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
From wolverines and river otters to black-footed ferrets and badgers, this amazing family of species is well represented on Helen Seay's outdoor wildlife mural in Jackson, Wyoming. No mere fashion statements, many face an uncertain future
As Greater Yellowstone contemplates the future and ponders how it can protect its special sense of place, Big Sky represents sprawl's unwanted poster child. A story about why better ecologically-minded planning matters in Greater Yellowstone
Already, bear jams are happening along Togwotee Pass east of Grand Teton National Park. To keep griz and people safe, officials issue advisory as death of Grizzly 399 last autumn still looms large
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
View the conversation now being watched by thousands: Photographer Thomas Mangelsen joins former grizzly recovery coordinator Chris Servheen in a frank discussion about the state of conservation with journalist Todd Wilkinson
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
Yellowstonian columnist Bradley Orsted pens a touching reflection about a rite of passage for many young people. The teaching moment: how one way of giving back to Nature is consciously choosing not to take
It's not long, but nature photographer Holly Pippel's reel of wildlife images in Montana's Gallatin Valley—and sobering glimpses of the effects of sprawl—will open your eyes. It also begs the question: What are you willing to do to protect the sense of nature that still remains at the edge of your community?
