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Looking Past The Cliches of 'Western Art'
June 18, 2023
![Bill Stockton's portrayal of a sunset](/content/articles/ic_1686990209_400x300_true.jpg)
In her new award-winning book 'Montana Modernists,' Michele Corriel declares that artists from the West are so much more than frontier portrayals of cowboys and Indians
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.
How 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 MoreBig Sky, Montana: A New West Mountain Town Primed For Its Own 'Big Burn'?
April 19, 2023
![Where there's smoke there's a big fire brewing](/content/articles/ic_1681947846_400x300_true.jpg)
This high-profile resort community is at 'very high risk to wildfire' and an emblem for the dangers of building in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Part 3 in MoJo's ongoing series
'Huge Mortality': Winterkill Hitting Wildlife In Northern Rockies Hard
April 7, 2023
![A bull elk in Yellowstone left haggard by the winter](/content/articles/ic_1680887041_400x300_true.jpg)
Grizzlies are out and wildlife is severely stressed. States issue warnings that recreationists need to be smart and, most importantly, respect space of animals or they could perish
Read MoreBig Sky Sustainability Group to Launch Climate Action Plan
February 13, 2023
![Our water and wildlife are key priorities in the battle for Greater Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1676309208_400x300_true.jpg)
Panel discussion preview, Part 1: Lill Erickson, Western Sustainability Exchange
How Bills To Stop Killing Coyotes With Snowmobiles Went Down In Flames
January 19, 2023
![In 2019, former Montana Sen. Mike Phillips introduced a bill to outlaw running over coyotes with snowmobiles. It failed.](/content/articles/ic_1674193360_400x300_true.jpg)
Former Montana lawmaker
questions what kind of religious people who worship Creator would condone torturing
living products of creation?
'Real' Wolves, Yellowstone and Humans’ Place in the Discussion Revealed at ‘Night of the Wolves’
January 12, 2023
![Conrad Fisher of the Northern Cheyenne/Tsėhéstáno and Shane Doyle regale panelists and the crowd](/content/articles/ic_1673574153_400x300_true.jpg)
MoJo hosts three preeminent wolf experts at The Ellen Theatre, bestows first-ever Conservation Courage awards at sold-out event
Read MoreShould Enviro Groups Be Promoting More Human Recreation Use Of Still-Unspoiled Places?
January 10, 2023
![Two's company, but crowds can destroy the magic of wild places](/content/articles/ic_1673235424_400x300_true.jpg)
A longtime Montana conservationist calls out a group for promoting its 'Trail of the Week' at a time when natural areas are being overwhelmed at the expense of wildlife
Read MoreWhite-tailed Deer Buck With CWD Confirmed Near Bozeman
December 14, 2022
![CWD is now on the doorstep of Bozeman](/content/articles/ic_1671071895_400x300_true.jpg)
As CWD spreads across the West, Wyoming still operates elk feedgrounds and states take aim at disease-fighting predators
Read MoreWin Or Lose, Liz Cheney's Legacy In American History Will Be Non Sibi Sed Patriae
August 16, 2022
![Not so long ago, prior to Jan. 6, 2021, Liz Cheney defended Trump](/content/articles/ic_1665417173_400x300_true.jpg)
In this op-ed, Tom Sadler reflects on Wyoming's Republican primary and what Lincoln, Roosevelt, Ike and Reagan would make of Harriet Hageman
Read MoreYellowstone's Famed 'Boiling River' Undergoes Dramatic Shape Shift
July 24, 2022
![The popular Yellowstone soaking place formerly known as 'Boiling River'](/content/articles/ic_1658594918_400x300_true.jpg)
The "historic" floods in Yellowstone obliterated roads, disrupted our use of the park and altered Boiling River, but Nature isn't "destroyed"
Read MoreUnthinkable Disaster: Sweep Of Yellowstone Likely Closed To Tourism For Remainder of 2022
June 14, 2022
![Historic north entrance to Yellowstone obliterated](/content/articles/ic_1655258126_400x300_true.jpg)
Park Supt. Cam Sholly says damage caused by roaring rivers to roads puts northern part of park out of commission just as busy 150th anniversary/summer season getting under way
Read MorePeacock The Firebrand Asks: Is Fighting For Wild Earth Worth It?
May 17, 2022
![Peacock during his searching years in Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1652838319_400x300_true.jpg)
Doug Peacock battles for grizzly conservation, inspired an Ed Abbey character and served as a Green Beret medic in Vietnam. His new memoir is perfect read for summer
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