When I Need to say 'NO'

March 5, 2025 // OPINION: Column

by Susan Marsh

Range fire: The Tetons and Grand Teton National Park

When we pick our battles, sometimes we must stand up and call a spade a spade.

Will Federal Freeze Stymie Wildland Fire Fights?

March 4, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

Firefighters hold the line at the September 2018 Roosevelt Fire near Bondurant, Wyoming

Delays in hiring crews and funding hazardous fuels projects worry officials as the 2025 fire season approaches.

Grizzlies: Double Vision

February 25, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

Approximately 2,100 grizzlies currently inhabit the Lower 48

With the Endangered Species Act comment period ending March 17, states and advocates are at odds over the future of grizzly bears.

The Fight for Wild Lands: Part 2

February 18, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

by Robert Chaney

The federal government employs as many as 10,000 wildland firefighters each year. With hiring freezes in place nationwide, fire season is in limbo

Executive orders coming from the White House could transform a range of core issues affecting Greater Yellowstone. From Forest Service and BLM priorities to national park staffing cuts, public lands advocates must brace for a long season of conflict.

The Fight for Wild Lands: Part 1

February 17, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

by Robert Chaney

Axolotl Lakes southwest of Ennis, Montana, in the foothills of the Gravelly Range

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.

Update: CWD Spreads to Wyoming Feedground

February 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Sophie Tsairis

Elk queue to make their way across the flats at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Increase in chronic wasting disease numbers among elk at Dell Creek Feedground marks new territory for always-fatal disease.

Predator Management: What Africa can Teach Greater Yellowstone

February 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

Ecologist Scott Creel suggests Yellowstone could learn from Africa's wildlife-management practices

MSU ecologist’s new research papers examine large carnivore populations in Zambia’s national parks and explore the best ways to manage wildlife.

CWD Cases Increasing as Feedgrounds Remain in Hotseat

January 30, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

by Sophie Tsairis

CWD affects cervids and is always deadly

Wyoming Game and Fish report fifth chronic wasting disease case near where federal agencies feed elk, first confirmed case at Wyoming elk feedground.

Fencing Fund Aims to Support Paradise Valley Ranchers, Wildlife

January 29, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

by Sophie Tsairis

PERC launches privately funded pilot project to address fencing issues, rancher needs and wildlife connectivity.

Grizzly Bear ESA Status in Question as FWS Cancels Public Meetings

January 27, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

FWS announced this month its decision to retain protections for grizzlies under the ESA

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pulls out of all four meetings intended to explain its decision to retain grizzlies’ threatened status.

Federal Judges Find New Power as Chevron Precedent Falls Away

January 23, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

The Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, which could affect power plants like Colstrip going forward

Supreme Court ruling drops deference to administrative agency experts. The implications for environmental cases are vast.

Forest Service Authorizes Controversial Crazy Mountain Land Swap

January 20, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Amanda Eggert

For nearly a century, the Crazy Mountains have been the site of heated access debates

A handful of conservation easements and deed restrictions are incorporated in the Forest Service’s final iteration of the East Crazy Inspiration Divide Land Exchange.