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Terminal Diagnosis: How Montana Writer Ivan Doig Coped With His Own End
October 5, 2019
Doig's spirit springs to life in the MSU Library Archives, revealing his literary triumphs, fears and what lay in his heart
Read MoreNational Flashpoint: The Gallatin Range Is Ground Zero For Americans Talking About Wilderness
September 30, 2019
History shows those pushing for mountain bikes in wilderness have no factual traction. Read this excerpt of Todd Burritt's book on Greater Yellowstone
Read More'Outside Ourselves' Should Be Read By Every Outdoor Recreationist
September 30, 2019
Todd Burrit, former wilderness ranger, goes on a long wander in Greater Yellowstone and emerges as a protector
Read MoreArmed And Ready—For Safer Travel In Griz Country
September 23, 2019
Danielle Oyler teaches people how to live and recreate smarter around places where bears live. How knowledgeable are you?
Read MoreMike Yochim Literally Writes This Love Letter To Yellowstone With His Eyes
August 27, 2019
Stricken with ALS—aka Lou Gehrig's Disease—author of new book on Yellowstone gives MoJo interview to talk about park and stories that need telling
Read MoreSocial Media: Harnessing The Digital Human Ecosystem To Protect Nature
August 7, 2019
MoJo summer intern Jordan Payne explores the multiple ways, for good and bad, that social media is affecting the way we interface with the wild outdoors
Read MoreWe Need Wilderness With No Apologies And No Regrets
July 4, 2019
A veteran of the American Wilderness movement says the debate over protecting the Gallatin Mountain Range near Yellowstone should not be a means for rationalizing further loss of wildlands
Read MoreThe Wild West: How Do We Deal With Its Rapid Transformation?
June 19, 2019
Mountain Journal intern Jordan Payne gets a crash course on the New West and titanic forces shaping its future
Read MoreWildlife Diseases: A Global Expert Takes Stock Of Greater Yellowstone
May 20, 2019
Andrew Dobson discusses the consequences of artificially feeding elk in Wyoming, the positive role of predators in confronting disease and worries related to CWD
Read MoreNew Wyoming Hunting Group Takes The Old Guard To Task
May 17, 2019
Mountain Pursuit, founded by former journalist and fifth-generation Wyomingite Rob Shaul, expresses outrage over, among other things, the brutal treatment of coyotes and decline of fair chase in hunting
Read MoreGut-Check Time: Navigating The Ups And Downs Of Dramatic Change
May 15, 2019
How can some western communities and wildlands save their essence during booms, how do others prevent themselves from blowing away? A gathering in Bozeman will address these poles of the 'New West'
Read MoreIs Development On Private Land in Jackson Hole Causing The Community To Burst At Its Seams?
May 6, 2019
Award-winning writer Susan Marsh, a former Forest Service naturalist and wildlands manager, expresses worry that is on the minds of many in her famous valley
Read MoreHow To Save, Build and Protect A Better Community
May 1, 2019
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Read MoreRobert Staffanson (1921-2019) Reflects On What It Means To Be A Real Cowboy
April 27, 2019 // Culture, Guest Commentary, Politics, Ranching
An old wrangler looks back on his life as he nears the end of the trail. Bob Staffanson, who founded The Billings Symphony and later became known as "the Cowboy Conductor" in New England and Europe, grew up herding cattle in Montana. It was the unshakable imprint of the West that brought him home. Staffanson reflects on the current president, the resilience of Western women, and the definition of a real cowboy.
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