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Category: Human Footprint

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

Of Rugged Poseurs And The Big Rigs They Drive

John Potter debuts a new cartoon for Yellowstonian. In his first outing, the master of satire takes aim at transplants who mistakenly believe image is everything

The Spillover Effects Of Big Sky’s Ravenous Appetite For More

As Greater Yellowstone contemplates the future and ponders how it can protect its special sense of place, Big Sky represents sprawl's unwanted poster child. A story about why better ecologically-minded planning matters in Greater Yellowstone

“Ted Turner & Friends” Features Stars Of Nature-Friendly Ranching In West

You're invited! Three nationally-renowned land stewards will share their inspirational stories. Special free event kicks off 2026 lecture series in Bozeman, led by Yellowstonian and Gallatin Valley Earth Day and will be live-streamed.

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

Building Deeper Connections Where Art And Architecture Overlap

As artist, designer of human spaces, and conservationist concerned about protecting the homes of other living beings, Lori Ryker sees 'co-existence' through several different lenses.

How Do We Actually Live With Bears And Wildness In Greater Yellowstone?

Mike Clark, who has spent five decades advocating for wildlife and who led the best known regional conservation organization in Greater Yellowstone, reflects after bears frequent his backyard—on the south side of Bozeman

Yellowstonian featured in two riveting podcasts on topics of wilderness, de-wilding and re-wilding 

Jackie Batrus who hosts the "Voices of Wllderness" podcast, and Jack Humphrey, host of "Rewilding Earth," both invited the founder of Yellowstonian to talk about the future of Greater Yellowstone, journalism and the fate of the wild West. We have the links!

Eminent Authority On Roads Explains How They Destroy American Wildlands And Our Wildlife Heritage

Dr. Reed Noss, a globally respected scientist in the field of conservation biology, says there's no greater menace to wild country than constructing roads. In this important piece, he lays out why rescinding the Forest Service Roadless Rule is a terrible idea

Whose Interests Should A State Wildlife Agency Serve?

In his long tenure as a range ecologist who worked for both federal and state agencies, Dan Stroud witnessed a cultural shift happen in where priorities were placed, he writes in this op-ed. In his eyes, the shift did not benefit wildlife
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