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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 MoreWyoming Legislative Session Brings Conservation ‘Wins and Losses’
March 21, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
![The 640-acre Kelly Parcel was slated for public auction before the action was postponed in December amid public outcry](/content/articles/ic_1711044039_400x300_true.jpg)
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
![Wildland firefighters on their commute to the office](/content/articles/ic_1708458617_400x300_true.jpg)
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
![Mike Finley served the National Park Service for 32 years, including a trifecta of superintendent posts at three national parks](/content/articles/ic_1704820328_400x300_true.jpg)
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
![We've heard the call and are gearing up.](/content/articles/ic_1696268942_400x300_true.jpg)
As Mountain Journal ramps up coverage, a letter from its Interim Executive Director and Managing Editor
Read MoreThis ‘Bearish’ Economy Is One Most States Would Love To Have
July 14, 2023
![Totems of Greater Yellowstone's "bearish" economy](/content/articles/ic_1689362980_400x300_true.jpg)
Often cast as liabilities and villains by politicians, grizzlies and wolves in Yellowstone region are bullish assets that keep delivering dividends—as long as they remain alive
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 Montana, Four Different Polls Say Citizens Seriously Unhappy About Sprawl
July 5, 2023
![Paradise Valley/Park County as interpreted by painter Robert Spannring](/content/articles/ic_1688528967_400x300_true.jpg)
North of Yellowstone, no-zoning signs fly like protest flags but residents of beautiful Park County are deeply concerned lack of planning is causing the loss of places they love
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 MoreIn Marley's Memory, He Chooses Survival
June 12, 2023
![Orsted credits grizzlies with giving him a reason to live](/content/articles/ic_1686581827_400x300_true.jpg)
After suffering the devastating loss of his young daughter, Brad Orsted fell into bleak darkness—then the grizzly-inhabited wild country of Greater Yellowstone led him back into the light
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?
Read MoreWolverines: Barometers For Pondering Impacts Of The Anthropocene
March 12, 2023
![Plight of wolverines a test of human willingness to give them protected space](/content/articles/ic_1678636351_400x300_true.jpg)
Changes in habitat and rising human pressures leave many wondering how long just 300 or so wolverines can persist in the West
Read MoreMoving Into The Flames
March 8, 2023
![A crown fire approaches the Old Faithful Photo Shop, Yellowstone National Park, 1988](/content/articles/ic_1678317147_400x300_true.jpg)
As climate refugees flee extreme weather events, they’re relocating to wildfire-prone areas like Greater Yellowstone. Part 1 in our ongoing series on wildfire
The Big Picture: Pondering Greater Yellowstone's 'Elephants In The Room'
February 17, 2023
![A coyote and griz in wild northwest Wyoming](/content/articles/ic_1676658604_400x300_true.jpg)
Test your ability to detect subtle changes that often seem invisible. Then apply your newfound insight to thinking about Greater Yellowstone's rapid transformation