1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (399+ words) Explore Big Sky Over 150 acres protected from gold mining, development near Yellowstone Permanent protections provide "vital" habitat for grizzlies, access to wildlife migration corridors, more space for roaming bison A partnership between the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, The Conservation Fund and…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (495+ words) Drone pilots flying below 200 feet without the landowner's permission could face trespassing charges, according to Montana Senate Bill 493. Drones are now factoring into the corner-crossing debate. Credit: CC By Amanda Eggert MONTANA FREE PRESS Can a hunter in Montana legally…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (829+ words) Ted Turner (in suspenders) examines a bison carcass that displays the animal's anatomy at an International Bison Conference event. On July 7, 2017, Turner hosted conference attendees at the Flying D Ranch, a sprawling property south of Bozeman where he maintained a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (527+ words) Explore Big Sky By Scott Christensen EBS CONTRIBUTOR I first met Ted Turner in the early 2000s, not long after I started working at the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Spending a day exploring his 113, 000 acre Flying D Ranch opened my young mind…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (534+ words) By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Scientists, however, have been pushing back. A major 2023 review in Nature Ecology & Evolution, led by Justine Karst at the University of Alberta, challenged some of the most sweeping claims. The researchers examined three pillars…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1564+ words) By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITOR Editor's note: This story describes a private meeting organized by Outlaw Partners, the publisher of Explore Big Sky. Outlaw Partners plans to conduct similar meetings with other candidates representing all political parties. One of Montana's…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (282+ words) A University of Montana survey shows that 81% of Montana voters support permanent protection for the Gallatin and Madison ranges, and 70% support Wild and Scenic designation for the Madison and Gallatin rivers. "The survey released this week shows not only that…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (430+ words) By Benjamin Alva Polley'EBS COLUMNIST' Have you ever wondered just how smart ravens really are? Do you know'what'connects them to wolves and even lions?' For'a long time,'we've'told a simple story about scavengers: they drift'around'the landscape, lucky opportunists stumbling on…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (335+ words) Nickelson Ranch is located in the Paradise Valley along the Upper Yellowstone River's largest tributary, Mill Creek. COURTESY OF GVLT The Gallatin Valley Land Trust announced a new conservation easement on April 21, permanently protecting 437 acres in the Paradise Valley's Mill…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (516+ words) By Tyson Running Wolf and Tom France WRITERS ON THE RANGE In 1886, the last wild buffalo on the Great Plains was killed among the steep bluffs and badlands of central Montana, the final remnant of the tens of millions of…...