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A Sportsman's Moment of Truth: The Head of Trout Unlimited Weighs In
November 5, 2017
TU's President and CEO Chris Wood talks Zinke, Pruitt, Climate Change, Pebble Mine and lake trout in Yellowstone
Read MoreAmerica's National Elk Refuge: A ‘Miasmic Zone Of Life-Threatening Diseases'
October 17, 2017 // Public Lands, Science, Wildlife
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is known internationally for its wildlife. With the arrival of Chronic Wasting Disease looming, the epicenter of a deadly outbreak would be western Wyoming and the home to America's "national elk herd". Part 2 in Mountain Journal's series looking at the coming wildlife plague.
Read MoreWilderness: America's Second-Best Idea Is Under Attack—Unfortunately By Some Recreationists
September 6, 2017 // Wilderness
In this second part of an ongoing series on wilderness in America, MoJo columnist Franz Camenzind shines a light on efforts in Congress to roll back federal protection for wilderness. One of the main surprising instigators, he says, are mountain bikers masquerading as conservationists.
Read MoreA Montana Political Giant Says Citizens Must Hold Elected Officials To Account
August 28, 2017 // Politics, The New West
Max Baucus, the former Ambassador to China and Longtime U.S. Senator From Montana, Says Citizens Will Get The Democracy They Deserve—If They Demand It
Read MoreIntroducing Mountain Journal: A New Voice for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
August 14, 2017 // Government Accountability, News, Public Lands, Public-Interest Journalism, Science, The New West, Wildlife
MOUNTAIN JOURNAL is public-interest journalism aimed at celebrating an unparalleled region and probing a question: Can America’s last, best and most iconic wild ecosystem be saved? How we make meaning of place and search for answers here has implications for every corner of the country.
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