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How A Mega-Mine And A 'Law Without A Brain' Were Defeated On Yellowstone's Back Door
August 26, 2021 // Activism, Mining, Yellowstone
A quarter century after a controversial gold mine was stopped thanks to presidential intervention, one of the green Davids who battled a powerful Canadian giant reflects on the longshot victory
Read MoreThe Messages Bears Bring
August 9, 2021
Poet Lois Red Elk writes that while bears and people emerged from the same origin dream, it was bruins who came first. Now, to find harmony, we need to be mindful of each other's space
Read MoreA Yellowstone Wolf-Watching Guide Wonders Aloud: What Century Are We Living In?
August 5, 2021
In this op-ed, Phil Knight says that given new laws in Montana and Idaho designed to decimate wolf numbers, it's time to restore federal protection for lobos
Read MoreIs 'Wildland Conservation' That Does Not Emphasize Wildlife Really Conservation?
April 28, 2021
Delightful new 'Artist's Field Guide To Yellowstone' offers inspiring reasons to care about protecting wildlife in Lower 48's famous bioregion
Read MoreBrokaw Opens Up To Big Sky Journalist
December 21, 2020
In The New West, Todd Wilkinson interviews Joseph T. O'Connor about his interview with Tom Brokaw on topics ranging from Trump to journalism and nature
Read MoreGriz 399 And Cubs Pay A Harrowing Visit To The Jackson Hole Suburbs
October 28, 2020
Bruin mama, considered most famous in the world, ventures into a danger zone, leaving human fans on pins and needles
Read MoreHow Social Media And Bad Behavior Are Leaving Wild Places Trashed
August 13, 2020
What has the Covid age spawned? While problems exist in all corners of public land West, naturalist Susan Marsh looks at impacts in Jackson Hole
Read MoreExperts Say The Magna Carta Of American Environmental Law Is Under Siege
January 12, 2020 // Conservation, Ecosystem Protection, EPA, Public Lands
Special Report: The National Environmental Policy Act benefits the lives of all Americans every day. So why is the Trump Administration weakening It?
Read MoreIf The Challenges Facing Jackson Hole Can't Be Fixed, Then What's The Fate Of Greater Yellowstone?
October 14, 2019
Will "collaboration as usual" save America's most iconic ecosystem or it is time for new leaders touting a braver new vision?
Read MoreConservationists Sue To Halt Artificial Feeding At National Elk Refuge
March 18, 2019 // Chronic Wasting Disease, Ecosystem Protection, Wildlife
With Chronic Wasting Disease likely already on refuge, action is claimed as necessary to prevent disastrous disease outbreak amongst America's most famous elk herd
Read MoreThe Perils Of Going Along To Get Along
March 13, 2019 // Climate Change, Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly, Leadership, Outdoor Recreation, Politics, The New West, Wildlife
What does it say about us when we have leaders who don't have the courage to act?
Read MoreWild, Tangled Hair: How A Younger Western Woman Got Her Groove
February 25, 2019 // Art
For Anna Vanuga, leaving Wyoming for Montana unearthed a new life through art. Her story will touch your heart
Read MoreCrossing The Finish Line: Sue Cedarholm Finds A Year of Grounding In Natural Moments
March 25, 2018
For 365 days, the Jackson Hole artist painted one new watercolor every day. This is what she learned
Read MoreAt National Elk Refuge, Pondering The Winter That Was, The Spring That Is
March 23, 2018
As her project 'Watercolor Diary' heads toward conclusion, Sue Cedarholm paints a vision of wapiti about to shed their antlers
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