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A Doctor Plumbs The Depths Of Ivan Doig's Illness And Asks: 'Did He Have An Epiphany?'
October 5, 2019
Robert Patrick, a Doig fan and end-of-life-physician, writes of what he found in the famous author's journals
Read MoreTerminal Diagnosis: How Montana Writer Ivan Doig Coped With His Own End
October 5, 2019
Doig's spirit springs to life in the MSU Library Archives, revealing his literary triumphs, fears and what lay in his heart
Read MoreNational Flashpoint: The Gallatin Range Is Ground Zero For Americans Talking About Wilderness
September 30, 2019
History shows those pushing for mountain bikes in wilderness have no factual traction. Read this excerpt of Todd Burritt's book on Greater Yellowstone
Read More'Outside Ourselves' Should Be Read By Every Outdoor Recreationist
September 30, 2019
Todd Burrit, former wilderness ranger, goes on a long wander in Greater Yellowstone and emerges as a protector
Read MoreSoliloquy For The Fall: Nature Is A Place Where Non-conformists Can Find Themselves
September 29, 2019
Susan Marsh riffs eloquently on connecting to place, loss of place and what's worth saving. Are we in Greater Yellowstone listening?
Read MoreDoes The E-Bike Invasion Represent A Menace To Wildlife And Character Of Public Lands?
September 25, 2019
Larry Desjardin examines impact of Interior Department executive order opening gate for e-bikes in national parks, wildlife refuges and BLM lands. Are national forests next?
Read MoreIt's Time To Get The Lead Out Of Hunting Ammo
September 5, 2019
Eliminating lead bullets isn't anti-hunting, experts say; it's being pro-human and wildlife health. Franz Camenzind asks: what sportsman would be opposed to that?
Read MoreThe Mighty Return Of Tatanka
September 4, 2019
Poet Lois Red Elk writes of buffalo dreams becoming fulfilled and rumbling spirits finding a way home
Read MoreFrom Griz Attack Survivor To Advocate: Barrie Gilbert's Wild Journey
September 3, 2019
Book review: Researcher's new riveting memoir takes us back to a fateful day in 1977 when mauling in Gallatin Mountains of Yellowstone brought him global attention
Read MoreMy Yellowstone Mauling And Mountaintop Rescue: An Exclusive Excerpt
September 2, 2019
In his new memoir, 'One of Us,' bear biologist Barrie Gilbert recounts his own brutal grizzly attack and the reasons behind his passion for large landscape conservation
Read MoreActually, Most Americans Support The Endangered Species Act
August 28, 2019
Despite claims by the Trump Administration and some politicians that the public desperately wanted the ESA reformed, that isn't what citizens say in surveys
Read MoreUltra-lethal 'Cyanide Bombs' Used To Kill Public Wildlife Banned For Now In Wyoming
August 20, 2019
Despite coming under increasing pressure, EPA remains noncommittal to abolishing deadly M-44s used to kill predators that eat livestock on public land
Read MoreOnce Proud Forest Service Poised To Help Gut NEPA
August 19, 2019
Instead of a improving a landmark environmental law, changes appear designed to flout environmental standards, says award-winning former Forest Service veteran
Read MoreNature Helps Kids Have Compassion For The World
August 13, 2019
In a time of rising social anxiety and mass violence, empathy seems in short supply. Exposure to wild places can revive it
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