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Listed Again: Greater Yellowstone Grizzlies Federally Protected And Won't Be Trophy Hunted

July 14, 2020

Griz 399: matriarch poster child for her species
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
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How One Version Of Paradise Found Became Lost

July 8, 2020

Is Hawaii a Greater Yellowstone harbinger?
A veteran journalist reflects on Hawaii and what it portends for other Shangri-las like Greater Yellowstone
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When "Collaboration" Surrenders Things That Shouldn't Be Bargained Away

July 2, 2020

Are wildlife conservationists doing enough to scrutinize bad development?
Opinion:  George Monbiot, one of the foremost nature writers in the world, tells a story set in England that has parallels to Greater Yellowstone
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Why the Great American Outdoors Act Is A Big Deal

July 1, 2020

The bill helps to address park infrastructure challenges
In this op-ed, Stephanie Adams of the National Parks Conservation Association explains what passage of the bill does for public lands
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When Covid-19 Refugees Invade Our Space And Act Recklessly

June 28, 2020

Don't worry about the future: be here now
How Susan Marsh, a Greater Yellowstonean, is finding summer solace in her renewed gratitude for public lands
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Griz Causes Minor Injury To Hiker In Yellowstone

June 24, 2020

A grizzly in Yellowstone
The park's first human-bear incident of 2020 happened near Old Faithful
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A Black Woman Who Tried To Survive In The Dark, White Forest

June 18, 2020 // Diversity, Forest Service

Melody Mobley
The Forest Service's first African-American woman forester reflects on sexual assault, justice denied, and racism in one of the country’s premier land management agencies
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Devils Tower Vs. Bear Lodge: How A Name Shapes The Way Westerners Approach Holy Ground

June 16, 2020

Bear Lodge a.k.a. Devils Tower
Just because one culture dismisses the sacredness of a site does that mean it isn't? A young climber reflects on native reverence for a monolith that mountaineers regard as a fine place to play
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What If The Lakota Had Wiped Lewis And Clark Off The Map?

June 15, 2020

Lewis and Clark heading into indigenous homelands
It could have happened. A descendent in the same blood line as Crazy Horse reflects on the Corps of Discovery staying alive and William Clark's racist attitudes
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A Wolverine Named Olive

June 12, 2020

One of the wolverines in Dr. Kim Heinemeyer,'s research project
What her story and that of others tells us about the impacts of recreation on sensitive species
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Composting Carcasses In Cattle Country Keeps Livestock And Predators Alive

June 11, 2020

A wolf joins magpies in a wild feast
Writer Kate Hill explores why it's important for conservation groups to protect rancher identity in times of livestock loss
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Finding Space To Thrive In One Of America's Wildest Neighborhoods

June 10, 2020

A mother in her home range
Writer Jessianne Castle profiles a ranching family near Yellowstone where grizzlies and wolves come with the terrain
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Why A District Ranger Became Disgruntled With The US Forest Service

June 9, 2020

Looking into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
Hank Rate remembers when the Custer-Gallatin National Forest stalled wilderness protection and abandoned conservation in favor of getting the cut out
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Paying Forward A Wild Mountain: Perspective Of A Seasoned Montana Leader

June 7, 2020

The snowclad Gallatins rise over Paradise Valley
Dorothy Bradley says wilderness campaign for Gallatin Range deserves better than Gallatin Forest Partnership offers. She says Forest Service needs to have bigger vision too.
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