Seeing Green: How to Make Friends with a Plant

August 22, 2024 // OPINION: Column

by Susan Marsh

Take the time to get to know your neighbors

In her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh writes about her relationships with flora and how to avoid ‘plant blindness.’

Can We be Better ‘Masters of the Household?’

July 19, 2024 // OPINION: Column

by Susan Marsh

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.

Squeezing the Waterways in Greater Yellowstone

June 12, 2024 // OPINION: Column

by Susan Marsh

Jackson, Wyoming. As they built it, they did come.

As Jackson Hole swells with development, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh writes that waterways like Flat Creek need our attention.

In Praise of Mud Season

May 3, 2024 // OPINION: Column

by Susan Marsh

As spring touches down like so many wet snowflakes, the perennial dicentra Steer's Head begins to bloom

MoJo columnist Susan Marsh shrugs off the damp and cool of spring in the Northern Rockies to get outside and rediscover enchantment in the season.

Wilderness: An Update on the Custer Gallatin

April 25, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

Emigrant Peak in the Custer Gallatin National Forest

Considering the changing climate and recent proposals, four heavy hitters weigh in on the future of Wilderness, wildlife and the Custer Gallatin National Forest.

We Are All Connected

March 29, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

by Susan Marsh

In her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh finds unity, elegance and bliss in the wild.

As Wildfire Season Looms, Firefighters Battle Low Pay and Low Snow

February 20, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Bowman Leigh

Wildland firefighters on their commute to the office

The Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act could permanently raise federal firefighter salaries. But even if Congress can pass it, the proposed legislation still isn’t a perfect fix.

Premiere of the Queen

February 15, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Laura Lundquist

As a 25-year-old mother in 2020, Grizzly 399 emerged from hibernation with four cubs

Grizzly 399 is the most famous bear in the world. The new film, 399: Queen of the Tetons, makes its world premiere at Missoula’s Documentary Film Festival on Feb. 16

Forests of Immortal Stories

January 31, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

by Susan Marsh

Old-growth forests, whether in large continuous stands or scattered pockets, have long found refuge in Greater Yellowstone

In her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh writes how ancient trees draw human love in Greater Yellowstone and across the globe.

In her poignant essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh reminds us of the important things in life as she reflects on the past year: to be bold, to be gracious, and to remember that the more we give, the more we receive.