Shane Doyle

A photo of Hyalite Peak in Custer Gallatin National Forest taken in July 2020.

Custer Gallatin National Forest Plan Nearly Final

The Custer Gallatin National Forest recently released a plan that will guide conservation, recreation and industry decisions on more than 3 million acres for the next decade or more.

A woman types on a laptop on her lap next to a poster that reads "Crazy Mountains."

Environment & Science

Proposed Land Swap Aims To Reduce Conflict, Improve Access In Crazy Mountains

Update: An earlier version of this story stated Rob Gregoire won, rather than settled the court case in 2017. YPR regrets the error.A group of unlikely…

Women lie face down in the street. One, with a red handprint painted on her face in honor of missing and murdered indigenous women, looks at the camera.

Government & Politics

Thousands Chant In Montana Streets Protesting George Floyd's Death

Kayla Desroches

Over the past week thousands of people across Montana turned out for locally-organized rallies in support of black Americans and against police brutality.…

Tribal Affairs

Crow Nation Pushes To Protect Sacred Sites In Custer Gallatin National Forest

For the first time in thirty years, the U.S. Forest Service is updating its management plan for the Custer-Gallatin National Forest. It’ll determine where…