In an effort to rise above a vicious news cycle, incessant
politics and threats to our wildlife and public lands, MoJo columnist
Susan Marsh seeks solace in nature and good friends.
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Federal NIH Cuts Hit Greater Yellowstone Disease Research
April 2, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Lab workers studying tick expansion lose staff, resources involved in Lyme, chronic wasting disease, coronavirus research and related threats.
Read More‘A Cascading Effect’: Forest Service, Park Service Workers who Lost Jobs Amid Mass Layoffs Explain Rippling Fallout
February 20, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
Five nationwide unions representing federal employees have gone to court in an attempt to stop workforce reductions.
Read MoreUpdate: CWD Spreads to Wyoming Feedground
February 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Increase
in chronic wasting disease numbers among elk at Dell Creek Feedground marks new
territory for always-fatal disease.
CWD Cases Increasing as Feedgrounds Remain in Hotseat
January 30, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
Wyoming
Game and Fish report fifth chronic wasting disease case near where federal agencies feed elk,
first confirmed case at Wyoming elk feedground.
FWS: Grizzly Bears to Remain Protected Under Endangered Species Act
January 8, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The agency rejected state petitions for local management, creating a single recovery area for grizzlies in the Lower 48.
The Man Behind the Snowpack
December 3, 2024 // MoJo Interview
Eric Larson knows how critical water is in the West. As
winters get warmer, the snowpack data Larson and his colleagues collect may benefit
everything from ranchers and climate scientists to reservoir managers and wildlife.
Montana Free Press and Mountain Journal Join Forces
November 18, 2024 // MoJo News
Editors emphasize power of collaboration to bolster reach, impact. MTFP's acquisition of MoJo amplifies public-interest journalism in Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Read More'Walking Among Giants': A Writer’s Introduction to the Grizzly Bear
September 23, 2024
In the
prologue to his new book, Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange discusses how he came to love North
America’s mighty bears.
Seeing Green: How to Make Friends with a Plant
August 22, 2024 // OPINION: Column
In
her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh writes about her
relationships with flora and how to avoid ‘plant blindness.’
Are Toxic Agrichemicals Forcing Rapid Evolution in Yellowstone Elk?
June 14, 2024 // NEWS: Feature
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.
Squeezing the Waterways in Greater Yellowstone
June 12, 2024 // OPINION: Column
As Jackson Hole swells with development, MoJo
columnist Susan Marsh writes that waterways like Flat Creek need our attention.
The Greater Yellowstone Drought Continues
May 10, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
After recording a low-snow season in much of the GYE, weather experts predict a warm, dry summer, but ‘normal’ wildlife conditions.
Read MoreIn Praise of Mud Season
May 3, 2024 // OPINION: Column
MoJo columnist Susan Marsh shrugs off the damp and cool of
spring in the Northern Rockies to get outside and rediscover enchantment in the
season.