And what it means for saving forests By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST On Feb. 27, 2026 (John Steinbeck’s birthday), a friend wrote to thank me for “helping set the record straight on wolves in Ye...

And what it means for saving forests By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST On Feb. 27, 2026 (John Steinbeck’s birthday), a friend wrote to thank me for “helping set the record straight on wolves in Ye...

Tracking the wild in Yellowstone’s snow By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST On an unseasonably warm March evening near Pray, Montana, while most visitors scan the horizon for the quick thrill of a w...

Tracking the wild in Yellowstone’s snow By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST On an unseasonably warm March evening near Pray, Montana, while most visitors scan the horizon for the quick thrill of a w...

Native Nations are leading efforts to return bison to their lands, renewing ecosystems and revitalizing cultural, economic, and spiritual lifeways.

Native Nations are leading efforts to return bison to their lands, renewing ecosystems and revitalizing cultural, economic, and spiritual lifeways.

By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST America’s debates over wildlife, especially wolves, are often framed as bitter battles between two entrenched camps: pro-wolf environmentalists and anti-wolf rura...

By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST America’s debates over wildlife, especially wolves, are often framed as bitter battles between two entrenched camps: pro-wolf environmentalists and anti-wolf rura...

Dozens of Montana-based authors have until March 23 to file a claim to receive a payout from one of the largest copyright settlements in United States history.

Dozens of Montana-based authors have until March 23 to file a claim to receive a payout from one of the largest copyright settlements in United States history.

What progress really Costs in Montana’s last wild valleys By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Everyone wants their slice of heaven—a piece of paradise to call their own. For those with the means, Bi...

What progress really Costs in Montana’s last wild valleys By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Everyone wants their slice of heaven—a piece of paradise to call their own. For those with the means, Bi...

By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act—one of the most effective and beloved environmental protections in U.S. history. Signed into l...

By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act—one of the most effective and beloved environmental protections in U.S. history. Signed into l...

By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Years ago, I hiked with two friends in a remote area of Glacier National Park during early November. Western larch trees blazed with the color of butterscotch, th...

By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST This past June, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) attempted—and failed—to privatize 3.5 million acres of federally managed and protected public lands. This deeply unpopular ...

By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST This past June, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) attempted—and failed—to privatize 3.5 million acres of federally managed and protected public lands. This deeply unpopular ...

Chance “Bud” Colombe manages the Wolakota Buffalo Range, home to over 1,000 bison—the largest Native-owned bison herd in the world, operating under the belief that when the grasslands and bison thrive, so do the people.

Thousands of search and rescue missions are conducted in the US each year. Who perishes, who gets found, and why?

Thousands of search and rescue missions are conducted in the US each year. Who perishes, who gets found, and why?

Why it's a good thing to face mortality with your significant other.

The deaths in the Texas Hill Country are a tragic testament to the force of a raging river. Flood-stricken Vermont has a radical plan to counter the threat it faces.

The Amazon founder was once thought to be the newspaper’s savior—now its journalists are fleeing for the exits. Clare Malone reports on how the paper that brought down Nixon is struggling to survive t...

Dozens of religious leaders experienced magic mushrooms in a university study. Many are now evangelists for psychedelics.

Jon Bentzel and Micah Nelson were hiking in Glacier National Park when a grizzly bear attacked Bentzel while protecting her cubs

Jon Bentzel and Micah Nelson were hiking in Glacier National Park when a grizzly bear attacked Bentzel while protecting her cubs

Chasing wolverines on and off the endangered species list.