The Mega Value Of Forests Free Of Roads

October 8, 2019

by Mike Dombeck and Chris Wood

A former Forest Service Chief and the national head of Trout Unlimited recall the motivation behind an amazing act of conservation that could be undone by Trump

Americans Love Public Lands And Species Conservation But How Do We Pay For Them?

September 26, 2019

by John Goodell

Opinion: John Goodell says a new bill, "The Recovering America's Wildlife Act," offers a game-changing path forward. What you need to know

Social Media: Harnessing The Digital Human Ecosystem To Protect Nature

August 7, 2019

by Jordan Payne

A Yellowstone warning circulated on social media

MoJo summer intern Jordan Payne explores the multiple ways, for good and bad, that social media is affecting the way we interface with the wild outdoors

Curbing Our Egos In All Ages

June 23, 2019

by Timothy Tate

Why is it so hard for younger folk to embrace restraint in our consumption of nature? Is a new form of 'athletic Manifest Destiny' upon us? Timothy Tate ruminates.

When Raptors Visit

May 20, 2019

by Lois Red Elk-Reed

Two poems by Lois Red Elk remind that neither we, nor animals, are "others" in the natural world

On Falling Forests And The Decline Of Affordable Housing

April 14, 2019

by Lance Olsen

As hip mountain towns struggle to make a place for worker bees, Lance Olsen says our tax code, the timber industry and developers aren't focused on real solutions

In The Winter Of Life, Dreams Prepare Us For What May Come

March 14, 2019

by Timothy Tate

Thomas Cole's "The Voyage of Life—Old Age"

Getting old need not be a season of dread. As Timothy Tate says, it can be an opportunity to embrace who we are

The Power Of Words: How We Use Language To Justify Our Consumption Of Nature

March 11, 2019 // Public Lands, Wildlife, Wyoming

by Susan Marsh

MoJo columnist Susan Marsh waxes on how we 'harvest' living things to avoid admitting we're taking their lives

Unnatural Disaster: Will America’s Most Iconic Wild Ecosystem Be Lost To A Tidal Wave Of People?

February 14, 2019 // Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly

by Todd Wilkinson

At current conservative growth estimates, Bozeman, Montana will be Minneapolis-proper-sized in 40 years.

A MoJo Special Report: Can the wild Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem survive the coming hurricane of human population growth? As part of Mountain Journal's ongoing investigative series, "Greater Yellowstone: The Big Picture," Todd Wilkinson examines significant issues shaping the future of America's most iconic wildland ecosystem. This story focuses on the accelerating impacts of human development.

The Artful Angler

January 23, 2019

by Bill Lombardi

Life after government: Mike Gurnett celebrates wildlife in metal after being a spokesman for the natural world

A Death Of Ethics: Is Hunting Destroying Itself?

December 12, 2018 // Hunting, Wildlife

by Todd Wilkinson

From killing baboon families to staging predator-killing contests, hunters stand accused of violating the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Now they’re being called out by their own.