How can some western communities and wildlands save their essence during booms, how do others prevent themselves from blowing away? A gathering in Bozeman will address these poles of the 'New West'
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Big Guns Want 230,000 Acres Of Gallatins Near Yellowstone Protected As Wilderness
May 14, 2019
Founder of Patagonia joins former U.S. Interior Secretary and dozens of eminent scientists who say capital "W" essential to safeguarding wildlife in core of Greater Yellowstone
Read MoreGulo Gulo! What The American West Can Learn From Wolverine Conservation In Mongolia
May 13, 2019
Mountain Journal interviews researcher Rebecca Watters on efforts to save wolverines halfway around the world
Read MoreCarrying The Banner For Wilderness
May 10, 2019
Wyoming Wilderness Association turns 40 and four dynamic young women are reinvigorating the wilderness spirit when so much is on the line in Greater Yellowstone
Read MoreIs Development On Private Land in Jackson Hole Causing The Community To Burst At Its Seams?
May 6, 2019
Award-winning writer Susan Marsh, a former Forest Service naturalist and wildlands manager, expresses worry that is on the minds of many in her famous valley
Read MoreNatural Truths: Channeling The Wisdom of Aldo Leopold
April 19, 2019
Seventy years after A Sand County Almanac was published, what would 'the godfather of modern ecological thinking' say about battles over predators, recreation and environmental justice?
Read MoreGreater Yellowstoneans Know How To Co-Exist With The Icons Of Wildness
April 9, 2019
First grizzly-human encounter reminds us of value of bear spray and the long odds of getting attacked
Read MoreFewer Elk Counted This Year On Yellowstone's Famous Northern Range—But What Does It Mean?
April 5, 2019
Annual wapiti survey: apart from wolves and other wildlife meat eaters, a formidable predator is winter
Read MoreJohn Heyneman Returns To Home Range
April 1, 2019
Wyoming rancher Heyneman, who grew up near Fishtail, Montana, has a personal family connection to the legendary Padlock Ranch and once left a big impression on Wallace Stegner
Read MoreIs American Prairie Reserve Taking The West Back To The Future?
March 25, 2019
With a grand vision for rewilding native species in eastern Montana, APR is spurring a huge debate over bison, private property rights, federalism and the survival of rural communities
Read MoreNaturalist Says Outdoor Recreation Can Have Huge Impacts On Wildlife
March 20, 2019 // Outdoor Recreation, The New West, Wildlife
Mountain bikers and hikers with dogs can bring huge spatial intrusions into wildlife habitat
Read MoreThe Power Of Words: How We Use Language To Justify Our Consumption Of Nature
March 11, 2019 // Public Lands, Wildlife, Wyoming
MoJo columnist Susan Marsh waxes on how we 'harvest' living things to avoid admitting we're taking their lives
Read MoreCan Greater Yellowstone’s Wildlife Survive Industrial Strength Recreation?
March 6, 2019 // development, Outdoor Recreation, The New West, Wildlife
A contrast between two different organizations—one devoted to tackling real issues shaping our region, the other running away from hard discussions about growing impacts of industrial-strength recreation
Read MoreIs Pat Clayton The Finest Fish Photographer In America?
February 20, 2019 // Conservation, Fine Art, Yellowstone
With a sense of urgency, feisty spirit and an incredible eye, this talented witness turns wild trout and salmon into art muses for conservation
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