As animal highways important to Yellowstone Park, Bart Koehler says they are also the Gallatins' beating wild heart—and deserve protection
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‘Unbroken Wilderness:’ The Quest To Save The Wild Gallatins
May 12, 2020
For this American mountain range vital to Yellowstone's world-class wildlife, Bart Koehler reflects on why protecting it is one of the most important conservation issues in the West
Read MoreRon Marlenee Was A Proud Burr In The Hiking Boots Of Environmentalists
April 30, 2020
The former Montana Congressman who died this week could be prickly but he delighted in delivering zingers and representing rural people
Read MoreDigging Out: When Surviving Two Avalanches Is Just The Start Of Dealing With Trauma
April 18, 2020
Ken Scott was buried for more than an hour, unable to move. He had lost hope. In part two of his story, he writes about the anguish in learning to breath again
Read MoreThe West In A Time Of Conflict: The Bundys, Public Lands And Covid-19
March 30, 2020
| Mountain Journal columnist Rebecca Watters interviews Betsy Gaines Quammen about her new book 'American Zion' |
Tom Brokaw Says More Than Ever We Need A National Leader
March 25, 2020
Legendary NBC newsman and longtime Greater Yellowstone resident reflects on values of 'The Greatest Generation'
Read MoreOf God And Guns: How The Sagebrush Rebellion Turned Into A Hotbed Of Armed Modern Radicals
March 24, 2020
In this excerpt from Betsy Gaines Quammen's new book 'American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God & Public Lands in the West,' the author explores how Utah became the center of anti-federalism
Read MoreWith 'Cold Country' A New Writing Star Is Born
March 24, 2020
Behind the pages: Charlie Denison interviews Montana writer Russell Rowland about a novel set in Paradise Valley
Read MoreHow I Survived Two Consecutive Avalanches
March 22, 2020
Buried for more than an hour and resigned to the worst, a skier recounts his dramatic rescue. It's a tale especially important for those headed into the backcountry
Read MoreInside The Storm
March 20, 2020
A young Italian sends a warning to his contemporary Millennial and Gen Z peers in the Northern Rockies
Read MoreCan This Pause Make Us Smarter About How We Protect Yellowstone?
March 18, 2020
The ecosystem holding America's first national park is facing whirlwind changes. The slowdown could be the wake-up call we need.
Read MoreYellowstone Always On His Mind
March 13, 2020
Until his last breath, former ranger, hiker and nature advocate Mike Yochim raced to finish a book aimed at protecting America's first national park
Read MoreWill Montana’s Senate Race Become A National Bellwether?
February 24, 2020
Cora Neumann, a first-time candidate who worked with First Ladies on both sides of the political aisle, aims to unseat one of the richest lawmakers on Capitol Hill
Read MoreAre We Giving The Wild Gallatins The Visionary Protection They Really Deserve?
December 29, 2019
By the wildlife they hold, the Gallatin Mountains are wilder than most national parks in the Lower 48. So why are the Forest Service and enviro groups balking at more extensive protections?
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