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Melanie and her father, Glenn Elzinga, watch the herd as the sun sets in the Salmon-Challis National Forest. They’ll move the cows back to camp soon to keep them penned up for the night before another day of grazing the range tomorrow.

How an Idaho ranch family learned to live with wolves

Ashley Ahearn

Across the West, women are changing the ways land and livestock are managed. Ashley Ahearn saddled up for the Mountain West News Bureau to chronicle their big dreams – and daily challenges. This is the first story of a three-part series.

A U.S. map with drought monitor readings from October 6, 2020. The map displays extreme and exceptional drought throughout the west, with the most notable readings in Utah, Nevada and New Mexico.

Energy and Environment

Much Of Mountain West In Drought, Conditions Will Persist, U.S. Monitor Reports

Beau Baker

A few weeks ago, rancher Noah Brooks said what was troubling him most was the weather.“The fact that it didn’t rain, June, July, August but maybe three…

A herd of bison roam on lands owned by the American Prairie Reserve, a sprawling wildlife reserve in northeastern Montana.

Energy and Environment

The Next Yellowstone: How Big Money Is Building A New Kind Of National Park

Nate Hegyi

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting The Promise And Peril Of Environmental Philanthropy | A Privately-Funded Park For...