Mountain Journal: Our Beat is America's Wildest Ecosystem
WEB6 days ago · Feeling Through Fire: Part 1 - Mixed Emotions. In Part 1 of our series, wildland firefighters explore the emotional contradictions of fire and a job that demands more than just 16-hour days. Mountain Journal features articles on Yellowstone, Grand Teton and the American West covering wildlife, ecosystems, art, and American western lands public ...
Mountain Journal Articles | Yellowstone & American West
WEBAugust 2, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch. FWP says it euthanized Grizzly 769, removing its head and paws after multiple conflicts in Gardiner, Maiden Basin. Mountain Journal public-interest articles on public land issues in the American west including the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
About Mountain Journal | Yellowstone & American West
WEBMountain Journal is headquartered in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the wildest region in the Lower 48 states and a nexus for understanding the inter-relationships between people and nature in the American West. Greater Yellowstone, as a region, is considered a global icon, destination, and bellwether for thinking about the persistence of ...
'Walking Among Giants': A Writer’s Introduction to the Grizzly Bear
WEB1 day ago · EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from the prologue to writer Kevin Grange’s new book, Grizzly Confidential: An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator, which hit bookstores and e-commerce sites on September 17.Don't miss the live conversation between Grange and MoJo Managing Editor Joseph T. O'Connor at the Country Bookshelf in Bozeman ...
Montana Lays Plans for Federally Funded Wildlife Overpass
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The CSKT, in collaboration with the Montana Department of Transportation, are currently planning and designing the new overpass, with construction is likely to begin in 2025. In December 2023, FHWA announced $110 million in grants for 19 wildlife crossing projects in 17 states, including four Indian tribes. Map courtesy U.S. DOT.
'Walking Among Giants': A Writer’s Introduction to the Grizzly
WEB1 day ago · At the time, my family lived on 46 wooded acres in Brentwood, New Hampshire. I was in sixth grade and reading all the great books about boys and their dogs: Old Yeller, Sounder, Shiloh, and Big Red.I dreamed of hunting raccoons with two redbone hounds like Billy in Where the Red Fern Grows, but instead of two new puppies, I shared ownership with my siblings of a mutt named McGee.
Mountain Journal Articles | Yellowstone & American West
WEBIn this second part of an ongoing series on wilderness in America, MoJo columnist Franz Camenzind shines a light on efforts in Congress to roll back federal protection for wilderness. One of the main surprising instigators, he says, are mountain bikers masquerading as conservationists.
In The Bull's Eye: A Human Swarm Is Overwhelming The Yellowstone Region
WEBJul 20, 2021 · The Yellowstone region was hit hard by Covid-19 and associated lockdowns. The national parks closed their gates and experienced little visitation for several months. In Teton County, Wyoming, sales tax revenues—an indicator of the level of visitation—plummeted 23 percent from the previous spring. Even Jackson Hole’s notoriously expensive ...
Listed Again: Greater Yellowstone Grizzlies Federally Protected …
WEBJul 14, 2020 · Greater Yellowstone’s iconic population of grizzly bears will remain federally protected, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled July 8 from Portland, Oregon. The decision upholds a lower court judgement handed down in 2018 that, in turn, followed a dramatic 11th-hour halt of the first scheduled sport hunt of grizzlies in the ecosystem in ...
Wilderness: An Update on the Custer Gallatin - Mountain Journal
WEBApr 25, 2024 · By Dorothy Bradley, Mike Clark, Jeanne-Marie Souvigney, John Varley. The issue of wilderness designation in the Custer Gallatin National Forest has been percolating for several years following the proposal of a group called the Gallatin Forest Partnership. The proposal is being replayed this spring. Many of us found that the GFP proposal fell ...