Maintaining a Sacred Trust at Oxbow Cattle Co.
When Bart and Wendy Morris made the decision to open Oxbow Cattle Company in 2014, they knew it came with an uncertain trajectory; but they knew that the biggest gamble
Intelligent tinkering
Getting the next 50 years of the Endangered Species Act right. We knew the trout darting among the rocks in the tiny stream were special, though at the time, we didn’t
Producing season two of Working Wild U
Since the spring thaw, I’ve been traveling the West gathering stories for the forthcoming second season of Working Wild U, our award-winning documentary podcast presented by Western Landowners Alliance and
Finding Homeground
Documentary photographer Sally Thomson transports us to the people and places of the western range For a landscape so mired in drought and known for its dryness, the rangelands of the
Will wild buffalo ever wander the Wind River again?
Outside of Montana and Wyoming, most people don’t realize just how special a case buffalo, American bison, are within North American wildlife management. The few wild herds of buffalo that
Teens take on species recovery
Colorado high school students release 250 endangered razorback suckers into the Colorado River, helping the endemic fish climb back toward safety. Fifty years after President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species
All together for the grayling
The beautiful fish that ignited a pioneering collaborative conservation model in Montana may not survive climate change. Was it worth it? In the summer of 1988, as apocalyptic wildfires ravaged Yellowstone
A comeback for the ages
Black-footed ferrets were once counted out. Their remarkable recovery now depends on creative collaboration between landowners and public wildlife managers. The rain finally let up, and the thunder quieted to a
The Ghost of the Prairie
Finding an endangered species on his ranch scared the daylights out of Russell Davis. What he did next may have saved his town. It’s before dawn, and a group of bird
The ESA at 50: Six steps to better outcomes for people and wildlife
Were it not for the Endangered Species Act (ESA), it is likely that bald eagles, humpback whales, whooping cranes, peregrine falcons and American alligators would no longer be with us
A military proving ground shaped this conservation tool
After 15 years of serving the military’s growing needs for a combined science and access management tool, iSportsman is now available to private landowners to manage safe recreation access on
Narratives of Color and Shape: Western Landscape Painter Jill Carver
Jill Carver’s paintings edit the west’s landscapes to dramatic effect.