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Of God And Guns: How The Sagebrush Rebellion Turned Into A Hotbed Of Armed Modern Radicals
March 24, 2020
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
Behind the pages: Charlie Denison interviews Montana writer Russell Rowland about a novel set in Paradise Valley
Read MoreYellowstone Always On His Mind
March 13, 2020
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 MoreCrazy Horse (Tȟašúŋke Witkó) And The Moon Of Hard Times
March 1, 2020
Lois Red Elk writes of a warrior, her father and how humans need to dream themselves whole
Read MoreGreta Thunberg And America's Dark Shadows Of Denial With Climate Change
October 13, 2019
When adults see the young Swede, Timothy Tate says, they catch a glimpse of their own childrens' anger staring back from the future
Read MoreThe Mega Value Of Forests Free Of Roads
October 8, 2019
A former Forest Service Chief and the national head of Trout Unlimited recall the motivation behind an amazing act of conservation that could be undone by Trump
Read MoreOn Sacred Autumn Sundays
September 10, 2019
Mike Person, a Montana-born lineman for the San Francisco 49ers, finds peace where trout dwell
Read MoreUltra-lethal 'Cyanide Bombs' Used To Kill Public Wildlife Banned For Now In Wyoming
August 20, 2019
Despite coming under increasing pressure, EPA remains noncommittal to abolishing deadly M-44s used to kill predators that eat livestock on public land
Read MoreWhen Cultures Collide
July 30, 2019
From the Battle of Pierre's Hole to a debate over an offensive high school mascot, Teton Valley is a perfect place for historical reflection
Read MoreStopping A Yellowstone Hetch-Hetchy: When Private Interests Nearly Put Parts Of America's First National Park Under Water
July 28, 2019
In this excerpt from John Taliaferro's new book on George Bird Grinnell, local efforts to exploit Yellowstone remind us again that past is prelude
Read MoreGeorge Bird Grinnell: His Impact As "The Father of American Conservation" Written Across Today's West
July 22, 2019
John Taliaferro's "Grinnell: America's Environmental Pioneer and His Restless Drive to Save the West" is epic, entertaining and important
Read MoreHow Lost Words Translate Into Lost Worlds
July 18, 2019
Place names matter, even when describing the ineffable and especially if monikers provide cover for cultural amnesia
Read MoreCam Sholly's Agenda For Safeguarding Yellowstone
June 10, 2019
New superintendent of America's oldest national park lays out priorities, discussing everything from grizzlies, wolves and bison to snarled road traffic and other threats
Read MoreWildlife Diseases: A Global Expert Takes Stock Of Greater Yellowstone
May 20, 2019
Andrew Dobson discusses the consequences of artificially feeding elk in Wyoming, the positive role of predators in confronting disease and worries related to CWD
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