International ecology conference in Missoula focuses on problem-solving, both in the woods and the lab. The research featured ...

While operational wildland firefighters have largely been spared from federal layoffs in the last year, it remains to be seen if a recent reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service will impact wildfire ...

An algae bloom photographed on the Lower Big Hole River near Wisdom on July 14, 2025. Low streamflows can contribute to algal blooms, which deplete rivers of the oxygen cold-water fish need to thrive.

Alex Heard is a freelance writer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has worked as an editor at Outside, Wired, and The New York Times Magazine, and is the author of two books, including "The Eyes of ...

This story was produced by RE:PUBLIC Lands Media and is co-published here by permission. A recent primary election race in Idaho between Republican candidates Stephanie Mickelsen and Kelly Golden wasn ...

The daily news about the state of our planet is overwhelming. Recent articles inform us that ocean fishing and mining practices are scraping all life off the seafloor as if none of it mattered. We ...

Senator Steve Daines, R-Montana, praises fellow members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for passing his America the Beautiful Act by voice vote on Wednesday. The bill would ...

The American Prairie Reserve anticipates being able to expand its conservation bison herd from 800 animals to 1,000 following the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to approve APR’s application for ...

Pronghorn in the road, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. Roads present one key barrier to wildlife movement across a landscape. Trump Highway, as S. 4484 would create, would expand Highway 287 ...

The Crazy Mountain Ranch property at the base of the Crazy Mountains. Streamflows into Criswell Ditch (right side of image) were at the heart of the court hearing on Wednesday in Park County, Montana.

A legal effort by 22 young Americans to curb atmosphere-warming greenhouse gas emissions experienced a major setback Tuesday. The Ninth Circuit Court rejected a lawsuit seeking to reverse President ...

Wolf 21, alpha male of Yellowstone’s famous Druid Peak Pack, at eight years old in 2003, Yellowstone National Park. Credit: Doug Dance Rick McIntyre is a fascinating man. Just have a conversation with ...