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Weighing new options for Yellowstone bison, NPS records 12,500 comments
October 5, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Bison roam the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park](/content/articles/ic_1696543929_400x300_true.jpg)
Deadline for public comment on new bison management plan is Oct. 10
Read MoreFinding our MoJo
October 2, 2023
![We've heard the call and are gearing up.](/content/articles/ic_1696268942_400x300_true.jpg)
As Mountain Journal ramps up coverage, a letter from its Interim Executive Director and Managing Editor
Read MoreMOJO RISING
September 21, 2023
![The dawn of a new day.](/content/articles/ic_1695323160_400x300_true.jpg)
A letter to readers from the Mountain Journal Board of Directors
Read MoreA 'Greater Yellowstone National Park': Is It So Far-Fetched?
August 8, 2023
![A greater version of Yellowstone fit for the 21st century?](/content/articles/ic_1691537596_400x300_true.jpg)
To save America's most iconic wildlife ecosystem, two prominent conservationists say in this op-ed that today's epic challenges must be met with grander bolder thinking. If not this, then what?
Read MoreMembers Of 'Buffalo Nation' In Yellowstone Deserve Better Treatment
August 1, 2023
![Yellowstone bison straddling the danger zone along the national park border with Montana](/content/articles/ic_1690684728_400x300_true.jpg)
Jaedin Medicine Elk (Northern Cheyenne) says the scene that played out just beyond Yellowstone's border with bison this year needs fixing, not a portrayal of it being a rousing success
Read MoreIn Yellowstone, Teepees To Light The Night, Illuminating Age-Old Connections
July 29, 2023
![Teepees aglow beneath the Milky Way on Yellowstone's front doorstep](/content/articles/ic_1690668993_400x300_true.jpg)
Several days of festivities at Roosevelt Arch and Madison Junction honor the heritage of indigenous Yellowstone. The public is invited to attend these August events
Read MoreA Bozeman Clearcut Leaves Mother Nature Homeless
July 27, 2023
![The aftermath of a city-approved clearcut](/content/articles/ic_1690489260_400x300_true.jpg)
Marcia Kaveney loves Bozeman's nature of place. But she and a lot of longtime citizens in Montana's Gallatin Valley are fed up with what growth is doing to wildlife and the landscape
Read MoreBear Tags As Revenue Generators: How Much Will Wyoming Make Bringing Back Griz Hunt?
July 26, 2023
![One of Grizzly 399's original three cubs, 587](/content/articles/ic_1690402824_400x300_true.jpg)
One of the arguments states use in pushing for grizzly delisting is bringing back a trophy season to help them recoup money they've spent on bear recovery. Does the premise add up?
Read MoreRick Bass: Let The Yaak Be Another Momentus First In American Conservation
July 25, 2023
![A bull moose in the Yaak Valley rainforest](/content/articles/ic_1690314659_400x300_true.jpg)
In this guest essay, the writer suggests that protecting old growth trees in the Kootenai could establish Montana as a national reference in confronting climate change
Read MoreWho Really Is Footing The Tab For Wildlife Conservation In The West?
July 25, 2023
![Who should have biggest sway in determining fate of species](/content/articles/ic_1690236917_400x300_true.jpg)
For decades, hunters and anglers have claimed they're the economic bulwarks for protecting species. But is it true? Also: Is it time that outdoor recreation users be asked to pay taxes on gear?
Read MoreMontana’s Climate Kids Should Adopt Wildlife As Their Mascot
July 23, 2023
![What kind of landscapes are we creating for others to dwell inside?](/content/articles/ic_1690148146_400x300_true.jpg)
Citing the state constitution, young people in Montana sued the state over climate change. Win or lose, wildlife conservation would strengthen their case with the public
Read MoreWhat it means to stand at the Crossroads of the West
July 20, 2023
![Perception versus reality: The West ain't what you see in old cowboy films](/content/articles/ic_1689873857_400x300_true.jpg)
In her latest book, "True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America," Betsy Gaines Quammen takes a deep look into the myths of the West and how we our future lies in the balance
Read MoreMontana's Gallatin Valley And Wildlife Paying Big Price For Growth In Big Sky
July 18, 2023
![From the air: Scattershot sprawl rapidly filling Montana's pastoral Gallatin Valley](/content/articles/ic_1689731282_400x300_true.jpg)
What's happening near Gallatin Gateway, Montana is indicative, Robert Sisson says, of how developers are making profits but externalizing their costs on citizens and nature
Read MoreHow Greater Yellowstone Grizzlies Could Be Delisted And Remain Protected
July 18, 2023
![A grizzly mother with cubs in Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1689708387_400x300_true.jpg)
States are pushing hard to remove America's most famous grizzly population from federal protection. The primary reason is obvious. Why aren't we doing the same with bald eagles?
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