All posts tagged "Yellowstone National Park"
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The New West: Yellowstone Defender
Cameron Sholly commits to protecting America’s first national park JACKSON HOLE, WY – Never in its storied 146-year-old history has Yellowstone seen a changing of the guard like this one. Earlier this year, Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk,...
- Posted July 25, 2018
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The New West: The Dishonorable Ousting of Wenk
Ryan Zinke’s removal of Ystone superintendent has sparked national outrage JACKSON HOLE, WY – After 42.5 years toiling for the same company, doing exceptional, laudable things on behalf of the clients who pay his salary, most employees...
- Posted June 20, 2018
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The New West: Interior Department Mobster
Ryan Zinke’s meddling with parks reveals his unsavory character Rumors of U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s brazen meddling with senior management of the National Park Service have been brewing for a year. Since early 2017, other higher-profile...
- Posted May 2, 2018
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The New West: The Greater Goal
Let’s have a common place to celebrate our ecosystem JACKSON HOLE, WY – We are Greater Yellowstoneans. We share an ecosystem and yet often it seems as if we dwell in different worlds. Consider the differing politics...
- Posted April 26, 2018
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THE NEW WEST: Wildlife Accounting
What a study says about the value of a Yellowstone bobcat over a single winter. JACKSON HOLE, WY – For years, conservationist Lisa Robertson and a devoted group of friends in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem have tried...
- Posted July 12, 2017
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THE NEW WEST: Teaching Coexistence
Greater Yellowstone’s wildness will only be saved if humans live smarter. JACKSON HOLE, WY – As they recount the grim statistics, Lindsay Jones and Renee Seidler can tell you a lot about co-existence between people and our...
- Posted June 14, 2017
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Missing Person Search Underway in Yellowstone
The search continues for Jeff Murphy. Yellowstone park officials are utilizing eight hiking teams, five dog teams, four horse teams, and a helicopter in their quest to locate the missing hiker. JACKSON HOLE,...
- Posted June 8, 2017
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THE NEW WEST: Protected Ideals
Study refutes Trump administration’s claim that monuments are a liability to communities. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Public lands: a boon for communities in the New West or a bane to our existence? With the value of nature-related...
- Posted June 7, 2017
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THE NEW WEST: Sage Civil Servitude
Saying goodbye to Yellowstone’s Bob Barbee, a giant of the green and grey. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Gushing at the lip of Old Faithful Geyser last Saturday came an eruption of reverence and mirth. It flooded forth...
- Posted May 24, 2017
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THE NEW WEST: Alternative Animal Facts
What happens when ‘wildlife photography’ masquerades as something it’s not? JACKSON HOLE, WY – With each passing day, it seems, we learn more about the insidious impact of “fake news”—how politicians, companies, governments and operatives with hidden...
- Posted March 28, 2017