_1714071830_400x300_true.jpg)
Considering
the changing climate and recent proposals, four heavy hitters weigh in on the future
of Wilderness, wildlife and the Custer Gallatin National Forest.
A 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.