Category: Difference Makers

Science under siege: If Steve Daines, Tim Sheehy and others prevail in the quest to de-regulate industry on public lands, what will the West look like in another 20 years, on top of the looming impacts of climate and AI? They're afraid to discuss it
Letter written by four descendants of Theodore Roosevelt sends strong message to members of Congress and Trump Administration who are promoting actions deemed hostile to protection of wild places
Would the legendary "Old Lion" be flattered by Zinke's claims to be his doppelgänger, or be roaring from the grave with gruff disapproval?
As the Great Salt Lake continues to die and rivers in many states are coming under unprecedented pressure, photographer David Showalter celebrates the West's glittering gem, the Colorado, in a new book. Is hope enough to save it?
"Ted Turner & Friends: Stories from the Wild Edge of Co-Existence" attracted a huge live audience and people tuned in from around the world. In case you missed it, we have the recording
Liz Fairbank with the Center for Large Landscape Conservation is a renowned expert in thinking about how we humans fragment the natural world and the consequences for free-roaming wildlife
The story of first-generation ranchers Matt and Sarah Skoglund, as advocates for nature— and their kids' future—ranks among the most inspirational of any you’ve heard about life-changing reinvention in the modern American West
The Madison Valley in Montana is a miracle of open space and a crossroads for wildlife. With his renowned restoration of O'Dell Creek, a tributary to the Madison River, rancher Jeff Laszlo and his neighbors are showing what conservation can mean at scale
After leading the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone, Mike Phillips joined the disrupting media mogul in transforming bison ranches into being welcoming places for re-wilding. Phillips will discuss Turner's legacy at public event in Bozeman featuring other stars of ranch stewardship in West
For Alison Sweeney, a sixth-generation Montanan, rescuing Bozeman's "Sense of Place" means safeguarding its historic neighborhoods, protecting its world-class natural setting and guaranteeing that working stiffs like her can still live in the community