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In Montana’s Big Open, Grizzlies Gaining Some Ground

Dr. Christopher Servheen: Not only is this good news, as bears expand without major incidents into their historic prairie haunts, but state officials are doing great work monitoring the movement of bears. This is crucial, he says, for winning trust and social tolerance.

Ancient Touchstone

Lois Red Elk, elder poet and Yellowstonian's bard in residence, returns with her column, Inyan Zi Voices, and a rumination on the power of a buffalo skull. Enjoy

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

Bradley: American Prairie Is A Gift Our Descendants Will Be Grateful For

Invocations: When A Wild Ghost Leaves Its Tracks

Columnist Brad Orsted returns! He's back with a rumination about passing through mountain lion country in Yellowstone—and trying to get himself unrattled

Remembering Harry Mitchell And The Spirit Of Real Montana: Where Is It Going?

Dorothy Bradley has interacted with legislators from both sides of the political aisle in Montana who did what was right for people, land and heritage

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

Why The Lorax Never Identified As A Funhog Outdoor Recreationist

Do American public lands really suffer from a lack of human access? If we ever posed the question to wildlife, likely 100 percent of species would disagree with the premise

Dorothy Bradley: Fulfilling Lee Metcalf’s Promise Of Protection For The Amazing Gallatin Mountains

A new groundswell of citizens called M4WW wants to safeguard better protection for Greater Yellowstone's most vulnerable mountain range that still holds world-class wildlife. You need not be a Montanan to support the effort

Public Lands Vital To Future Of Both Young Humans And Wildlife

In his column, Tom Mangelsen says we need to re-affirm our conviction that public lands must remain in public hands. And the time to let senators know is now
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