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Will "Stay Wild" Help Build An Army Of Committed Landscape Protectors?
October 10, 2017

As public lands cope with an onset of industrial-strength outdoor recreation, promotors of a new ad campaign in Jackson Hole claim their ultimate intent is to grow conservation
Read MoreGeorge Carlson's Perpetual State Of Wonder
October 9, 2017 // MoJo Profile

George Carlson is considered one of the best contemporary nature painters in the world. Mountain Journal visited the American master at his studio and took a deep dive into his reverence for wild landscapes
Read MoreGreater Yellowstone's Coming Plague
October 8, 2017 // Public Lands, Science, Wildlife

Mountain Journal's special multi-part series on Chronic Wasting Disease and the potential dangers it poses to Greater Yellowstone's unparalleled wildlife and the specter of risk to human health. Part 1: Greater Yellowstone's Coming Plague
Read MoreIt's Election Season And The Future Of Bozeman Is At Stake
October 4, 2017 // Growth—Good, Bad & Ugly

Bozeman is the fastest-growing city in Montana and Tim Crawford questions whether its elected officials are capable of dealing with the hard issues of growth
Read MoreAn Amorous Bull Moose, Rejected During The Rut
October 4, 2017

In her latest edition of Watercolor Diary, Sue Cedarholm portrays a Jackson Hole bull moose in the middle of the rut.
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 MoreCaretaking America's Wild Homefront
October 3, 2017 // Forest Service, Public Lands

For Susan Marsh, who donned a Forest Service uniform, mountains were her medicine and protecting wilderness a way of giving back to her country
Read MoreTouching Meaning In A Small-Town Funeral Procession
October 1, 2017

Bozeman, Montana Psychotherapist Timothy Tate Riffs On The Struggles Of Finding Purpose While Living Beneath The Big Western Sky
Read MoreThe Lords Of Yesterday Are Back And They Want America's Public Land
September 28, 2017 // Opinion, Public Lands

Barry Reiswig—a backcountry horseman, hunter, angler and former civil servant —pushes back against what he calls "the radical agenda" of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
Read MoreTo Be A Man, Real Warriors Don't Have To Kill Lions
September 26, 2017

America's wildest ecosystem can learn some valuable lessons about human-predator conflicts from Daniel Ole Sambu and his campaign to protect African lions
Read MoreAutumn Interlude: Painting Grizzly Bear Mother 399
September 25, 2017 // Grizzly Bears

Grizzly 399 is the most famous modern bear in the world. Sue Cedarholm paints the matriarch as she guides her cubs through Jackson Hole on a quest to sate the hunger of hyperphagia.
Read MoreGrizzlies Deserve More Than Bullets
September 23, 2017 // Grizzly Bears, Opinion

Phil Knight saw his first Yellowstone grizzly 35 years ago. After watching bear numbers climb, he says recovery should not be celebrated by subjecting them to sport hunting.
Read MoreWithin An Old Burn, Views Of White Turned To Black And Fading Fireweed
September 21, 2017

In Her Latest Installment Of Watercolor Diary, Sue Cedarholm Literally Hikes Into Wilderness From Town With Her Daughters And Finds A Fresh Scene
Read MoreA Good Life Writing After Years In The Forest Service
September 20, 2017

Mountain Journal columnist Susan Marsh spent three decades working for the US Forest Service, working on recreation and wilderness protection in both the Gallatin National Forest of Montana and Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest. Today she's an award-wining writer.
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