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Brian Jarvi’s “African Menagerie” Shows How Fine Art Can Move The Masses
September 19, 2017 // Big Art of Nature, Culture

Unprecedented Wildlife Painting Featuring 209 Species Was Partially Inspired By Thinking About Greater Yellowstone.
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September 13, 2017 // The New West

New Yorker Magazine Cartoonist Saul Steinberg Once Offered Manhattan's View Of The American West As A "Flyover". Now Mountain Journal, Thanks To The Work Of Illustrator Rick Peterson, Gets Even.
Read MoreA Montana Political Giant Says Citizens Must Hold Elected Officials To Account
August 28, 2017 // Civil Society, Politics, The New West, Politics

Max Baucus, the former Ambassador to China and Longtime U.S. Senator From Montana, Says Citizens Will Get The Democracy They Deserve—If They Demand It
Read MoreLesson From The Great Eclipse: When We Stand In Awe Of Nature, We Become Better Citizens
August 20, 2017 // Big Art of Nature, Conservation, Science, The New West, Ecosystem Protection

One profound lesson from the great eclipse of 2017: Science says that people who spend more time reverentially in the great outdoors are happier, kinder and more generous
Epic Challenges Are Gripping Jackson Hole But For Hank Phibbs Surrender Is Not An Option
August 14, 2017 // Columnists, Conservation, Jackson Hole, Community, Wyoming, Politics

Teton County, Wyoming is one of the wealthiest per capita counties in the United States and one of the most strikingly beautiful places on earth. Yet despite its abundance of riches, Teton County is a province of widening economic disparity, tensions between nature preservation and human development, and questions shaping the soul of the community. Hank Phibbs takes us into the heart of the conversation.
Read MoreIntroducing Mountain Journal: A New Voice for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
August 14, 2017 // Conservation, Government Accountability, Public-Interest Journalism, Science, News, Public Lands, The New West, Wildlife, Ecosystem Protection

MOUNTAIN JOURNAL is public-interest journalism aimed at celebrating an unparalleled region and probing a question: Can America’s last, best and most iconic wild ecosystem be saved? How we make meaning of place and search for answers here has implications for every corner of the country.
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