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A Crow Suggests How The Crazies Should Remain Wild And Sacred
December 7, 2020
![High peaks of the Crazy Mountains](/content/articles/ic_1607364644_400x300_true.jpg)
In his op-ed, Apsaalooke tribal member and scholar Shane Doyle asks Forest Service to tighten up protections and forbid expansion of proposed mountain biking trails
Read MoreGriz 399 And Cubs Pay A Harrowing Visit To The Jackson Hole Suburbs
October 28, 2020
![Getting big fast: 399 and cubs](/content/articles/ic_1603944169_400x300_true.jpg)
Bruin mama, considered most famous in the world, ventures into a danger zone, leaving human fans on pins and needles
Read MoreDid You Hear About The Griz That Wandered Down Bear Canyon?
October 23, 2020
![Griz are only a few miles from downtown Bozeman](/content/articles/ic_1603497455_400x300_true.jpg)
Well, not only did it cause a commotion in Bozeman, it's forcing reflection on how human pressure is squeezing the life out of wildlife habitat
Read More"Public Trust" Is A Film About America's Natural Heritage That Will Rile You
October 16, 2020
![The Sheenjek River flows from ANWR](/content/articles/ic_1602880688_400x300_true.jpg)
Patagonia made a film about America's great natural asset—our public lands—and it is raising a ruckus. We interview the Montana journalist who appears in it. You can also see the film here, now.
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 More'The Modern West' Explores Struggles Small Towns Face To Survive
September 29, 2020
![Bannack, Montana now a ghost town](/content/articles/ic_1601402472_400x300_true.jpg)
Wyoming Public Media podcast enters second season with provocative line-up of stories ranging from modern ghost towns to race and communities confronting globalism
Read MoreClass Assignment: Building An Island Community Capable Of Thriving Amid Climate Change
August 2, 2020
![No place an island refuge unto itself?](/content/articles/ic_1596392879_400x300_true.jpg)
Mountain Journal intern Lorea Zabaleta was given this task as a college student. And it prompted her to reflect in this op-ed on challenges facing her native Greater Yellowstone
Read MoreA Showdown Over Elk In Paradise?
July 30, 2020
![Worries over elk and disease in Paradise Valley](/content/articles/ic_1596128108_400x300_true.jpg)
New report illuminates clash between ranchers and disease-carrying elk that has huge implications for a famous Montana valley, migrating wildlife and a scenic corridor to Yellowstone
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 MoreWhen "Collaboration" Surrenders Things That Shouldn't Be Bargained Away
July 2, 2020
![Are wildlife conservationists doing enough to scrutinize bad development?](/content/articles/ic_1593732422_400x300_true.jpg)
Opinion: George Monbiot, one of the foremost nature writers in the world, tells a story set in England that has parallels to Greater Yellowstone
Read MoreFinding Space To Thrive In One Of America's Wildest Neighborhoods
June 10, 2020
![A mother in her home range](/content/articles/ic_1591832024_400x300_true.jpg)
Writer Jessianne Castle profiles a ranching family near Yellowstone where grizzlies and wolves come with the terrain
Read MorePaying Forward A Wild Mountain: Perspective Of A Seasoned Montana Leader
June 7, 2020
![The snowclad Gallatins rise over Paradise Valley](/content/articles/ic_1591459045_400x300_true.jpg)
Dorothy Bradley says wilderness campaign for Gallatin Range deserves better than Gallatin Forest Partnership offers. She says Forest Service needs to have bigger vision too.
Read MoreGuest Essay: Why The Gallatin Mountains Need Permanent Protection, Especially Now
June 5, 2020
![One lake in the wild Gallatins](/content/articles/ic_1591370852_400x300_true.jpg)
As a seasonal backcountry ranger-naturalist in adjacent Yellowstone, Orville "Butch" Bach has witnessed change coming to the region for decades—and fewer spots left untouched by people
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