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At 50, Has The Inspiring Spirit Of The Wild And Scenic Rivers Act Been Forgotten?

November 13, 2018

Ansel Adams' famous portrait of the Snake River
Susan Marsh says Greater Yellowstone is a fount of wild American rivers—and trails— yet many citizens treat them only with greed or indifference
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Ode To The Autumns Of Our Lives

October 1, 2018

South Fork of the Snake River
For naturalist Susan Marsh, fall is the season of visual warmth, and reflection on fallibility
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Are We Seeking Escape To—Or From—The Real World?

July 25, 2018 // Jackson Hole, Public Lands, Wilderness

Naturalist Susan Marsh, a maven of the high country, helps us find an answer in the 'wildflower forest'
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Yellowstone's New Chief Breaks The Silence

July 17, 2018 // Hunting, Leadership, Wildlife, Yellowstone

Cameron Sholly
In a Mountain Journal exclusive, Cameron Sholly talks Dan Wenk, Ryan Zinke's controversial moves and taking the helm of America's oldest national park
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A Hunger For Solitude During Visitor Season

June 27, 2018 // Grizzly Bears, Jackson Hole, Wilderness, Wyoming

After the guests depart, Susan Marsh savors a wild Snake and charismatic megafauna
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Letting Go Of My Big Sister

June 22, 2018 // Family

Timothy and Beth
Aging in America sucks, says Timothy Tate, but it doesn't have to be this way
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Ryan Zinke Scores A Pyrrhic Victory In Yellowstone

June 14, 2018

Ryan Zinke at Yellowstone's doorstep
After ousting Dan Wenk over bison, Interior Secretary now must decide: will he stand behind his controversial National Park Service Director?
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Forced Out Of Yellowstone

June 7, 2018 // Yellowstone

Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenke
Despite Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk’s desire to end his 42-year-career in America’s first national park, Ryan Zinke’s Interior Department demands he leave
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The American West's Uncivil War: Assessing Watt, Zinke, Future Generations

June 3, 2018

Students gaze into the future and past of the American West
A MoJo interview with Don Snow. Part 3: how we got here and where the environmental movement goes next
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Wildness Is All Around Us—Savor And Protect Yours

May 27, 2018

Photo courtesy Flickr user: Douglas LeMoine
Yet only a certain caliber of landscapes support the wild life found in Greater Yellowstone and few other places on earth. How do we safeguard it?
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The American West's Uncivil War: What Would Wallace Stegner Think?

May 25, 2018

A MoJo interview with Don Snow about his native West. Part 1: seeing the region whole
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It's Now The 2050s. A Woman Reads A Postcard From Yellowstone In 2018

May 16, 2018

A hiker in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley
Yale student Anna Reside ponders the future Millennials and GenZers will call their own
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The Paradox Of Caring For Places You Don't Know Are Yours

May 6, 2018

Lion Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
For college student Franklin Eccher, saving Yellowstone for future generations demands raising awareness among those who believe public lands are irrelevant
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Together We Go: The Ways Of Horses And Western Women

May 2, 2018

Louise Johns on a day in the outback
Photojournalist Louise Johns explores the special bond between ride and rider that defines our region
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