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Homing Instinct: Sandhills' Return A Marvel To Behold
April 18, 2023
In Greater Yellowstone, America's cradle of wildlife conservation, writer Earle Layser offers this primer on sandhill cranes—another inspirational part of an ecosystem still intact
Read MoreMeet Jessica Wiese, Mountain Journal's New Executive Director
April 7, 2023
With a background in science and private land conservation, Wiese says the time is now to rally for Greater Yellowstone as the region comes under increasing human pressure
Read More'Huge Mortality': Winterkill Hitting Wildlife In Northern Rockies Hard
April 7, 2023
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 MoreThe Gray Ghosts Of Change: Can The Grizzly 'Bear Tree' Be Saved?
April 3, 2023
The whitebark pine tree is receiving federal protection at same time states are pushing to remove grizzlies from imperiled list. A story about how fate of trees and bears is intertwined
Rising Toll Of Yellowstone Bison Killed In Montana Attracts Global Outrage
March 27, 2023
Op-Ed: With one-third of herd gone, Jaedin Medicine Elk—Northern Cheyenne—calls out the slaughter of America's official national land mammal on Yellowstone's front doorstep
Read MoreWe Are Transforming Yellowstone And Only Hard Human Choices Will Keep Ecosystem Intact
March 22, 2023
In this guest essay, Lance Olsen notes that our best hope of safeguarding America's first national park and its natural character rests with our species consuming less land. Can we tame our appetite?
Read MoreAre Western Mountain Towns Ready For The Coming Flames?
March 21, 2023
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
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
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
Wake-Up Time: First Grizzly Of 2023 Spotted In Yellowstone
March 7, 2023
Bears are coming of their dens in Greater Yellowstone and given the tough winter we've had there are a lot of carcasses awaiting them. Be aware and be careful
Read MoreIn Jackson Hole, Good News About CWD—For Now
March 5, 2023
Senior biologist with National Elk Refuge says Chronic Wasting Disease hasn't shown up there yet. But any sense of solace is probably short lived
Read MoreCheckerboard: Do Laws In Greater Yellowstone Favor Private Rights Over Public Interest?
March 3, 2023
Award-winning writer and longtime Forest Service veteran Susan Marsh writes a parable for our time that underscores how we must take action to save our fragile ecosystem
Read MoreMayor Ghosts Nature In Bozeman's Annual State Of The City Address
March 1, 2023
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
Read MoreMontana, In The Wake Of 'Yellowstone' and 'A River Runs Through It'
February 27, 2023
Thirty years after Norman Maclean's novella was brought to big screen, many are lamenting how it, and the TV melodrama 'Yellowstone' have fueled an inundation of western Montana
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