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At National Elk Refuge, Pondering The Winter That Was, The Spring That Is

March 23, 2018

"Bulls at the Elk Refuge" by Sue Cedarholm
As her project 'Watercolor Diary' heads toward conclusion, Sue Cedarholm paints a vision of wapiti about to shed their antlers
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Riding The Unwild Roar In Yellowstone

March 21, 2018

Snowmobilers in Yellowstone
A winterkeeper explores his relationship with America's oldest national park via snowmobile
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For Yellowstone And America, Climate Change Brings Our Moment Of Truth

March 20, 2018

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem sits at the epicenter of a huge disruption from rising temperatures. Skiing will be the first of many major casualties
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A MoJo Short Story Video: Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk Talks Bison And Activists

March 19, 2018

After acts of civil disobedience, arrests and release of animals from quarantine, the national park's top manager shares his thoughts
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A Lifelong Sportsman Writes His Congressional Delegation About Guns

March 14, 2018

Photo courtesy USFWS
Gary Wolfe is a hunter, biologist and formerly an outfitter, head of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Montana fish and wildlife commissioner
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Yellowstone's Geysers And Hot Springs Are Miracles Of Survival

March 11, 2018

What if there were no rules governing human behavior in America's oldest national park? What if visitors could do whatever they liked?
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#MeToo In A Culture Of Good Old Boys

March 7, 2018

Photo courtesy Kristen Honig / NPS
Susan Marsh says Forest Service created ripe conditions for backlash
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From Battlefield To Homefront: A Soldier Becomes A Park Ranger

March 6, 2018

Todd Johnson in Black Hawk helicopter
Todd Johnson debuts a new MoJo column called "Protecting the Home Land"
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Russell Chatham's Reflections On Role Of Artist

March 4, 2018

Pale Winter Moonrise by Russell Chatham
Wisdom from the legendary former resident of Paradise Valley
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That Which We Cannot Escape In Life

March 2, 2018

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For psychotherapist Timothy Tate, the minister's son, dealing with death requires making peace with oneself  
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Perilous Crossings

March 1, 2018

Black bear crossing the road near Obsidian Creek; NPS / Diane Renkin
Wildlife movement in Greater Yellowstone is extraordinary but every day with busy highways it's becoming extraordinarily more tenuous. A prominent member of the scientific Craighead family weighs in.
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The Big Empty Is Anything But

February 27, 2018

Badlands, western Nevada
Jackson Frishman is connected to the giants of American mountaineering. He also knows the pain and euphoria of the West
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For Hunkpapa Women, Winter Is The Season Of Dreaming

February 26, 2018

Hungry Fox Equinox by R. Tom Gilleon
Everyone dreams. Lois Red Elk writes about how a special dream society carries forth visions to which an entire community belongs
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Define The Meaning Of 'Extreme' In Talking About Forest Health

February 25, 2018

The great drying out has begun
Lance Olsen says politicians are peddling fairy tales to the gullible while greenhouse gases pose real peril
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