All Stories
The Year of the Wolves
January 3, 2025 // FEATURE: History
Thirty years ago this month, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century’s most controversial acts of ecosystem management.
Read MoreThe Power of Storytelling
January 2, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
A Montana filmmaker’s multimedia project highlights
collaborative conservation work across the Treasure State.
Buffalo Bridge
December 23, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
In two new books, a Montana historian tracks how Native and White cultures blend and break away.
Read MoreBison Restoration in Greater Yellowstone gets $3M Boost
December 19, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Wyoming will
use the federal funding to expand bison habitat and research.
Unpacking a ‘Uniquely Mysterious’ Development Proposal in Paradise Valley
December 10, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Park County residents grapple with a high-density resort proposal in an agricultural area south of Livingston.
Read MoreEnvironmental Groups Challenge Federal Logging Project in Western Montana
December 10, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Clark Fork Face Project in Montana’s Garnet Range prompts lawsuit against BLM over wildlife habitat concerns.
Read MoreThe Mother We Shared: Reflections on the Life of Bear 399
October 30, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
An author and first responder weighs
the magnitude of the impact 399 had on her enamored followers, and examines how
we can bridge the gap for bears and other wildlife as we walk forward without
the Queen of the Tetons.
Grizzly Bear 399 Struck, Killed by Vehicle South of Jackson
October 23, 2024
Known as the Matriarch of the Tetons, 399 was a 28-year-old who lived her life primarily in Grand Teton National Park and was arguably the most famous bear in the world.
Wolf-Abuse Incident Prompts New Wyoming Bill
September 25, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Draft bill protects the right to run down predators, with
updated laws to limit ongoing suffering. Citizens say bill doesn’t go far
enough.
'Walking Among Giants': A Writer’s Introduction to the Grizzly Bear
September 23, 2024
In the
prologue to his new book, Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange discusses how he came to love North
America’s mighty bears.
Feeling Through Fire, Part 2: 'Melancholic Beauty'
September 18, 2024 // MoJo Special Series
In Part 2 of our series, a Brooklyn painter and
Montana’s Poet Laureate grapple with their crafts and the power of wildland
fire.
Mountain Bikers Push to Ride Through Wilderness
July 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
In June, Utah Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill to allow mountain bikes in Wilderness areas. In his op-ed, Kevin Proescholdt writes that weakening Wilderness protections is a slippery slope.
Read MoreGrizzly Hunting is Trophy Hunting
May 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
In this op-ed, a former Yellowstone park ranger turned independent grizzly
bear researcher writes that states will institute grizzly bear hunting if
grizzlies lose protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Wilderness: An Update on the Custer Gallatin
April 25, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
Considering
the changing climate and recent proposals, four heavy hitters weigh in on the future
of Wilderness, wildlife and the Custer Gallatin National Forest.