An uplifting success story: How Wyoming became a global hub for thinking about terrestrial animal movement. And why efforts to preserve long-distance treks of pronghorn, mule deer, elk and other species make it a model for pondering large landscape conservation
Enjoy nature photographer Holly Pippel's video of an elk herd navigating Greater Yellowstone's Gallatin Valley. This holiday season, set aside an extra chair in remembrance of wildlife who add so much spirit to the land
Land Trusts are on the front lines of resisting unwanted landscape changes sweeping across our favorite valleys but they’re underdogs. Help them succeedÂ
Dr. Christopher Servheen, who guided federal grizzly conservation efforts for 35 years and who wrote recovery plan, says old document is outdated. Bear management, he insists, needs to acknowledge new threats and use best available science
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
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
In this essay, planner Randy Carpenter with group Friends of Park County saysÂ
citizens need to heed lesson of what happens when counties have no enforceable
planning and zoning regs in place
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?
