Want to rebuild the herd? Invest in the land, water and people we need to do it
On Friday afternoon, just before a three-day weekend, the Trump administration released two new executive orders with the aim of shoring up support for American ranching. Together they address several
Can a Town Really Be Bear-Proof?
After a visit to an elementary school in Wyoming that practices “bear drills,” we head to Gardiner, Montana, where living alongside grizzlies is part of daily life.
Drought Adaptation Starts Well Before the Drought
Ranch managers across the West are adapting their operations to increasingly variable conditions and sharing what they’re learning along the way. Drought is nothing new to ranchers in the American West. What is
Where are the grizzly bears headed?
As grizzlies expand across the Northern Rockies, we explore how working lands may be connecting once-isolated bear populations - and landowners are bringing the data.
Why Did the Grizzly Bear Cross the Road?
Working lands help give expanding grizzly populations room to roam - but highways can turn those connected landscapes into isolated islands.
Ranching with Grizzlies in Wyoming’s Upper Green
You can’t talk about ranching with grizzly bears without going to Wyoming’s Upper Green—one of the epicenters of livestock-grizzly conflict in the Northern Rockies.
The Drought Nobody is Talking About
Turn on any news outlet today and you'll hear about drought, forage shortages, water rights, and shrinking reservoirs. Those are real issues, and they deserve our attention.But I believe there's
Beyond Yellowstone: Grizzlies, the Craighead Brothers, and the Rise of Modern Wildlife Ecology
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the defining concepts in wildlife conservation. But where did it come from?
What’s really going on with the Fish and Wildlife Service’s new proposed grizzly bear rule
On July 17, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) released a proposed rule that expands exceptions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) “take" prohibitions for grizzly bears. “Take” in
How can landowners and researchers learn from each other? Just ask Erik
MELROSE, MT— Kalsta Ranch averages seven inches of rain per year. Erik Kalsta, the director of Western Landowners Alliance’s Working Wild Challenge program, will tell you to take that number
Grizzly bears are back – now what?
What happens when one of North America's most iconic predators returns? Grizzly bears are making a remarkable comeback across the American West. After decades of recovery, they're expanding into places they
Forests Need Fire, but Forestry Makes It Work
In the past decades, more and more people have built or bought homes in the Wildland Urban Interface, or WUI. The draws are obvious: beauty, isolation, quiet, and closeness to