All Stories
Up North There's Concern About Skinny Grizzlies And Declining Salmon
November 11, 2019
Another reminder that all grizzly foods aren't equal. When you lose one, as has been shown in Greater Yellowstone, it can disorder things at an ecosystem level
Read MoreOn Having Fun And Passing The Test of Ecological Sustainability
November 4, 2019
A veteran Forest Service backcountry specialist reflects on how her agency is dealing with growing human pressure
Read MoreThe Mega Value Of Forests Free Of Roads
October 8, 2019
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
Read MoreAmericans Love Public Lands And Species Conservation But How Do We Pay For Them?
September 26, 2019
Opinion: John Goodell says a new bill, "The Recovering America's Wildlife Act," offers a game-changing path forward. What you need to know
Read MoreSocial Media: Harnessing The Digital Human Ecosystem To Protect Nature
August 7, 2019
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
Read MoreCurbing Our Egos In All Ages
June 23, 2019
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.
Read MoreWhen Raptors Visit
May 20, 2019
Two poems by Lois Red Elk remind that neither we, nor animals, are "others" in the natural world
Read MoreOn Falling Forests And The Decline Of Affordable Housing
April 14, 2019
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
Read MoreIn The Winter Of Life, Dreams Prepare Us For What May Come
March 14, 2019
Getting old need not be a season of dread. As Timothy Tate says, it can be an opportunity to embrace who we are
Read MoreThe Power Of Words: How We Use Language To Justify Our Consumption Of Nature
March 11, 2019 // Public Lands, Wildlife, Wyoming
MoJo columnist Susan Marsh waxes on how we 'harvest' living things to avoid admitting we're taking their lives
Read MoreUnnatural Disaster: Will America’s Most Iconic Wild Ecosystem Be Lost To A Tidal Wave Of People?
February 14, 2019 // Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly
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.
Read MoreThe Artful Angler
January 23, 2019
Life after government: Mike Gurnett celebrates wildlife in metal after being a spokesman for the natural world
Read MoreA Death Of Ethics: Is Hunting Destroying Itself?
December 12, 2018 // Hunting, Wildlife
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.
Another Cost Of Growth: Will Voters In Bozeman Approve A Tax Hike For Better Public Safety Facilities?
October 18, 2018 // Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly
Tim Crawford says the fire and police departments need new digs because of the development boom, but many citizens are already feeling overtaxed
Read More