Todd Wilkinson

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New online journal will cover Greater Yellowstone region

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has, heretofore, never had a single journalistic presence devoted entirely to making sense of our vast region. Now it does. Mountain Journal was just launched this week as an online, not-for-profit entity devoted to the mission of public-interest journalism. (more…) Continue Reading →

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Filmmaker plans to ‘tell whole story’ of Greg Mortenson

Mortenson

You never know who may be sitting next to you on an airplane. While my daughter and I were traveling on a long flight from Salt Lake City to Boston a few months ago, we exchanged pleasantries with a woman in the aisle seat. She was headed east, she said, to interview a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing for a book she’s writing. (more…) Continue Reading →

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Reputation for brutality aside, it’s not easy being a wolf

Wolves

“Many people—especially those opposed to wolves—think of the wolf as a killing machine. And in a general sense they are right.”

Across decades of writing about wolves and the science associated with their study, I’ve seldom encountered a more gripping opening to a natural history book than the one above. (more…) Continue Reading →

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Op-Ed: With climate change, Yellowstone’s future is here

Bison

One of the most reliably stimulating reads about Mother Nature in Greater Yellowstone is a journal that few Americans have ever heard of. Nor is it found on newsstands. But here you can obtain a copy, free of charge, of what is perhaps the most important edition of Yellowstone Science published in its 23-year history. (more…) Continue Reading →

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