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At National Elk Refuge, Pondering The Winter That Was, The Spring That Is

March 23, 2018

"Bulls at the Elk Refuge" by Sue Cedarholm
As her project 'Watercolor Diary' heads toward conclusion, Sue Cedarholm paints a vision of wapiti about to shed their antlers
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For Yellowstone And America, Climate Change Brings Our Moment Of Truth

March 20, 2018

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem sits at the epicenter of a huge disruption from rising temperatures. Skiing will be the first of many major casualties
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A Lifelong Sportsman Writes His Congressional Delegation About Guns

March 14, 2018

Photo courtesy USFWS
Gary Wolfe is a hunter, biologist and formerly an outfitter, head of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Montana fish and wildlife commissioner
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#MeToo In A Culture Of Good Old Boys

March 7, 2018

Photo courtesy Kristen Honig / NPS
Susan Marsh says Forest Service created ripe conditions for backlash
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Russell Chatham's Reflections On Role Of Artist

March 4, 2018

Pale Winter Moonrise by Russell Chatham
Wisdom from the legendary former resident of Paradise Valley
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The Big Empty Is Anything But

February 27, 2018

Badlands, western Nevada
Jackson Frishman is connected to the giants of American mountaineering. He also knows the pain and euphoria of the West
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Two Wyoming Moms: A Fourth Grade Teacher Writes Her Congresswoman About Guns

February 18, 2018

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, photo courtesy Warren Air Force Base
Libby Crews Wood calls upon U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney to set politics aside and embrace common sense
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Why Some Western Towns Live Or Die

February 15, 2018

 Photo courtesy Dave Touissant (photographersnature.com)
A prominent economist explains the value of public land for 21st-century America
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Bench Marks: The People And Places Lifting Us Up When We Are Down

February 13, 2018 // Community, Community Change

Peets Hill, Bozeman, Montana
Psychotherapist Timothy Tate: It's tough work fighting to save the communities we love and finding ways to avert the trail of despair
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My Golden Weeping Willow—Finding Grounding In The Spectacular Ordinary

February 1, 2018 // Co-existence

A golden weeping willow (MaxPixel)
Naturalist Susan Marsh opens her old journal and muses on boredom, beauty, impermanence and the lament of a favorite tree cut down
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The Future Of The Local Small Town Ski Hill

February 1, 2018 // Big Art of Nature, Community, Community Change, Public Lands

Snow King Mountain
Sue Cedarholm paints a picture that speaks to both nostalgia and concern about Snow King
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Of Dads And Mountain Daughters

January 30, 2018 // Community, Community Change, Culture

Daughter Abbey on a trip home
A foundational relationship in a woman’s life, its impacts lasting a lifetime
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Who Is Willing To Defend American Wilderness?

January 24, 2018 // Public Lands, Wilderness

The Palisades Wilderness Study Area in Wyoming
As attacks on wilderness and environmental laws rage, many citizens wonder why some prominent conservation groups seem to be missing in action?
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Beholding The Golden Green Goose That Hatched One Of The Richest Counties in America

January 22, 2018 // Economy, Ecosystem Protection, Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly, Guest Commentary

 Moulton Barn fronting the Tetons
Teton County, Wyo. Commissioner Mark Newcomb examines the cost—and dividends— of protecting a wild American ecosystem
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