In Praise of Mud Season

May 3, 2024 // OPINION: Column

by Susan Marsh

As spring touches down like so many wet snowflakes, the perennial dicentra Steer's Head begins to bloom

MoJo columnist Susan Marsh shrugs off the damp and cool of spring in the Northern Rockies to get outside and rediscover enchantment in the season.

Bears Emerge from Slumber in Greater Yellowstone

May 2, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

by Julia Barton

A grizzly bear near Roaring Mountain, Yellowstone National Park

As bruins make spring entrance in the GYE, federal agencies announce the reintroduction of grizzlies in the North Cascades.

Wilderness: An Update on the Custer Gallatin

April 25, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

Emigrant Peak in the Custer Gallatin National Forest

Considering the changing climate and recent proposals, four heavy hitters weigh in on the future of Wilderness, wildlife and the Custer Gallatin National Forest.

To Feed or Not to Feed

April 17, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

by Julia Barton

Wyoming plans to keep operating all of its 21 elk feedgrounds

Wyoming decided to keep open its elk feedgrounds. Conservationists are questioning the decision citing concern over deadly chronic wasting disease.

A Monumental Moment

April 14, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

by David Tucker

The proposed Madison-Gallatin National Wildlife Monument would comprise up to 1.6 million acres

Advocates see Madison-Gallatin National Wildlife Monument as path toward permanent environmental protections for Greater Yellowstone.

A Tale of Two Revivals: How Yellowstone Helped Return Wolves to Colorado

March 31, 2024 // NEWS: Feature

by Ben Goldfarb

Colorado's Proposition 114 brought wolves back to the Centennial State. It was was the first voter-led wildlife reintroduction in American history.

In 1995, the gray wolf was reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park. Nearly 30 years later, Colorado has done the same. How will it play out?

Am I Taking Crazy Pills?

March 30, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

by David Tucker

The Crazy Mountains, part of a complex and controversial proposed land exchange

Or does the land swap in the Crazy Mountains really need more scrutiny?

We Are All Connected

March 29, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

by Susan Marsh

In her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh finds unity, elegance and bliss in the wild.

Wolves: Taking Aim from the Air

March 28, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Julia Barton

Aerial wolf gunning is a practice used to manage wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Conservation groups are pushing back.

Conservation orgs are battling the aerial shooting of wolves, coyotes and foxes on Idaho public lands. Now they’ve submitted a petition to the U.S. Forest Service to ban the practice. Will the feds listen?

Wyoming Legislative Session Brings Conservation ‘Wins and Losses’

March 21, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Alex Hargrave

The 640-acre Kelly Parcel was slated for public auction before the action was postponed in December amid public outcry

Conservation organizations celebrated an amendment to the state budget authorizing land managers to sell the Kelly Parcel to the National Park Service for $100 million. Some bills are more worrisome.

A Fusion of Western Artists

March 12, 2024 // MoJo Interview

by Sophie Tsairis

Mountain Journal speaks with singer-songwriter Cary Morin about his latest album release, a collection of songs inspired by Montana artist Charlie Russell's paintings.

Banishing the Tukudika

March 10, 2024 // FEATURE: History

by John Clayton

Today and yesterday: the Yellowstone Revealed project depicted the historic and current presence of Indigenous people in Greater Yellowstone

In 1879, Yellowstone superintendent Philetus Norris made a fateful call that epitomized the park’s relationship with Indigenous people—and thus with the world.