Good food doesn’t need to be fancy
We all need to eat. Why shouldn’t we all eat well? Fresh local ingredients help any dish delight, whether you’re a whiz in the kitchen or not. I don’t identify as a
Community Stewards of the West
Meet some of the people Who are keeping the West together. In ways big and small, front and center and behind the scenes, these people are giving of themselves to build
Breathing Life Into Bronze
What matters to Montana’s master wildlife sculptor. Kelly Bennett and Carolyn Quan, in conversation with Tim Shinabarger Left: TAKING A BREAK - Tim ShinabargerRight: Sculptor Tim Shinabarger takes a break on a
Collaborative conservation is a lifesaver
Sobbing into a soggy potato salad-filled paper plate in a rancher’s garage half an hour south of Malta, Montana, was not on my bingo card. And yet, I found myself
Remembering John Peavey
Remembering a devoted advocate for ranching and conservation The American sheep industry and the Wood River Valley lost a great champion this summer, with the passing of the Trailing of the
Rancher, survivor helped bring a hospital to her community
Laura Bucholz, Saratoga, Wyoming Laura Bucholz with a prized trout on the North Platte River. Not so long ago, only a small barebones walk-in health care clinic was available to meet
Three ways to think about the Southwest
Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The power of collaborative conservation Stephen E. Strom This book would have utility alone as a modern history of the borderlands of southern Arizona and New Mexico. But
Financing the Regenerative Transition
Right now, ranching and farming in the United States is undergoing a sea change. Forty percent of farm and ranchland in the country is expected to change hands in the
Divisive Elk Require A United Response
The Rocky Mountain elk. Majestic scion of the wild, celebrated conservation success story, deadly tourist trampler, big-money trophy hunt attraction, delicious and nutritious wild food, wanton destroyer of fences and
Sensory Refuge: A conversation with Dr. Jesse Barber
I first had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Jesse Barber speak this summer. Outside under the dappled shade of large trees on the Lava Lake Lamb and Livestock Ranch in
Can managed grazing help stave off the native pollinator die-off?
Pollinators, especially native bees, are in decline around the world and in the American West. What impact does livestock grazing, one of the most extensive uses of native grassland habitat
Seeking peace, facing conflict
We live in a time fraught with conflict. At its worst, we have wars and threat of war in several areas of the world. Conflict wreaks havoc in some of