Dorothy Bradley has devoted much of her professional life to pondering the beneficial uses of water and its allocation. As development pressures swell, she says, it's time to resolve inconsistencies if we are to avoid wicked conflicts plaguing other regions
Dan Stroud, a wildlife biologist who lives in Sublette, spent 32 years with Wyoming Game and Fish. He believes time has come to survey local residents to see if they're willing to safeguard landscapes that sets their community and wildlife heritage apart. More than ever, he says, wise foresighted planning is necessary
Is funhogism a Trojan Horse being used by major outdoor gear manufacturers to exploit what remains of our last wild places? Mason Parker and Katie Bilodeau raise important questions that many self-described protection groups don't want to discuss
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
Do we need to install red crosses to make the ongoing toll of fallen wildlife more visible? Kris Ellingsen of Gallatin Gateway, Montana writes that we must wake up to traumatic changes we are exacting on the natural world
Melissa Blessing grew up as an inheritor of wealth, and then she sought to have a life of true substance by sinking her hands into the soil and her mind into the non-material world
Three prominent researchers raise red flags about alleged "protection plan" for Gallatin Mountains. Drs. Andrew Hansen, Cathy Whitlock and Bruce Maxwell say strategy from Gallatin Forest Partnership sells conservation short and appears to lack scientific understanding of impacts on range's world-class wildlife
As the Dakota/Lakota poet and essayist reminds, "medicine" isn't only a word that serves as a remedy for what ails us; it is nourishment and sustenance for keeping us healthy and connected to a healthy land
The "Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem," as we know it now, would not exist if Yellowstone were not created in 1872 as a cornerstone of America's public lands. Some in Congress and Western states would sell public lands to the highest private or commercial bidders
Nature's wonders remind Dorothy Bradley why she's a proud, humble Westerner, why she stepped up to be a public servant 50 years ago, and that the most precious things are right in front of our eyes right now. Their defense, she says, cannot wait
