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Yellowstone: What Comes Next After The Covid Crush?
January 18, 2021
![When wildlife meets tourist warriors](/content/articles/ic_1611028347_400x300_true.jpg)
Last year, America's premier nature preserve notched visitor records in the absence of international tourism. Steven Fuller sizes up 2020
Read MoreDeadly CWD Reaches Outskirts Of Bozeman
December 9, 2020
![The Mad Cow Disease of deer arrives](/content/articles/ic_1607574312_400x300_true.jpg)
Montana confirms dreaded cousin of Mad Cow detected in Gallatin, Paradise and northern Madison deer. Wyoming, meanwhile, will keep feedgrounds open
Read MoreYellowstone Primer: America's Inviolate Nature Preserve Forever Under Siege
December 8, 2020
![Yellowstone elk fed by hand](/content/articles/ic_1607481030_400x300_true.jpg)
As the country's first national park approaches its 150th birthday in 2022, Earle Layser reminds how its magic never gets a rest
Read MoreIs High-Flying Bozeman, Montana Losing The Nature Of Its Place?
November 24, 2020
![Does Bozeman have the courage to be different?](/content/articles/ic_1606174866_400x300_true.jpg)
Analysis: Is this capital city of Greater Yellowstone, along with Gallatin County, becoming the poster children for how not to develop a wild corner of the American Serengeti?
Read MoreWhen White People Stopped Indigenous Elk Hunts In Jackson Hole
October 1, 2020
![Two Crow riders](/content/articles/ic_1601602671_400x300_true.jpg)
Frontier racism and injustice prompted legal action that still ripples across America involving native hunting and fishing rights. Red Lodge writer John Clayton takes a deep dive
Read MoreWhy Wilderness Matters More Than Your Desire To Take It
August 25, 2020
![What's rarer: wild places or places to ride?](/content/articles/ic_1598391012_400x300_true.jpg)
Patagonia publishes essay from BIKE Magazine contributing editor Michael Ferrentino on our perceived right to ride where we want. Hint: He dismisses it.
Read MoreWhat Does 'Last Best Place' Mean in 2020?
August 20, 2020
![How should we deal with loss of place?](/content/articles/ic_1597963512_400x300_true.jpg)
Timothy Tate suspects that the famed phrase, coined for Montana by Bill Kittredge and Annick Smith, stands for values now under siege
Read MoreWill Washington State Be Next To Ban Wildlife Killing Contests?
August 17, 2020
![Coyote derbies award prizes to those who shoot the most](/content/articles/ic_1597714123_400x300_true.jpg)
In this op-ed, two sportsmen and conservationists condemn the controversial hunting practice of awarding prizes to those who kill the most animals for fun
Read MoreAmid Fever Of A Pandemic, Yellowstone's Main Gateway Town Catches Fire
July 29, 2020
![Fire hits Gardiner on Yellowstone's doorstep in July](/content/articles/ic_1596065630_400x300_true.jpg)
Gardiner, Montana may be reeling but with this year being its 140th anniversary, a local elected official says it's the perfect time to stage a rally
Read MoreOpinion: The Lie—And Shame—Of 'Wildlife Management' In Alaska
July 21, 2020
![A black bear with a salmon dinner in Alaska](/content/articles/ic_1595346380_400x300_true.jpg)
Renowned nature writer Bill Sherwonit calls out Alaska's push to allegedly bolster big game herds by allowing the killing of bears and wolves, including cubs and pups, in their dens
Read MoreHow One Version Of Paradise Found Became Lost
July 8, 2020
![Is Hawaii a Greater Yellowstone harbinger?](/content/articles/ic_1594227720_400x300_true.jpg)
A veteran journalist reflects on Hawaii and what it portends for other Shangri-las like Greater Yellowstone
Read MoreWhy the Great American Outdoors Act Is A Big Deal
July 1, 2020
![The bill helps to address park infrastructure challenges](/content/articles/ic_1593624077_400x300_true.jpg)
In this op-ed, Stephanie Adams of the National Parks Conservation Association explains what passage of the bill does for public lands
Read MoreWhen Covid-19 Refugees Invade Our Space And Act Recklessly
June 28, 2020
![Don't worry about the future: be here now](/content/articles/ic_1593387309_400x300_true.jpg)
How Susan Marsh, a Greater Yellowstonean, is finding summer solace in her renewed gratitude for public lands
Read MoreWhy A District Ranger Became Disgruntled With The US Forest Service
June 9, 2020
![Looking into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness](/content/articles/ic_1591713178_400x300_true.jpg)
Hank Rate remembers when the Custer-Gallatin National Forest stalled wilderness protection and abandoned conservation in favor of getting the cut out
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