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This ‘Bearish’ Economy Is One Most States Would Love To Have
July 14, 2023
![Totems of Greater Yellowstone's "bearish" economy](/content/articles/ic_1689362980_400x300_true.jpg)
Often cast as liabilities and villains by politicians, grizzlies and wolves in Yellowstone region are bullish assets that keep delivering dividends—as long as they remain alive
Read MoreHeadwaters' Report Highlights Downsides Of So-Called Green Lifestyle Economy
June 24, 2023
![New glampground along Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley, enabled by weak planning laws in Park County, Montana](/content/articles/ic_1687564178_400x300_true.jpg)
Environmentalists often condemn resource extraction, but is the 'natural amenity economy' built on industrial recreation, tourism and real estate sales better for wildlife?
Read MoreIn Gallatin Gateway, Battle Rages Over Proposed 'Glampground' on Gallatin River
June 20, 2023
![The Gallatin River and site of the proposed glampground called Riverbend](/content/articles/ic_1687281247_400x300_true.jpg)
Since 2020, lawsuits and appeals dominate debate over 58-unit glampground planned for island in 'crown jewel' waterway
Read MoreTo Stop A Grizzly And How Bear Spray Saved A Life
June 6, 2023
![A large male grizzly approaches the camera in Greater Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1686093007_400x300_true.jpg)
When a grizzly bear charged Keegan David, he had seconds to
react. He shared his story with Mountain Journal.
Famous Jackson Hole Grizzly 399 Wows Again, But Now What?
May 18, 2023
![Model of Motherhood: 399 and her new cub out of hibernation](/content/articles/ic_1684459521_400x300_true.jpg)
Emerging with her 18th cub as part of a historic legendary life, 399 is 27, long in the tooth and still transforming our perceptions of grizzlies. Now it's our turn to be on best behavior
Read MoreHow Development Forced Bozeman’s Namesake Creek Underground
May 10, 2023
![Do you see it? What is the water and land mosaic telling us?](/content/articles/ic_1683764443_400x300_true.jpg)
The plight of Bozeman Creek is an indicator of how the health of waterways in Greater Yellowstone and the West are facing a multitude of damaging threats
Read MoreThe Doggoned Truth—Domestic Canines Are Not Wildlife’s Best Friends
May 4, 2023
![We love our pups but they're taking a toll on wildlife](/content/articles/ic_1683220249_400x300_true.jpg)
The science is clear that our canine friends are seriously disrupting wild ecosystems, but why do we keep turning a blind eye? Do we want wildlife to persist?
Read MoreRemember, You Matter: Support Your Community Through 'Give Big'
May 2, 2023
![Where earth meets sky: In Gallatin Valley, we celebrate the people and wildness that make up this special place](/content/articles/ic_1683071426_400x300_true.jpg)
MoJo interviews Jill Ellwood with One Valley Community Foundation about Give Big's history and unprecedented success
Read MoreExploring Peregrinations
April 18, 2023
![Defying boundaries: Courtenaye's paintings remind of nature's refusal to be boxed in](/content/articles/ic_1681865332_400x300_true.jpg)
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 MorePeople Beat Machines In Ability To Identify Wildlife
April 5, 2023
![A big wildcat on the run: could you ID it in a line up?](/content/articles/ic_1680728368_400x300_true.jpg)
Although AI is frighteningly on the rise, study finds human eyesight and brains still hold advantage in recognizing subtle differences between pumas
Read MoreAre Western Mountain Towns Ready For The Coming Flames?
March 21, 2023
![Can't happen here? The Bridger Foothills Fire was Bozeman's WUI wake-up call](/content/articles/ic_1679357907_400x300_true.jpg)
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
![Yellowstone magic: vision of protected islands in a healthy wild braided river](/content/articles/ic_1678849187_400x300_true.jpg)
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 MoreMoving Into The Flames
March 8, 2023
![A crown fire approaches the Old Faithful Photo Shop, Yellowstone National Park, 1988](/content/articles/ic_1678317147_400x300_true.jpg)
As climate refugees flee extreme weather events, they’re relocating to wildfire-prone areas like Greater Yellowstone. Part 1 in our ongoing series on wildfire
Mayor Ghosts Nature In Bozeman's Annual State Of The City Address
March 1, 2023
![Elk find solitude on an undeveloped hillside in the Gallatin Valley outside Bozeman](/content/articles/ic_1677710567_400x300_true.jpg)
It's strange how so few elected officials in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are willing to speak out for our world-class wildlife. And that does not bode well
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