Beyond Rescue: Do We Really Need Cell Phone Coverage In The Wild Backcountry?

January 20, 2021

by Earle Layser

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?

Yellowstone: What Comes Next After The Covid Crush?

January 18, 2021

by Steven Fuller

Last year, America's premier nature preserve notched visitor records in the absence of international tourism. Steven Fuller sizes up 2020

There Must Be A Reckoning In Confronting The Fact-Challenged Fringes

January 18, 2021

by Members of Save Holland Lake

When Washington was sacked by the British

Op-ed: Wyoming groups say transparency, accountability essential not only for healthy society but for all that matters in Equality State and American West

Native vs. Wild

January 13, 2021

by Bob Mallard

Trout: is it only fishing opportunity that matters?

Hunters reject non-native species, even if they are wild, but why not all anglers when it comes to fish? Trout conservationist Bob Mallard dives into the issue

For Real Patriots, Truth Must Trump Hate

January 12, 2021

by Todd Wilkinson

Washington in statue looks at the Rotunda dome

The words of former US Senator Al Simpson ring wiser after America's citadel was sacked

True Wild: The Real Story Of Wolves On Ted Turner's Montana Ranch

January 8, 2021

by Mountain Journal

How much do you actually know about wolves?

Biologist Val Asher offers amazing insights into the real, not mythological, wolf and how one of the largest packs in North America exists just beyond Bozeman

Mother Nature Never Lets Her Down

January 6, 2021

by Susan Marsh

For Susan Marsh, the year past was not a woeful one. She paints a portrait filled with colorful reminders of how the wild world remains both refuge and sanctuary

Should Park Landmarks Honor People of Infamy?

December 30, 2020

by Todd Burritt

Ranger Peak in foreground, Mt. Doane in distance.

Gustavus Doane, who participated in Marias Massacre of more than 200 Blackfeet, has summits named after him in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks

2020 Reminds The Time For Protecting Nature In Our Backyard Is Now

December 29, 2020

by Chet Work

From crucial wildlife habitat to agrarian working lands, valleys between mountains in southwest Montana are under enormous development and recreation pressure

Why CWD Striking Jackson Hole Elk Is A Big Deal

December 27, 2020

by Todd Wilkinson

Wapiti at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole

Is a Chronic Wasting Disease 'super-spreader' event possible in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem? Experts say Wyoming, federal agencies have created conditions ripe for disaster

The Solstice: A Time For Remembering The Storytellers

December 21, 2020

by Lois Red Elk-Reed

In many places, there is pause to honor those who have passed on

Elder Lois Red Elk shares a new poem about the start of winter

Brokaw Opens Up To Big Sky Journalist

December 21, 2020

by Todd Wilkinson

Tom Brokaw answering questions instead of asking them

In The New West, Todd Wilkinson interviews Joseph T. O'Connor about his interview with Tom Brokaw on topics ranging from Trump to journalism and nature