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As Backcountry Fills, Will Wildness Be Left Empty?

February 21, 2021

A pair of snowmobiles that carried snowboarders into the backcountry
In this op-ed, writer Phil Knight, a wilderness advocate for four decades, warns how Greater Yellowstone's remotest spots are being flooded by people
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No, Human Development Does Not "Create" Wildlife Corridors

February 18, 2021

Canmore, Alberta could be Bozeman, Big Sky or Jackson, Wyo
In op-ed, former superintendent of Canada's oldest national park calls out development scheme that has many parallels in Greater Yellowstone
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"New" Comers vs. "Old" Timers: A Modern West Soap Opera

February 17, 2021

Just like the TV melodrama?
Have you lived here long enough to call yourself local?
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What Does River Conservation Really Mean?

February 16, 2021

"In the Stillness of Dawn," a painting by Brent Cotton
The Week That Is: If you ask river protectors you're likely to get different answers. Is growing recreation pressure a problem?
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Yellowstone On Ice

February 15, 2021

The mighty Lower Falls encrusted in ice
Deep in the frozen maw of America's first national park, Yellowstone winterkeeper Steven Fuller chronicles the aftermath of a snowstorm
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Wildlife Toll Roads

February 10, 2021

  When our paths perilously intersect
Mountain Journal cartoonist John Potter offers a grim reminder why safe wildlife passageways across highways are important 
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The Watercolored Trout Of La Pescadera

February 10, 2021

Catching and releasing inspiration
Caroline Price's art has assumed greater meaning, reminding us of the things that matter most. She knows by personal experience
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Situational Truth-Telling in Wyoming And Beyond

February 8, 2021

What really sank the fortunes of coal?
The Week That Is: Sadler and Wilkinson talk Biden's climate plan, Cheney's censure and dismissing science unless it serves one's own political agenda
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When The Spirit Moves You, Sing A Song Called Odowan

February 5, 2021

Lightning on Electric Peak
From Fort Peck, Lois Red Elk sends us a new poem about a sonorous hymn to mark the moment you become present in the mystery of the natural world
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Exploring The Causes Of Groupthink

February 5, 2021

What are the sparks of groupthink hostilities?
Timothy Tate: What happened at the US Capitol is symptomatic of social anxieties that pervade politics and environmental issues, too
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John Potter Brings New Nature Cartoon To Mountain Journal

February 3, 2021

Potter and friend in Red Lodge
Each Wednesday, in "It's All Relative," the Montana fine artist will explore issues shaping Greater Yellowstone and the West with sardonic truth
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In Wyoming, Will Liz Hold The Upper Hand?

February 1, 2021

Cheney asks: loyalty to Trump or country?
The Week That Is: Sadler and Wilkinson talk the fate of Cheney, fractures in GOP and Trump's attempt to turn Wyoming against her
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Greater Yellowstone Climate Guru: 'I Worry About Our Wild Ecosystems'

January 26, 2021

The wild and vulnerable West
MoJo interviews Dr. Cathy Whitlock about coming climate change impacts on nature and rural communities in West
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The Future Staring Us Back: Getting Serious About Climate Change

January 26, 2021

Climate could transform Northern Rockies
How is Greater Yellowstone being impacted? A panel of distinguished experts will provide answers Wednesday as part of Big Sky Big Ideas Fest. You are invited
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