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The Mountain Journal quoted Professor Arthur Middleton and collaborator Dr. Wenjing Xu in a recent article about our collaborative fence removal efforts in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

A film we co-produced with the Jackson Hole Land Trust has been selected for inclusion in California's Wild & Scenic Film Festival! "A Legacy on the Land" focuses on a collaborative effort to increase conservation easements in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which help protect lands from development and have enormous benefits for wildlife migration and conservation. 

We’re thrilled to announce Isa Woo as the Stone Center’s new Deputy Director. Isa brings 25 years of experience designing, developing, and implementing science-based adaptive management. Previously Isa spent 21 years at the U.S. Geological Survey, most recently as a Senior Program Manager where she secured several million dollars in funding for the agency and led interdisciplinary programs related to estuarine ecology, wetland restoration and monitoring, food webs, addressing management questions, and more.

"As a UC Berkeley alum I am thrilled to be back on campus and to join the Stone Center and its vibrant community. I believe effective environmental stewardship sits at the intersection of rigorous science, thoughtful management, and clear purpose. I ’m excited to connect with people, foundational concepts, and landscapes to create lasting impact for local communities and ecosystems." - Isa Woo

The Fence Inventory project tracks existing fence data across the Absaroka Front, which supports some of the longest migrations of elk, deer, and other hoofed mammals in the world. Watch this video via Wyoming PBS about an ongoing effort from our Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab and the Absaroka Fence Initiative to map fence data, improve existing fences, and remove fences no longer in use to improve migration corridors. 

Supported by the Stone Center, the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management recently launched the Participatory, Land-based, And Critical Environments (PLACE) Research Collective. Starting in December 2025, PLACE members will meet monthly to discuss best community-engaged practices, explore methodological and ethical questions, and reflect on our own work as scholars with support from this research community. All ESPM graduate students are welcome to join. For more info, please contact Sydney Moss.

Distinguished Scholar, Robert Bonnie and former USDA official, Tim Gannon published a new piece in Agri-Pulse urging the Trump Administration to approve a tax credit for manufacturers that produce low-carbon biofuels, which produce lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels.

A new study from the Stone Center found that visitors to places like Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are willing to pay about 50% more in fees if it means supporting wildlife within the parks. The paper was co-authored by Hilary Byerly Flint, Wyoming collaborator, and Arthur Middleton, faculty co-director. Read the write-up in National Parks Traveler.

Join Stone Center Distinguished Scholar, Robert Bonnie, and Billy Pizer, President and CEO of Resources for the Future on Tuesday, Nov 5, 11pm - 2pm ET. Register now.

Our close collaborators at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) recently hosted over a dozen conservation leaders, including Distinguished Scholar, Robert Bonnie, to discuss the present and future of US conservation. Read the recap.

Faculty Co-Director Arthur Middleton and colleagues at the California Wolf Project (part of Berkeley Wildlife) discuss environmental, political, and philanthropic opportunities to support sustainable coexistence between wolves and people. Read the latest.

We're hiring a Deputy Director to lead some of our larger projects, including developing a new Living Lab (read more about our Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab here). We are particularly interested in candidates with significant experience developing, directing, and fundraising for large, interdisciplinary, and applied research programs. First review is 10/20 - apply now!

We are thrilled to announce Tucker Russell as the new Tribal Liasion on our team. He previously collaborated with the Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab and conducted research on the Wind River Indian Reservation, while pursuing his Master of Science at the University of Wyoming. 

"I'm looking forward to developing and implementing research that targets specific problems to benefit the environment, people, and wildlife that share these spaces. Such work requires building diverse relationships with Tribes, private landowners, and public land managers. Through these partnerships, we can develop a diverse knowledge base to address complex ecological issues and conserve wild landscapes for generations to come." - Tucker Russell