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Wilderness Proposal in Gallatin, Madison Ranges Sparks Debate

August 19, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Hyalite Peak in the Gallatin Range
A new bill hopes to establish 124,000 acres of Wilderness in the Gallatin and Madison ranges adjacent to Yellowstone National Park. Is it enough to protect wildlife?
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Montana Lays Plans for Federally Funded Wildlife Overpass

August 19, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes along with Montana DOT are planning a wildlife overpass along Highway 93
Application period for projects mitigating vehicle-wildlife collisions closes Sept. 4
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Nonprofit Sues Montana DEQ Over Gallatin Mine Approval

August 13, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

The site of the Black Pit in Gallatin Gateway, Montana
The Gateway Conservation Alliance filed a lawsuit against Montana citing environmental concerns over recent amendments to Opencut Mining Act.
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As Feds Delay Decision on Grizzly Protections, Montana and Wyoming Threaten Lawsuits

August 8, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

The grizzly bear was placed under protection of the Endangered Species Act in 1975
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pushed its decision timeline to January 2025. States want an update by the end of October.
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Yellowstone Bison Plan Looks to Balance Interests

August 6, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Bison walk through the Roosevelt Arch in Yellowstone National Park
While conservation groups have largely praised the new plan to govern bison populations within Yellowstone, Montana’s governor and its ag community are concerned about conflicts when those animals leave park boundaries.
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Food-Conditioned Grizzly Killed in Yellowstone River

August 2, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Grizzly bear tracks near the Yellowstone River
FWP says it euthanized Grizzly 769, removing its head and paws after multiple conflicts in Gardiner, Maiden Basin.
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Warm Waters, Low Flows Trigger Early Hoot-owl Restrictions on Montana, YNP Rivers

July 31, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

The Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park
The Gibbon, Firehole and Madison rivers in Yellowstone National Park join 17 Montana waterways that have restrictions to reduce stress on fish.
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UPDATE: Biscuit Basin Explosion Sent Debris Hundreds of Feet in Air, Deemed 'not Volcanic'

July 25, 2024

Remains of the day following the July 23 hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone
After a hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin destroyed a park boardwalk and sent visitors scrambling, NPS and USGS geologists say the explosion "was not caused by volcanic activity."
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Mountain Bikers Push to Ride Through Wilderness

July 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Montana is one of 54 wilderness areas in the U.S. totaling 9.1 million acres
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.
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Can We be Better ‘Masters of the Household?’

July 19, 2024 // OPINION: Column

In an age of selfie sticks and overcrowding, wildlife need their space
As residents and visitors in Greater Yellowstone, Susan Marsh writes that we must consider other species and give them the respect—and space—they deserve.
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On ‘A River’

July 17, 2024 // Book Review

The professor. Norman Maclean was as at home in the classroom as he was on Montana waters.
A new biography dives into the life of author Norman Maclean, his writing and his motivation behind the greatest fly-fishing story ever told.
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Counting Cougars

July 11, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

The elusive and magnificent "Ghost of the Rockies" in its element.
In this guest essay, photographer and Yellowstone guide MacNeil Lyons recounts the top 10 most thrilling mountain lion sightings he's experienced.
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Shooter Identified from July 4 Incident in Yellowstone

July 9, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Canyon Village in Yellowstone National Park
Following an FBI investigation, an individual who was firing a semi-automatic rifle at Canyon Village on July 4 has been identified as a Xanterra employee from Florida. The man was killed in gunfire exchange with park rangers.
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The Lost Lesson of Stewardship

July 9, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

Visitors in Yellowstone National Park contemplate the setting sun on the shores of Yellowstone Lake
In the face of a warming climate and accelerating human impact in Greater Yellowstone, former 16-year Montana State Representative Dorothy Bradley writes that we have a responsibility, not just to our ancestors, but to the wildlife being squeezed in the ecosystem.
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