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Finding Gratitude (Amid The Welter Of Not Knowing What To Do)
September 5, 2022
![Nature can re-create us](/content/articles/ic_1665417102_400x300_true.jpg)
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the threats to wildness? As Susan Marsh reminds, the first step toward preservation is appreciating what's in front of you
Read MoreWin Or Lose, Liz Cheney's Legacy In American History Will Be Non Sibi Sed Patriae
August 16, 2022
![Not so long ago, prior to Jan. 6, 2021, Liz Cheney defended Trump](/content/articles/ic_1665417173_400x300_true.jpg)
In this op-ed, Tom Sadler reflects on Wyoming's Republican primary and what Lincoln, Roosevelt, Ike and Reagan would make of Harriet Hageman
Read MoreYellowstone's Famed 'Boiling River' Undergoes Dramatic Shape Shift
July 24, 2022
![The popular Yellowstone soaking place formerly known as 'Boiling River'](/content/articles/ic_1658594918_400x300_true.jpg)
The "historic" floods in Yellowstone obliterated roads, disrupted our use of the park and altered Boiling River, but Nature isn't "destroyed"
Read MoreJohn Maclean Goes Deep Behind 'A River Runs Through It'
June 11, 2022
![Water is a binding tether across generations](/content/articles/ic_1626988546_400x300_true.jpg)
Son of Norman Maclean comes to Big Sky Thursday to discuss his father's famous fly-fishing story and how Robert Redford's movie changed Montana
Read MorePeacock The Firebrand Asks: Is Fighting For Wild Earth Worth It?
May 17, 2022
![Peacock during his searching years in Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1652838319_400x300_true.jpg)
Doug Peacock battles for grizzly conservation, inspired an Ed Abbey character and served as a Green Beret medic in Vietnam. His new memoir is perfect read for summer
Read MorePlease Look Up: Goldens Are In Trouble
May 12, 2022
![How much do you know about golden eagles?](/content/articles/ic_1652365139_400x300_true.jpg)
Golden eagles are barometers for how to think about landscape changes and threats to wildlife in the West. Featured in new film, Charles Preston says these amazing birds of prey deserve our attention
Read MoreJuggernaut: Industrial Recreation Deepens Its Tear Across America's Wildlands
April 27, 2022
![At what point is nature conquered?](/content/articles/ic_1651096624_400x300_true.jpg)
Is outdoor recreation Manifest Destiny 2.0? Get ready, the West is about to experience a rush to expand the outdoor recreation infrastructure like never before. Is that a good thing for nature?
Read MoreLife Trails: Reflecting On Paths Taken, Dead Ends And Routes Remembered
April 18, 2022
![It's not where you start but where you end up](/content/articles/ic_1650335952_400x300_true.jpg)
Jackson Hole nature writer Susan Marsh returns. She ponders her long ago dreams of youth and how the wilds still bring her back to where she wants to be
Read MoreCowboying Up Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Be Vulnerable
March 28, 2022
![Even tough dudes don't want to be lonesome cowpokes](/content/articles/ic_1648520921_400x300_true.jpg)
Western men and women often evince the "I don't need nobody to care for me" look but all they really want is to feel connection. A new column about toughness by psychotherapist Timothy Tate
Read MoreIt Started With A Pilgrimage To Wonderland
March 23, 2022
![A black bear jam more than half a century ago in Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1648022618_400x300_true.jpg)
In the first of a three-part series, "Reflections on a Changed and Changing Yellowstone," writer Earle F. Layser remembers his first visit to America's first national park 75 years ago compared to today
Read MoreInterior Secretary Deb Haaland Speaks Up On Wolves, But Is It Enough?
February 8, 2022
![A gray wolf in Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1644447388_400x300_true.jpg)
Tribes, conservation groups, even former Fish and Wildlife Service director say she should emergency re-list wolves with federal protection. Why does she balk?
Read MoreThe Climber-Conservationist Who Literally Put Greater Yellowstone On The Map
December 28, 2021
![Rick Reese atop Mount Moran](/content/articles/ic_1640745246_400x300_true.jpg)
As advocates for the Yellowstone region go, Rick Reese ranks right up there with the most impactful of all time. His legacy is written in the abundant wildlife and healthy landscapes we value today
Read MoreA Seat-Of-The-Pants Cartoon Ripped From The Headlines
December 26, 2021
![Scoop lands another story for prime time news](/content/articles/ic_1640309363_400x300_true.jpg)
When it comes to wildlife conflict, John Potter asks, why do animals often get blamed for human misbehavior?
Read MorePowder Daze: Where Bighorns No Longer Wander
December 15, 2021
![Bomb's away: More than climate is changing](/content/articles/ic_1639595351_400x300_true.jpg)
Cartoonist John Potter says in many parts of the backcountry, any 'balance' between the desires of outdoor recreationists and the needs of sensitive wildlife is out of whack
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