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Where We Begin The Cycle Of Forever
August 1, 2022
Our poet in residence, Lois Red Elk (Dakota/Lakota), writes about the sun dance and seeking healing
Read MoreThe Eternal Sacred Dwells In This Moment
June 4, 2022 // Indigenous Knowledge, Poetry
Lois Red Elk writes and speaks using the ancient human language of the continent. In her latest poem, she offers a universal truth: Be present and aware in the here and now
Read MoreWhen Yellowstone Wildlife Injures Humans, We Need To Keep Own Behavior In Check
June 1, 2022
In the wake of a bison goring, maybe it's time to reflect again on risk, wildness and how we comport ourselves in responding to tragedy
Read MorePeacock The Firebrand Asks: Is Fighting For Wild Earth Worth It?
May 17, 2022
Doug Peacock battles for grizzly conservation, inspired an Ed Abbey character and served as a Green Beret medic in Vietnam. His new memoir is perfect read for summer
Read MoreGrizzlies Around Yellowstone Are Entering A Big Squeeze
May 16, 2022
Past research shows bears are sensitive to small amounts of habitat intrusion by recreation and development. But what's the impact now as both of those go boom?
Read MorePlease Look Up: Goldens Are In Trouble
May 12, 2022
Golden eagles are barometers for how to think about landscape changes and threats to wildlife in the West. Featured in new film, Charles Preston says these amazing birds of prey deserve our attention
Read MoreLate Spring Dance: Life, Death And Renewal In Yellowstone
May 7, 2022
Steve Fuller, winterkeeper of America's oldest national park, takes note of Yellowstone's most dramatic season
Read MoreWhen Iktomi The Trickster And Original Spider Man Comes A Calling
May 6, 2022
Lois Red Elk writes a poem about how an ancient spirit pays a visit when we are most vulnerable
Read MoreJuggernaut: Industrial Recreation Deepens Its Tear Across America's Wildlands
April 27, 2022
Is outdoor recreation Manifest Destiny 2.0? Get ready, the West is about to experience a rush to expand the outdoor recreation infrastructure like never before. Is that a good thing for nature?
Read MoreSearching For The 'Other Bob' Behind Dylan
April 25, 2022
In 1968, writer Toby Thompson set out for Hibbing, Minnesota on a quest to find out how Robert Zimmerman became Bob Dylan. He met the legend's high school sweetheart who inspired a Dylan song
Life Trails: Reflecting On Paths Taken, Dead Ends And Routes Remembered
April 18, 2022
Jackson Hole nature writer Susan Marsh returns. She ponders her long ago dreams of youth and how the wilds still bring her back to where she wants to be
Read MoreWhen Entering Griz Country: New Holster Makes Bear Spray Quicker On The Draw
April 12, 2022
If bear spray isn't readily accessible, what good is it? Richard Siberell's 'Bearosol Holster' designed to give mountain bikers and others easier reach to spray when bears appear and seconds matter
Read MoreAnother Colorado Mountain Town Copes With Impacts Of Growing Recreation Pressure On Wildlife
April 9, 2022
Outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, expanding trails and intensity of use are impacting how elk use the landscape and may be causing their numbers to fall.
Read MoreOutdoor Recreation Equals Conservation: Debunking The Myth
April 5, 2022
A developer's proposal to build a 'glampground' on the banks of the famous Gallatin River stokes controversy and calls messaging used by American conservation groups about recreation into question
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