Ashleigh Scully is a rising Millennial star in wildlife photography. Enjoy a Mountain Journal interview with the conservation-minded phenom
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What’s Up With 'The Green New Deal' And What Does It Mean For The West?
March 13, 2019 // Climate Change, Economy
Lance Olsen boils down a familiar old battle to its basics as sabers rattle among coal interests in Wyoming and Montana
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 MorePublic Health Official: Chronic Wasting Disease Seems Bound To Infect People
March 6, 2019 // Chronic Wasting Disease, Hunting, Jackson Hole, Wildlife
"CWD is gonna be a helluva wildlife problem even if disease doesn't reach livestock and humans," Osterholm says. He criticizes Wyoming for continuing to operate controversial elk feedgrounds
Read MoreBoom-time Frenzy: What Kind Of Prosperity Destroys The Foundation It Is Built Upon?
February 26, 2019 // Big Sky, Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly, Jackson Hole, Wildlife
Never mind Greater Yellowstone's super volcano, there's already an epic explosion occurring in some corners of the ecosystem. And it's called growth
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 MoreWallowing Unhappily In Yellowstone
February 25, 2019 // Bison, Yellowstone
Cursed cars: a Millennial tourist, among the record-breaking masses, admits to being profoundly disappointed by his front country experience in America's first national park
Read MoreThe War Veteran Who Had A Dream—In Which He Was Visited By A Midget
February 21, 2019 // Community, Community Change
By courting the images that come to us during sleep and drawing upon their messages, our dreams within can help us achieve more meaningful, peaceful outer lives
Read MoreUnnatural Disaster: Will America’s Most Iconic Wild Ecosystem Be Lost To A Tidal Wave Of People?
February 14, 2019 // Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly
A MoJo Special Report: Can the wild Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem survive the coming hurricane of human population growth? As part of Mountain Journal's ongoing investigative series, "Greater Yellowstone: The Big Picture," Todd Wilkinson examines significant issues shaping the future of America's most iconic wildland ecosystem. This story focuses on the accelerating impacts of human development.
Read MoreWhy More Heat Means The End Of The Predictable World As We Know It
February 13, 2019
By not confronting the causes of climate change, we're setting ourselves up for huge economic and ecological impacts. A comprehensive analysis by Lance Olsen on this and the Green New Deal
Read MoreThe Artful Angler
January 23, 2019
Life after government: Mike Gurnett celebrates wildlife in metal after being a spokesman for the natural world
Read MoreClimate Change: Making Sense of Hansjörg Wyss's $1 Billion Stake In Our Common Future
January 16, 2019
Giving Back To Greater Yellowstone Can Also Mean Not Taking The Things That Sustain It
Read MoreTwo Stories About Shung-mani-tu Tanka—The Lobo
January 11, 2019
Lois Red Elk Tells Different Tales From "Little Red Riding Hood"
Read MoreA Death Of Ethics: Is Hunting Destroying Itself?
December 12, 2018 // Hunting, Wildlife
From killing baboon families to staging predator-killing contests, hunters stand accused of violating the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Now they’re being called out by their own.