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How Can 'We' Better Live In Panic-Stricken Times?
March 28, 2020
![Words at Story Mill Park in Bozeman](/content/articles/ic_1585414600_400x300_true.jpg)
It's normal to feel stressed out and alone, so what can we do about it? Timothy Tate, Bozeman psychotherapist, shares a few thoughts about creating the transformation we need
Read MoreOf God And Guns: How The Sagebrush Rebellion Turned Into A Hotbed Of Armed Modern Radicals
March 24, 2020
![A cowboy petroglyph?](/content/articles/ic_1585089358_400x300_true.jpg)
In this excerpt from Betsy Gaines Quammen's new book 'American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God & Public Lands in the West,' the author explores how Utah became the center of anti-federalism
Read MoreWith 'Cold Country' A New Writing Star Is Born
March 24, 2020
![Is 'Cold Country' headed to the big screen?](/content/articles/ic_1585072522_400x300_true.jpg)
Behind the pages: Charlie Denison interviews Montana writer Russell Rowland about a novel set in Paradise Valley
Read MoreDoes Interior Secretary David Bernhardt Not Understand Coronavirus Threat?
March 23, 2020
![Wolf and grizzly watchers in Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1585001366_400x300_true.jpg)
Critics condemn Trump's top public land cabinet minister for telling people to visit Yellowstone and other parks during a pandemic. UPDATE: Yellowstone and Grand Teton closed Tuesday, March 24 until further notice
Read MoreHow I Survived Two Consecutive Avalanches
March 22, 2020
![Rescuers in the first moments of reaching Ken Scott](/content/articles/ic_1583700128_400x300_true.jpg)
Buried for more than an hour and resigned to the worst, a skier recounts his dramatic rescue. It's a tale especially important for those headed into the backcountry
Read MoreLove Of Pets, People And Safety In A Time Of Coronavirus
March 22, 2020 // Dogs
![Ted Kerasote and Pukka](/content/articles/ic_1584900186_400x300_true.jpg)
Western towns are dog-crazy hamlets. As award-winning author Ted Kerasote notes, we need to think carefully about their social interactions, too
Read MoreInside The Storm
March 20, 2020
!["Everything will be fine," the banner says.. "Thanks doctors and nurses."](/content/articles/ic_1584722466_400x300_true.jpg)
A young Italian sends a warning to his contemporary Millennial and Gen Z peers in the Northern Rockies
Read MoreCan This Pause Make Us Smarter About How We Protect Yellowstone?
March 18, 2020
![The Upper Yellowstone Valley](/content/articles/ic_1584573974_400x300_true.jpg)
The ecosystem holding America's first national park is facing whirlwind changes. The slowdown could be the wake-up call we need.
Read MoreShoveling Out: The Art And Danger Of Being A Yellowstone Snowsmith
March 17, 2020
![When snow is measured in meet, shoveling out is an epic feat](/content/articles/ic_1584475724_400x300_true.jpg)
In the isolation of America's first national park, Steve Fuller and other winterkeepers carry on their age-old task of preventing roofs from collapsing
Read MoreYellowstone Always On His Mind
March 13, 2020
![Yochim spent his last hours devoted to Yellowstone's protection](/content/articles/ic_1584136993_400x300_true.jpg)
Until his last breath, former ranger, hiker and nature advocate Mike Yochim raced to finish a book aimed at protecting America's first national park
Read MoreThe Gravity Of Grief And Pressure In Extreme Outdoor Sports
February 29, 2020
![Bozeman's Anker and Tate in latest New Yorker](/content/articles/ic_1583011173_400x300_true.jpg)
Pondering the toll, Bozeman climbing legend Conrad Anker and psychotherapist Timothy Tate featured in latest New Yorker Magazine profile
Read MoreAfter Yellowstone, Dreams Of Rewilding Scotland With Wolves And Lynx?
February 26, 2020
![The idea of predator eradication was a European import](/content/articles/ic_1582768158_400x300_true.jpg)
In the absence of predators, deer numbers exploded. After environmentalist George Monbiot killed one for population control, animal rights activists howled
Read MoreWill Montana’s Senate Race Become A National Bellwether?
February 24, 2020
![Cora Neumann out for a walk in Paradise Valley](/content/articles/ic_1582528385_400x300_true.jpg)
Cora Neumann, a first-time candidate who worked with First Ladies on both sides of the political aisle, aims to unseat one of the richest lawmakers on Capitol Hill
Read MoreGreen Rebuttal: Some Advocates Say Gallatin Forest Partnership Plan Sells Mountains, Wildlife Short
February 21, 2020
![The Wild Gallatins as they stretch north from Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1582332111_400x300_true.jpg)
Joe Scalia says conservationists should rally around better vision for Gallatins that holds Forest Service's feet to the fire and results in more Wilderness
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