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They Wanted More Realness In A World Full Of Artifice, So They Started Raising Bison

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

Heroism Begins With Striving To Be Part Of The Solution

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

He Helps To Make Biodiversity Protection A Priority On Ted Turner’s Map

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

How The Battle To Preserve History And Protect Nature Is Inextricably Linked

Alison Sweeney, an enigmatic city commissioner in Bozeman, speaks to the issues affecting every mountain town in the American West

Citizen Sweeney: Channeling Anger Into Civic Duty

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

Tim Crawford Was Right About A Demolished Trailer Park Reflecting New Bozeman Values

Sometimes past predictions about the course of communities are valuable in assessing where they are still headed. This piece by the late Tim Crawford causes us to reflect on—and remember—the losers of Bozeman's boastful prosperity

Tony Bynum Shows The Power Of Bearing Witness

Meet Tony Bynum, a photographer and protector of the wild West, you need to know, follow and hear

Why Land Really Is Legacy

New award-winning book, "Saving the Big Sky," makes an inspiring case for why land trusts need our support now more than ever

Reviving Wildness, On Purpose

Sean Gerrity, co-founder of American Prairie, has a new book that challenges us to ponder bigger, bolder possibilities for a spectacular part of the West that's been treated as a flyover. Yes, in addition to championing wildlife, he has a special soft spot for ranchers

This Carpenter Speaks Truth About How To Hold America’s Best Wildlife Ecosystem Together

Randy Carpenter is retiring after spending 30 years in the trenches of land use planning. Greater Yellowstone is at a point, he says, where beloved healthy rural landscapes will be lost unless advocates insist on slowing the spread of sprawl
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