Yellowstonain Todd Wilkinson

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Has Helena Become A Fountainhead Of Denial For Montana’s Coming Water Woes?

Guy Alsentzer of Upper Missouri Waterkeeper has a candid podcast conversation about growing water worries in western Montana related to unchecked sprawl, and what it means for wildlife and the character of the state

One Of The Beaver’s Greatest Champions To Give Talk In Bozeman

Author Ben Goldfarb and conservation panelists headline discussion about these amazing keystone species at Gallatin Valley Earth Day’s first free Wild Talks event of 2025 in Bozeman. Yes, it will be live-streamed! 

Welcome To The De-Wilding West We Could Be Avoiding

On 'Subdivide and Conquer's' Silver Jubilee: How a riveting film from 25 years ago reminds us how much we lost because of leaders who refused to take growth issues in the rural West seriously. Are they doing so now?

Subdivisions: As Impactful To Wildlife Over Time As Clearcuts, Mines And Energy Combined

On public land in Greater Yellowstone, resource extraction is subjected to rigorous environmental analysis but not so on private land where sprawl is exacting a deepening, permanent and more proliferating toll

What Happens When Greater Yellowstone’s Conservation Movement Goes MIA On Sprawl?

Why are the biggest conservation groups working in America's most iconic ecosystem avoiding the biggest threat to the survival of its famous wildlife?

Harrowing Journeys: Stories Behind A Grand Animal Mural Coming To You In 2025

In downtown Jackson, Wyoming, Helen Seay has created a wildlife mural that celebrates the biodiversity of Greater Yellowstone. Together with Wyoming Untrapped, Yellowstonian will be telling tales of species survival

When A Community Stands In Defiance—Not Defense— Of Nature

Island Park, Idaho is no island when it comes to fire, nor its vulnerability in the forest. Do residents there—and elsewhere—accept that living in Greater Yellowstone demands more ecological awareness and responsibility? Enjoy this excerpt of Paul Rogers' essay appearing in a new book, "A Watershed Moment"

How To Touch The Future

Land Trusts are on the front lines of resisting unwanted landscape changes sweeping across our favorite valleys but they’re underdogs. Help them succeed 

The Land Planner Who Tried To Prevent Disasters On Nature

Doris Fischer was the chief planner in Madison County when development in Big Sky erupted. She has advice for high-growth rural counties in Greater Yellowstone. And she believes one day the Jack Creek Road will become public, putting the Madison Valley in peril

Refusing To Surrender Wild Ground

After a massive RV park was proposed for the middle of the pastoral Madison Valley, a trio of women stepped forward to fight it. Can their group, Preserve Raynolds Pass, serve as inspiration for frustrated citizens dealing with growth issues in other valleys?

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