For college student Franklin Eccher, saving Yellowstone for future generations demands raising awareness among those who believe public lands are irrelevant
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Mountain Trail Runner
May 6, 2018
![Renn Meuwissen after a hard day's run](/content/articles/ic_1525104688_400x300_true.jpg)
Renn Meuwissen debuts a new column on exploring the delights of responsible trail running in the northern Rockies
Read MoreGreater Yellowstone Photo Of The Day: Griz On Bison
May 3, 2018
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Yellowstone senior biologist Doug Smith went flying for wolves and found this scene
Read MoreTogether We Go: The Ways Of Horses And Western Women
May 2, 2018
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Photojournalist Louise Johns explores the special bond between ride and rider that defines our region
Read Moresss
May 2, 2018
First, some essential biographical information that you think I should include in my introduction before the Q and A.
I was born and raised in rural Virginia, Sperryville, VA. I was a competitive horseback rider in a sport called Three-Day Eventing in my younger years before coming to Missoula, Montana for college. I studied photojournalism at University of Montana, and have since made my way as a photographer’s assistant, freelancer and National Geographic Young Explorer.
The Dakota/Lakota Don't Wait For Godot, Instead They Have Hawks
May 2, 2018
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Poet Lois Red Elk writes about avian messengers
Read MoreBison Injures Visitor In Yellowstone
May 2, 2018
![A bison bull in Old Faithful area](/content/articles/ic_1525276591_400x300_true.jpg)
Idahoan tossed off trail at Old Faithful area by buffalo. First incident of 2018
Read MoreZinke’s Meddling With National Parks Reveals His (Lack Of) Character
May 1, 2018
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's latest controversial action could claim Yellowstone superintendent as a casualty
Read MoreWhat is 'Give Big' And Where Do Southwest Montanans Fit In?
April 30, 2018
![Our sweet city and valley](/content/articles/ic_1524636315_400x300_true.jpg)
With Give Big, every act of generosity counts. A 24-hour blitz to benefit every corner of the non-profit community in Greater Bozeman.
Read MoreHow Do We 'Make Meaning' Of Places Like Yellowstone?
April 26, 2018
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Meghan Gupta, an undergrad at Yale, sends a message to herself in middle age
Read MoreA Winterkeeper Finds His Yellowstone Doppelgänger In Africa
April 25, 2018 // Wildlife, Yellowstone
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Has Steven Fuller's life in the American bush left him bosebevokked?
Read MoreThis Is Our Common Place To Celebrate The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
April 24, 2018
![Historic map of Yellowstone 1904](/content/articles/ic_1524588482_400x300_true.jpg)
Meet here: Mountain Journal may be idealistic but we still believe your voice matters
Read MoreSlower Motion: The Joy Of Dilly-Dally In An Age Of Speed
April 23, 2018
![Electric Peak, Gallatin Range, NPS Neal Herbert](/content/articles/ic_1524539547_400x300_true.jpg)
Susan Marsh asks: how much of nature registers if we are zooming through it?
Read MoreRemembering The Ties That Bind: A Daughter Copes With Her Mother's Dementia
April 19, 2018
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Bozeman psychotherapist Timothy Tate helps a client work through the pain of watching her matriarch's memory fade
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