Of ice and fire: “I was not blessed like saints of old, many of whom found a contemplative vocation at an early age,” our ...

A snowmobiler died in an avalanche near the Montana-Idaho border over the weekend. It is Idaho’s first avalanche fatality of ...

With wildfires already raging across country, consolidated wildland fire service critics ask what problems it would solve ...

Steve Pearce, a New Mexico Republican, has come under fire from conservation groups for formerly calling for the divestment of federal land.

Amanda Eggert has covered energy, environment and public lands issues for Montana Free Press since 2021. Her work has received multiple awards, including the Mark Henckel Outdoor Writing Award from ...

In some Montana hunting districts, up to one-third of animals have contracted chronic wasting disease, the fatal, neurodegenerative disorder that’s driving down deer and elk populations in other ...

The proposed gravel pit site in Paradise Valley, shown here in the center of the photo, abuts the Yellowstone River and has residents concerned about increasing development north of Yellowstone ...

A herd of Apennine chamois, a species of goat antelope endemic to the region, moves across the mountains of Majella National Park in Abruzzo, Italy. Like mountain goats in Greater Yellowstone, wolves ...

Clouds over the Tetons: Grand Targhee Resort has always been regarded as being a family ski resort with great terrain. But in the era of destination luxury resorts, Targhee is poised to follow in its ...

As Paradise Valley population swells with residents and visitors, development follows and on its heels the quest for a valuable resource: gravel. A new gravel pit proposal is spurring resident ...

Jonathan Marquis is the artist behind the Glacier Drawing Project, the only hand-drawn, visual record of the 59 named glaciers in Montana’s Crown of the Continent and Greater Yellowstone ecosystems.