Nick Mott is a multimedia journalist based in Livingston, Montana, who focuses on the environment, wildlife, climate and ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: In the final installment in our series on geothermal energy, its availability in the West and the implications ...

New documentary weaves trailcam footage with narrative to tell the extraordinary story of Willow, mountain lion of the ...

A climate organizer and passionate Montanan reflects on the art of collaboration to mitigate impacts of a warming planet ...

This time of year, park travelers can expect quieter roads, endless ski, hike or snowshoe options, unique wildlife-viewing ...

The European bison, the żubr (Bison bonasus) at left, is the largest native herbivore in Europe. Averaging approximately 1,400 pounds, they are slighter than their American cousin (Bison bison) at ...

The sun was low and this Canada lynx moved through the shadows as he approached the shore of a frozen lake in southern Yukon. Its cousin, the Eurasian lynx, vanished from Great Britain about 1,300 ...

When I was a youngster struggling to reconcile a life split between a great community of learning in the Midwest and a log cabin in Montana, my father gave me Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River ...

An ancient limber pine on Pine Butte in northwest Montana with Ear Mountain in the backdrop. Credit: TNC Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front has long been characterized by ancient, gnarled limber pines ...

A mountain lion turns to the author’s camera. Many of MacNeil Lyons’ 35 cougar sightings have come in winter when it’s easier to track pawprints and see mountain lion sign. Shadow cat, mountain lion, ...

An education ranger at Yellowstone National Park explains the mechanics of geysers, while a “grand” example erupts in the background. Since Oct. 1, most national park employees have been furloughed.