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John Potter Brings New Nature Cartoon To Mountain Journal
February 3, 2021
Each Wednesday, in "It's All Relative," the Montana fine artist will explore issues shaping Greater Yellowstone and the West with sardonic truth
Read MoreBeyond Rescue: Do We Really Need Cell Phone Coverage In The Wild Backcountry?
January 20, 2021
As cell towers proliferate, allowing the internet and social media to penetrate remote landscapes, how come the public wasn't asked if it's a good idea?
Read MoreHow Much Is Enough: As Bozeman, Gallatin Valley And Big Sky Boom, What Is The Future Of Water?
October 15, 2020
Water shapes all our lives and it is the topic of free Bozeman Public Library SymBozium event. You're invited to listen to virtual discussion and ask questions
Read MoreMaintaining Forward Progress With The Great Bear
September 15, 2020
Randy Newberg is host of some of the most popular hunting shows on social media in America. He reflects on stalking wapiti in grizzly country and Montana's strategy for guiding bruin conservation
Read MoreGiving Grizzlies Their Legal Voice
July 19, 2020
Robert Aland, a tax attorney from Chicago, credits bears with turning him into a citizen advocate for nature—as he believes all residents, even part-timers, should be
Read MoreChasing The Dream: When Opportunity Arrives, Trying Not To Choke
July 16, 2020
Eddy Prugh was a soccer phenom in Bozeman, Montana. Then, on the way home from playing in Bolivia, two emails gave him butterflies in the gut
Read MoreListed Again: Greater Yellowstone Grizzlies Federally Protected And Won't Be Trophy Hunted
July 14, 2020
What the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in its high-profile ruling and what it means for the most iconic population of bears in the world
Read More'Unbroken Wilderness:' Some Call The Porcupine And Buffalo Horn 'Holy Land'
May 14, 2020
As animal highways important to Yellowstone Park, Bart Koehler says they are also the Gallatins' beating wild heart—and deserve protection
Read MoreThe West In A Time Of Conflict: The Bundys, Public Lands And Covid-19
March 30, 2020
| Mountain Journal columnist Rebecca Watters interviews Betsy Gaines Quammen about her new book 'American Zion' |
Americans Love Public Lands And Species Conservation But How Do We Pay For Them?
September 26, 2019
Opinion: John Goodell says a new bill, "The Recovering America's Wildlife Act," offers a game-changing path forward. What you need to know
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 MoreBig 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 MoreTom Mangelsen’s Legacy Images Speak To A Life Shooting In The Wild
April 3, 2019
Renowned Jackson Hole photographer inspires masses, including famous friends, to rally in defense of nature. His work now featured in national museum tour
Read MoreGrizzly Matters: A Recap Of Court Actions Involving Greater Yellowstone Bears
January 6, 2019 // Burning Off, Grizzly Bears
When it comes to true recovery for America's most famous bruins, the focus is not on numbers but biological connectivity
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