Are the translocations enough to show Montana is ready for delisting? By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST On Aug. 7, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks successfully...
A new study looks at how umbrella species protect other species in southwest Montana By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Published in the esteemed Journal of...
Deciding if motorized or mechanized equipment should be used when removing dams in Wilderness areas By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST On July 25, a relatively...
The Native American prophecy presents a fork in the road By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST On June 4, a white buffalo calf, later named Wakan...
By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST One summer evening, I was stationed at an isolated fire lookout in the Bob Marshall Wilderness when I overheard hoary...
Methods to identify and help fight invasives By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST This is the third installment in a three-part series on invasive plants. In...
How to identify and fight noxious weeds to protect prime habitat By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST This is the second installment in a three-part series...
Noxious weeds are turning prime habitat into a wasteland By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST This is the first installment in a three-part series on invasive...
Benjamin Alva Polley EBS CONTRIBUTOR Editor’s note: In the coming weeks, Explore Big Sky will highlight three local nonprofits devoted to protecting our local lands and...
How Montana’s winter fared, by the numbers By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST The winter of 2023-24, a season that will be etched in Montana’s weather...