Land
In-depth reporting on conservation efforts, public lands management, environmental challenges and the complex relationship between people and place. Our contributors examine the ecological, political and social forces shaping the greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
December 14, 2025
Red Rock River flows through the sediments of the unfilled Lima Reservoir, Centennial Valley, Montana. Photo by Chris Boye By…
June 16, 2025
The benefits of raising kids in nature. BY KALEY BURNS “We tend to forget our connection to the earth, to…June 16, 2025
Yellowstone wolf reintroduction—30 years later. BY SOPHIE TSAIRIS Editor's Note: On Jan. 12, 1995, paws in shades of gray pressed…June 16, 2025
STEP ONE: Slow down. Pay attention. Go outside. Touch grass. STEP TWO: Grow Food. BY HEATHER HANSMAN It was spring…December 4, 2024
Two ranchers in Montana embrace predator-friendly ranching. BY TAYLOR OWENS To the naked eye, Thirteen Mile Farm might look like…December 4, 2024
After a catastrophic failure of the St. Mary Siphon dried up northern Montana’s Milk River, the 18,000 people and 700…December 4, 2024
Profiling area conservation nonprofits. BY MIRA BRODY In the summer of 2015, a coalition of residents and landowners in Paradise…June 18, 2024
Exploring the region’s history with conservation. BY TAYLOR OWENS Conservation work in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has a storied past…June 18, 2024
Rep. Ryan Zinke on the outdoor experience. BY MIRA BRODY Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke believes there are two groups within…June 18, 2024
The risks—and solutions—to living in the Wildland Urban Interface. BY TAYLOR OWENS TWildland-Urban Interface is a crucial boundary where human…
