Life on the Rocks cover Next month I'll be doing a series of speaking events about wilderness-obligate species of wildlife with a focus...

Eleven of the plaintiffs in Held v. Montana I didn't intend to do another blog post before the New Year, but this was too noteworthy to...

After countless days recreating and studying mountain goats in alpine habitats, these remote and rugged places occupy a special place in...

A new Department of Interior rule could put conservation, recreation, and renewable energy on equal footing with traditional priorities...

March is finally here, the month when spring arrives (according to my calendar), and our first migratory nesting birds return from their...

For those of you in the Bozeman, Montana area, on Monday, October 16th, I'll be giving a presentation about Montana's mountain goats,...

This event is of such importance I had to write a blog post about it. On June 12th in Helena, Montana, a historic court case will...

For those of you in the Bozeman, Montana area, this Thursday, May 18th, I'll be giving a presentation about Montana's mountain goats,...

This week is National Environmental Education Week. It culminates in Earth Day celebrations on April 22 -- another American idea...

The world's glaciers are frozen reservoirs of water that sustain nearly 2 billion people worldwide. As glaciers melt away, so do the...

Protected areas are biodiversity reservoirs around the globe. But as the warming of the planet's climate accelerates, species using...

Over the seven years we've lived outside of Bozeman, Montana, the change we've noticed is dramatic. We just don't see the birds we used...

I haven’t posted about CWD for some time. This article in the Montana Free Press prompted me to write a brief update. In my home state of...

Fly fishing in the Rocky Mountain West has become big business. As more and more people escape the confines of urban living, either...