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Yellowstone Winterkeeper Remembers His Famous Story In National Geographic
January 29, 2018 // Yellowstone
Forty years ago, Steven Fuller wrote a story for National Geographic on the park's cold extreme isolation. Now he takes a look back
Read MoreWho Is Willing To Defend American Wilderness?
January 24, 2018 // Public Lands, Wilderness
As attacks on wilderness and environmental laws rage, many citizens wonder why some prominent conservation groups seem to be missing in action?
Read MoreThe Language Of Snow As A Vocabulary Of Place
January 22, 2018 // Yellowstone
For Yellowstone winterkeeper Steven Fuller, special words describe the park's frozen world
Read MoreAmerica's National Elk Refuge: A ‘Miasmic Zone Of Life-Threatening Diseases'
October 17, 2017 // Public Lands, Science, Wildlife
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is known internationally for its wildlife. With the arrival of Chronic Wasting Disease looming, the epicenter of a deadly outbreak would be western Wyoming and the home to America's "national elk herd". Part 2 in Mountain Journal's series looking at the coming wildlife plague.
Read MoreCharting The Rise Of A Famous Grizzly Bear Mother In Jackson Hole
October 3, 2017 // Grizzly Bears, The New West
People Forget That Before Grizzly 399 Became The World's Most Famous Bear, There Was Jackson Hole Grizzly Mama 474
Read MoreIntroducing Mountain Journal: A New Voice for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
August 14, 2017 // Conservation, Ecosystem Protection, Government Accountability, News, Public Lands, Public-Interest Journalism, Science, The New West, Wildlife
MOUNTAIN JOURNAL is public-interest journalism aimed at celebrating an unparalleled region and probing a question: Can America’s last, best and most iconic wild ecosystem be saved? How we make meaning of place and search for answers here has implications for every corner of the country.
Read MoreFranz Camenzind Pens "Wild Ideas"
August 14, 2017 // Columnists, Community, Community Change, Conservation, Ecosystem Protection, Politics, Public Lands
Has the conservation leadership of Greater Yellowstone lost its edge in the face of so many emerging challenges? With a background in wildlife research, making acclaimed nature documentaries and leading a Jackson Hole-based conservation organization, Franz Camenzind has a lot to say about the state of the environmental movement.
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