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Big Guns Want 230,000 Acres Of Gallatins Near Yellowstone Protected As Wilderness
May 14, 2019
Founder of Patagonia joins former U.S. Interior Secretary and dozens of eminent scientists who say capital "W" essential to safeguarding wildlife in core of Greater Yellowstone
Read MoreKids Get Climate Change, So Why Won't Adults Adjust Lifestyles To Give Them A More Livable Future?
May 5, 2019
MoJo columnist Lance Olsen says the world's youth have ample reasons to question the selfishness of their elders
Read MoreRobert Staffanson (1921-2019) Reflects On What It Means To Be A Real Cowboy
April 27, 2019 // Culture, Guest Commentary, Politics, Ranching
An old wrangler looks back on his life as he nears the end of the trail. Bob Staffanson, who founded The Billings Symphony and later became known as "the Cowboy Conductor" in New England and Europe, grew up herding cattle in Montana. It was the unshakable imprint of the West that brought him home. Staffanson reflects on the current president, the resilience of Western women, and the definition of a real cowboy.
Read MoreNatural Truths: Channeling The Wisdom of Aldo Leopold
April 19, 2019
Seventy years after A Sand County Almanac was published, what would 'the godfather of modern ecological thinking' say about battles over predators, recreation and environmental justice?
Read MoreOn Falling Forests And The Decline Of Affordable Housing
April 14, 2019
As hip mountain towns struggle to make a place for worker bees, Lance Olsen says our tax code, the timber industry and developers aren't focused on real solutions
Read MoreGreater Yellowstoneans Know How To Co-Exist With The Icons Of Wildness
April 9, 2019
First grizzly-human encounter reminds us of value of bear spray and the long odds of getting attacked
Read MoreTom Mangelsen’s Legacy Images Speak To A Life Shooting In The Wild
April 3, 2019
Renowned Jackson Hole photographer inspires masses, including famous friends, to rally in defense of nature. His work now featured in national museum tour
Read MoreNaturalist Says Outdoor Recreation Can Have Huge Impacts On Wildlife
March 20, 2019 // Outdoor Recreation, The New West, Wildlife
Mountain bikers and hikers with dogs can bring huge spatial intrusions into wildlife habitat
Read MoreThe Perils Of Going Along To Get Along
March 13, 2019 // Climate Change, Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly, Leadership, Outdoor Recreation, Politics, The New West, Wildlife
What does it say about us when we have leaders who don't have the courage to act?
Read MoreThe Artful Angler
January 23, 2019
Life after government: Mike Gurnett celebrates wildlife in metal after being a spokesman for the natural world
Read MoreA Death Of Ethics: Is Hunting Destroying Itself?
December 12, 2018 // Hunting, Wildlife
From killing baboon families to staging predator-killing contests, hunters stand accused of violating the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Now they’re being called out by their own.
The Golf Course Grizzly: First Hope Of Biological Connectivity For Bruins?
November 27, 2018
Scientists have long supposed grizzly populations between ecosystems might link up. David Stalling wonders when it will happen.
Read MoreOde To The Autumns Of Our Lives
October 1, 2018
For naturalist Susan Marsh, fall is the season of visual warmth, and reflection on fallibility
Read MoreGallatin Range Deserves Wilderness Protection: An Ecologist's Op Ed
September 6, 2018
George Wuerthner says one of Greater Yellowstone's most important wildlife areas is unprotected
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