John Heyneman Returns To Home Range

April 1, 2019

by Thomas Rozwadowski

Wyoming rancher Heyneman, who grew up near Fishtail, Montana, has a personal family connection to the legendary Padlock Ranch and once left a big impression on Wallace Stegner

Some Call Her 'The Owl Whisperer'

March 18, 2019 // Photography, Wildlife

by Todd Wilkinson

Ashleigh Scully is a rising Millennial star in wildlife photography. Enjoy a Mountain Journal interview with the conservation-minded phenom

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

What’s Up With 'The Green New Deal' And What Does It Mean For The West?

March 13, 2019

by Lance Olsen

Lance Olsen boils down a familiar old battle to its basics as sabers rattle among coal interests in Wyoming and Montana

Public Health Official: Chronic Wasting Disease Seems Bound To Infect People

March 6, 2019 // Hunting, Jackson Hole, Wildlife

by Todd Wilkinson

Thousands of wapiti at National Elk Refuge

"CWD is gonna be a helluva wildlife problem even if disease doesn't reach livestock and humans," Osterholm says. He criticizes Wyoming for continuing to operate controversial elk feedgrounds

Is Pat Clayton The Finest Fish Photographer In America?

February 20, 2019 // Fine Art, Yellowstone

by Todd Wilkinson

With a sense of urgency, feisty spirit and an incredible eye, this talented witness turns wild trout and salmon into art muses for conservation

Why More Heat Means The End Of The Predictable World As We Know It

February 13, 2019

by Lance Olsen

Warming is being hastened by feedback loops

By not confronting the causes of climate change, we're setting ourselves up for huge economic and ecological impacts. A comprehensive analysis by Lance Olsen on this and the Green New Deal

So Help Us God: When Faith Is Used As A Blunt Weapon

February 6, 2019

by Todd Wilkinson

With climate change, public land issues and other important matters before House Resources Committee, will lawmakers swear to God that they'll be seeking the truth?

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

Earth To Greater Yellowstone: Taking Note Of The Wondrous Planet We Call Home

January 17, 2019

by Susan Marsh

"Earthrise," a view from Apollo 8 in 1968.

MoJo columnist Susan Marsh reflects on the value of reflection. We all need to stop and pause

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.