Category: Human Footprint

Has the outdoor recreation economy, accompanied by real estate speculation and development, really been a benign alternative to pulling raw materials out of the ground? Jerry Johnson explores the truth in a new book and an interview with Yellowstonian
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
Observers say the same free-market forces in Montana threatening Bozeman's heralded historic downtown and neighborhoods are causing sprawl to destroy the rural character of western mountain valleys
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