Startling, one-of-a-kind fossils are unearthed in Montana – and shunned by scientists.
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August 19, 2013
A stunning fossil site is found in Montana, but will it ever be studied by scientists? Plus Navajo activist Klee Benally, edible invasives, environmental lawsuits, photographs from a Hotshot on the line, debate over grizzly numbers in Greater Yellowstone and more.
Feature
Editor's Note
The story behind this issue's cover feature, about a startling dinosaur discovery in Montana and ensuing scientific controversy.
Current
Are settlements between environmentalists and the federal agencies they sue sweetheart deals?
Uncertainty over the health of grizzly population arises as officials consider removing it from the Endangered Species list.
Irrigation shutoffs in the river's upper basin may finally help move a historic water deal on the Oregon-California border.
The purge, meant to help threatened spotted owls, could begin this fall.
Eating our way out of an invasive species invasion.
Uncommon Westerners
Fighting for the environment is just part of this Navajo's cultural identity.
Essays
Looking back on Bazy Tankersley: publisher, rancher and conservationist
Multimedia
Get a rare peek into what it's really like on the job.
Book Reviews
A review of Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods by Christine Byl
A review of The Days Are Gods by Liz Stephens
A review of photographer Craig Varjabedian's photography book Landscape Dreams, A New Mexico portrait.
Heard Around the West
Heard Around the West for August 19, 2013: river rafting mishaps, retraining drug sniffer dogs, and more.
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