This high-profile resort community is at 'very high risk to wildfire' and an emblem for the dangers of building in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Part 3 in MoJo's ongoing series
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Exploring Peregrinations
April 18, 2023
As warmer weather puts wildlife on the move, Catherine Courtenaye's new exhibition, 'What the Nighthawk Knows,' reads like evocative maps for thinking about species migrations
Read MoreCranes Remind Us Of A Nature Everlasting
April 18, 2023
It's Earth Week, and Dorothy Bradley, an esteemed Montana stateswoman, asks: "Can we really look young people in the eye and claim we're securing them a better future?"
Read MoreHoming Instinct: Sandhills' Return A Marvel To Behold
April 18, 2023
In Greater Yellowstone, America's cradle of wildlife conservation, writer Earle Layser offers this primer on sandhill cranes—another inspirational part of an ecosystem still intact
Read MoreMeet Jessica Wiese, Mountain Journal's New Executive Director
April 7, 2023
With a background in science and private land conservation, Wiese says the time is now to rally for Greater Yellowstone as the region comes under increasing human pressure
Read More'Huge Mortality': Winterkill Hitting Wildlife In Northern Rockies Hard
April 7, 2023
Grizzlies are out and wildlife is severely stressed. States issue warnings that recreationists need to be smart and, most importantly, respect space of animals or they could perish
Read MorePeople Beat Machines In Ability To Identify Wildlife
April 5, 2023
Although AI is frighteningly on the rise, study finds human eyesight and brains still hold advantage in recognizing subtle differences between pumas
Read MoreThe Gray Ghosts Of Change: Can The Grizzly 'Bear Tree' Be Saved?
April 3, 2023
The whitebark pine tree is receiving federal protection at same time states are pushing to remove grizzlies from imperiled list. A story about how fate of trees and bears is intertwined
When Climate Change Seems Overwhelming, Focus On Local Nature-Based Solutions
March 29, 2023
With a distinguished career advising large business and working internationally, Lara Birkes returned home to Montana. In this op-ed, she identifies reasons to have hope
Read MoreRising Toll Of Yellowstone Bison Killed In Montana Attracts Global Outrage
March 27, 2023
Op-Ed: With one-third of herd gone, Jaedin Medicine Elk—Northern Cheyenne—calls out the slaughter of America's official national land mammal on Yellowstone's front doorstep
Read MoreWe Are Transforming Yellowstone And Only Hard Human Choices Will Keep Ecosystem Intact
March 22, 2023
In this guest essay, Lance Olsen notes that our best hope of safeguarding America's first national park and its natural character rests with our species consuming less land. Can we tame our appetite?
Read MoreAre Western Mountain Towns Ready For The Coming Flames?
March 21, 2023
Rural sprawl is expanding the "wildland-urban interface." It is elevating the costs and perils of dealing with wildfire, and taxpayers are footing the bill. Part 2 in our ongoing series
Read MoreProtected Islands In The Stream Help Keep Mighty Yellowstone Wild
March 15, 2023
Investing in nature = smart ecosystem thinking: Beartooth Group and state of Montana preserve pair of wildlife-rich islands that now provides legal access to those who savor Yellowstone River by boat
Read MoreThe Usual Suspects: In Colorado, Wolves Blamed For Losses They Didn't Cause
March 13, 2023
Story Warren, in this personal essay for Writers on the Range, notes how an investigation shows 40 recent cattle deaths can't be pinned on lobos
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