Todd Wilkinson is a contributor to Writers on the Range,
(writersontheerange.org), a nonprofit spurring lively
conversation about the West. He is the Bozeman-based
correspondent for National Geographic and The Guardian
and founder of Mountain Journal (mountainjournal.org)
Before he died at age 87 in early May, Ted Turner knew that stewardship of land would be his real legacy. Of course, he might also be long known for...
Private lands surrounding Yellowstone are also getting built up, transformed by mostly unplanned development. Such development is the biggest threat to the survival of grizzlies and other park species.
At Forest Service campgrounds near Jackson, Wyoming, piles of human waste and toilet paper were ubiquitous and so was litter. The smelly messes were spread throughout an area in the...