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At Winter Solstice: Deep Dreaming of Pte and Tatanka
December 16, 2021

As Lois Red Elk writes in a new poem, we are an expression of all our ancestors. We can honor them by remembering them—and reaching out in our dreams
Read MorePowder Daze: Where Bighorns No Longer Wander
December 15, 2021

Cartoonist John Potter says in many parts of the backcountry, any 'balance' between the desires of outdoor recreationists and the needs of sensitive wildlife is out of whack
Read More'A Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map' Is A Great Read
December 14, 2021

Rick Ridgeway has been called 'the real Indiana Jones' for his gravity-defying daring, breathtaking photos and yen to be outdoors. Now his priority is saving what's left of our wild home planet
Read MoreMeet a Conservation Group That Goes Where Most Fear To Tread
December 8, 2021

The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance dares to say the two words that often make land protectionists run for the hills: "planning" and "zoning." But they're crucial to saving the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Read MoreEruption: How Human Development Is Degrading The American Serengeti
December 5, 2021

Big blowups: Stunning visuals from Google Earth show how private land development and resource extraction on public lands are harming wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Read MoreCelebrating Our Extended Earthly Families
November 25, 2021

There is kinship in everything around us, if only we open our eyes, cartoonist John Potter reminds
Read MoreNearing The Solstice Reminds How We Are All Interwoven In Nature
November 24, 2021

The annual slide into seasonal darkness and quietude is, for MoJo columnist Susan Marsh, a time of reflection on our spiritual connection to the Earth—and each other
Read More“Never Here”: Battle Royale In MN Boundary Waters' Mine Fight Has Ties To Greater Yellowstone
November 16, 2021

Mountain Journal interviews Becky Rom who is hoping to stop a mega copper mine, backed by Chilean investors, from harming the Lower 48's premier water wilderness
Read MoreYellowstone Winterkeeper Bids Adieu To Final Weeks Of Autumn
November 14, 2021

With big crowds now gone from America's oldest national park for awhile, MoJo columnist Steven Fuller pays tribute to the quiet lull
Read MorePacked Audience Hears Experts Discuss Biggest Threats To Famed Jackson Hole Grizzly 399, Other Bears
November 11, 2021

Miracle of grizzly conservation in Lower 48 being undermined by sloppy garbage storage, proliferating development, outdoor recreation pressure and bad laws
Read MoreDon't Shred On Them: A Young Star Skier Speaks Up For Bighorns
November 11, 2021

Hadley Hammer, who learned to carve turns in the Tetons, says recreationists need to consider their growing impacts on sensitive wildlife. Her essay is one well worth reading
Read MoreWho Are The Biggest NIMBYS?
November 7, 2021

Once again, John Potter pokes fun at humans who fail to grasp the irony of intolerance when we invade the wild backyards of others
Read MoreA Nourishment Of Reverence Across Generations
November 7, 2021

Poet Lois Red Elk reflects on how, for thousands of years, the aftermaths of successful autumn hunts have been times of coming together for families expressing reverence to the creator
Read MoreHow Do We Continue The Miracle Of US Grizzly Conservation?
November 6, 2021

Fate of Jackson Hole Grizzly 399, human-bear co-existence and Montana laws hostile to grizzlies will be discussed in virtual town hall Monday night by Servheen, Hilty and Mangelsen. You're invited
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