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When America Tilts At Windmills, Who Is Responsible For The Hurt It Causes? A View From The Tetons

For Jackson, Wyoming town councilman Jonathan Schechter, federal elected officials are creating the very kind of government incompetence they claim to despise. And it's causing a lot of hurt

Louisa Willcox: Legendary Greater Yellowstone Conservationist Says Mountains Need Protection

In this op-ed Louisa Willcox says wild country and natural lands in America's most iconic wildlife ecosystem are under siege. She says the time is now to safeguard the Gallatin Mountains, one of the last best unprotected stretches of public lands that belong to all citizens in the West

Prominent Businessperson: Don’t Sacrifice Gallatin Range For Short-Term Monetary Gain

Bill Simkins, a fourth-generation Montanan, grew up as a classic fiscal conservative who loved the outdoors and adhered to the ideals of Theodore Roosevelt. As an attorney and international businessman, he had a hand in building Big Sky. Today he says it's vital that a stretch of mountains between Bozeman and Yellowstone receive highest protection

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

A Special Remote Place In The World I Know

Between Wyoming's Winds and Red Desert: Retired rangeland ecologist Dan Stroud returns by singing praise from the heart of a nationally-important wildlife migration corridor whose persistence could go either way

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

Who Knows More About Wolverines And Grizzlies: Paul Fielder Or 37 Biologists With 1,209 Years Of Experience?

Mr. Fielder says he supports science when it comes to professional management of Montana's wildlife. But now a large group of scientists is taking him to task

Will Prosecution In Wyoming’s Infamous Wolf-Killing Case Change Rural Attitudes?

The refusal by state officials in Wyoming to outright ban the sport of running over wildlife with snowmobiles is said to reflect irrational enmity toward animals like wolves, bears, mountain lions and coyotes throughout the Northern Rockies. One wildlife advocate weighs in
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