A new lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service starts with a straightforward claim: A proposed project to help whitebark pine ...

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Ahead of November, founders of Protect Wyoming political action committee are combating poor voter turnout with appeal to conservationist ideals ...

Promulgating the Roadless Rule was one of the most intensive public processes in Forest Service history. It involved more ...

In Jackson Hole, in the nation’s richest county, has a major housing problem. Now, developers are looking to public land.

Oliver Payne, a buffalo wrangler, looks into the semi truck to see how many bison are left in zero-degree weather at Turtle Mound Ranch near Wolf Point, Montana, on February 19, 2026. The Fort Peck ...

As Paradise Valley population swells with residents and visitors, development follows and on its heels the quest for a valuable resource: gravel. A new gravel pit proposal is spurring resident ...

The proposed gravel pit site in Paradise Valley, shown here in the center of the photo, abuts the Yellowstone River and has residents concerned about increasing development north of Yellowstone ...

Clouds over the Tetons: Grand Targhee Resort has always been regarded as being a family ski resort with great terrain. But in the era of destination luxury resorts, Targhee is poised to follow in its ...

A herd of Apennine chamois, a species of goat antelope endemic to the region, moves across the mountains of Majella National Park in Abruzzo, Italy. Like mountain goats in Greater Yellowstone, wolves ...

Beady black eyes on a striped, tilted head blink up at me, and then back to my tasty gifts. Tiny claws delicately grip the tips of my fingers as the little mountain chickadee sorts through the pile of ...

A curious mountain lion examines a trail camera that sat in a cave for 10 years. Credit: Casey Anderson In a dark abandoned cave near Yellowstone National Park, its mouth sealed by snow much of the ...