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Where Have All The Pronghorn Gone?
July 11, 2023
As many as 500 pronghorn once migrated along the "Path of the Pronghorn." In 2023, biologists counted 25.
Read MoreThe World Loses Wildlife Art's Greatest Champion
July 6, 2023
Bill Kerr passes at 85. In Jackson Hole, his vision led to creation of the National Museum of Wildlife Art, a shrine for those globally who value connections between art and nature
Read MoreIn Montana, Four Different Polls Say Citizens Seriously Unhappy About Sprawl
July 5, 2023
North of Yellowstone, no-zoning signs fly like protest flags but residents of beautiful Park County are deeply concerned lack of planning is causing the loss of places they love
Read More'What Were You Thinking When You Took The Osprey?'
July 4, 2023
Dave Hall peers back four generations toward a revered ancestor who did things as a sportsman that would not meet today's conservation ethic
Read MoreCould Ecological Restoration Be The New Outdoor Recreation?
June 26, 2023
By giving back, rather than only taking, we can hold the line in saving wildness and give places new life. Dr. Richard Knight explains how in Writers on the Range
Read MoreHeadwaters' Report Highlights Downsides Of So-Called Green Lifestyle Economy
June 24, 2023
Environmentalists often condemn resource extraction, but is the 'natural amenity economy' built on industrial recreation, tourism and real estate sales better for wildlife?
Read MoreDo We Need New Maps To Protect Nature Or A New Land-Based 'Mythology'?
June 23, 2023
Lee Nellis, a longtime planning guru in Greater Yellowstone, responds to Lori Ryker's call for a new blueprint in thinking about development
Read MoreIn Gallatin Gateway, Battle Rages Over Proposed 'Glampground' on Gallatin River
June 20, 2023
Since 2020, lawsuits and appeals dominate debate over 58-unit glampground planned for island in 'crown jewel' waterway
Read MoreLooking Past The Cliches of 'Western Art'
June 18, 2023
In her new award-winning book 'Montana Modernists,' Michele Corriel declares that artists from the West are so much more than frontier portrayals of cowboys and Indians
Read MoreGrizzly 399 And Cub—An Update From Jackson Hole
June 17, 2023
At Summer Solstice and more than a month out of the den, 399 has devoted much time, Thomas Mangelsen says, to helping her cub understand the joy of play
Read MorePondering Loneliness When You Live In A Place Some Call Shangri-la
June 16, 2023
People flee to the wilds seeking solitude and yet there's a crisis of human disconnection now gripping America. Therapist Timothy Tate explores what's behind it
Read MoreWhy Insurance Companies Are Pulling Out Of Fire-Prone Areas in California
June 15, 2023
An emergency management expert advises on how to reduce risk. Her top suggestion: make smarter land use choices and limit development in risky areas
Read MoreMountains In Wilderness Don’t Need Hardware
June 13, 2023
New legislation could allow rock climbers to install permanent fixtures in Wilderness areas in Greater Yellowstone and nationwide
Complements in Landscape Beauty: Art and Place in the Gros Ventre and Beyond
June 12, 2023
Returning to ‘Magic Ridge,’ Susan Marsh rediscovers the many faces of Nature’s splendor
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