Yellowstonain Todd Wilkinson

Category: Human Footprint

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?

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?

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

Proposed Suce Creek Luxury Resort In Park County Is Just “Tip Of The Iceberg”

In this essay, planner Randy Carpenter with group Friends of Park County says  citizens need to heed lesson of what happens when counties have no enforceable planning and zoning regs in place

What’s Facing The Madison Valley? A Longtime Conservation Land Broker Weighs In

Robert Kiesling has been an innovative forerunner in private land protection in Montana by bringing together farmers and ranchers with conservation buyers. More now than ever, he says, the Northern Rockies needs a plan for dealing with sprawl

Meet The Real Madison—And Why It’s Called ‘A Mini-American Serengeti’

Is the Madison Valley, because of its wildlife, the wildest valley with working ranches in Montana? Now Taylor Sheridan is putting a bead on it with his new melodramatic "Yellowstone" spinoff. Is out of control sprawl next?

Where More People Play In The Day, The Lions Don’t Sleep At Night

New study documents how mountain lions in greater LA are adapting their behavior in response to growing daytime pressure from outdoor recreationists

Renowned Bear And Wolf Biologists To Discuss Future Of Griz And Lobos In Northern Rockies

Two evenings you won't forget: You are invited to attend free public events in Bozeman and Missoula featuring Drs. Chris Servheen and Doug Smith. Hope to see you there!

How Not To Love Yellowstone To Death

As famous park “winterkeeper” Steven Fuller’s half century tenure in Yellowstone comes to an end, his approach to co-existence may be a model for all of us. Make sure you follow his regular column at Yellowstonian coming soon

Do Bald Eagles Provide A Way Forward For Thinking About US Grizzly Bear Recovery?

One motivation for states to remove grizzlies from federal protection is clear, but why isn't the same reasoning applied to our national avian symbol, which is far more numerous, more widely distributed and also feasts on livestock?

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