Vital News
Vital News is the official newsletter of The Vital Ground Foundation and is typically published in the spring and fall. The publication contains regular features, member profiles, project updates, and the latest land conservation and grizzly bear news. Vital News archives are available in PDF format below.
Spring 2026
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Warm Springs and River Birch project updates; Teton River Project conserves habitat and working lands; An electric fence that made all the difference; Ruby Creek Project completed; Yellowstone cubs mark recovery milestone; Upcoming events; A warm winter and what it could mean for grizzlies
Fall 2025
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Protecting the Interstate 90 corridor; Introducing the Idaho Panhandle Initiative; Conservation Partners roundup; Yellowstone Bourbon; A Woman Among Wolves; The overlap of grizzly and native fish conservation
Spring 2025
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Ninemile crossing structure project; Clark Creek and Meadow Creek conservation successes; Meet the tribal wildlife team helping keep bears safe; Get ready for our 35th Anniversary; The hard realities of life as a bear cub
Fall 2024
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Evaro Canyon Project; Remembering Grizzly 399; Conservation Partners roundup; Lynne Seus’ new memoir; Kodiak and Zac Efron keep it wild; New wine to help bears; Going beyond Fat Bear Week
Spring 2024
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Grizzly reintroduction moves forward for North Cascades; Conservation and coexistence on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front; New acres conserved in North Idaho; Small change makes a big impact for wildlife; Inside UDAP’s world of bear spray; ESA turns 50; How the climate crisis impacts grizzly conservation
Fall 2023
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Celebrating 1 million acres of conservation; Conservation and restoration progress in the Yaak Valley; Bull River project expands crucial linkage zone; J Bar L Ranch leading the way for coexistence; North Cascades grizzly reintroduction efforts revived; Zac Efron goes wild for grizzlies; Why wetlands matter
Spring 2023
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Help expand key Yaak Valley habitat corridor; Grave Creek conservation success; New Swan Valley habitat protected; Remembering Jim and Norma Fosgate; North Cascades grizzly reintroduction update; Indigenous peoples’ kinship with bears
Fall 2022
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Donovan Creek project conserves habitat link; 2022 conservation partners; Reflections on a Wild Bear Adventure; Falls Creek project gains support; Genetic diversity in the Lower 48’s grizzlies
Spring 2022
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Doug and Lynne Seus Bid Farewell to Bart the Bear II; Bismark Meadows, Fully Conserved At Last; One Couple’s Invaluable Legacy; Four Key Projects Close Out 2021; The Challenges and Possibilities of Wildlife Crossings
Fall 2021
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Bull River Project Conserves Key Corridor; Conservation Partners Making Landscapes Safer; Ian Brown’s Memorial Conservation Legacy; Grizzlies in Washington State
Spring 2021
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A New Conservation Success in the Yaak Valley; Land Trusts and “30 by 30”; Habitat and Public Access Protected Near Glacier NP; A Young Bear on Vital Ground
Fall 2020
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30th Anniversary Special Issue: Blackfeet Nation and Vital Ground Protect Key Habitat; Highlighting Remarkable 30-Year Donors; New Business Partners; Earth’s Biodiversity Crisis
Spring 2020
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Looking to the Land in Trying Times; Vital Ground Turns 30; Key Habitat Saved in the Yaak; A Young Conservationist Makes a Big Difference; Protecting the Swan Valley Corridor; The Numbers Behind the Rising Tide of Grizzly Bear Deaths
Fall 2019
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Keeping it Wild West of Glacier; Kootenai Connections; New Conservation Partners; Chicago Zookeepers Walk on Vital Ground; Story Mapping; A Scary Year for Coastal Grizzlies
Spring 2019
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One Landscape Initiative; Protecting Glen Willow Ranch; Vital Ground and Y2Y Save a Bridge to the Bitterroots; Your New Board Members; Stakeholders Plan Community; Forest Stewardship; New Study Shows Benefits of Preventing Grizzly Conflicts
Fall 2018
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Saving Irreplaceable Habitat; Wild River: A Protected Connection; Orphan Grizzlies Find New Home; In Memory: Gary Humbard; Bear Spray Saves Lives; Grizzly Recovery After 2018’s Delisting Debate
Spring 2018
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Partnering to Protect; Roadless and Wild; Wild River’s Conservation Heroes; A $250,000 Investment
in Coexistence; North Cascades Update; Translocation Troubles
Fall 2017
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North Fork Flathead Easement;Donor Profile: Chuk & Donna Steadman; Setting Audacious Goals; Fighting Noxious Weeds with Bugs; A Groundbreaking Griz.
Spring 2017
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Wild River Project;
Member Profile;
Cameron Nace;
Conservation Partner Grants;
Gobi Grizzly Bears;
Growing up Grizzly.
Fall 2016
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Weber Gulch Project Completed;
Conservation Partnerships; Member Profile:
Sou Barrett;
Grizzly Bears, a Keystone Species?; #WhyVitalGround?; Of Bears and Berries.
Spring 2016
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Delisting the Yellowstone Grizzly;
Weber Gulch Project;
Member Profile;
Vital Ground’s “Great Bear” license program;
Studying Grizzlies in the Cabinet-Yaak.
Fall 2015
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Wildfire on Vital Ground;
Conservation Partners Grants;
New Employees Announced;
25th Anniversary Highlights;
Bear Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges;
The Land of the Pizzly.
Spring 2015
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Gary Wolfe Retires;
Father-Daughter Team Protect 240 Acres Near Missoula;
Berg Family Conserves 40 acres in Cabinet-Yaak;
Vital Ground Celebrates 25 Years;
Tribute to Bob Koons;
A Bear Named Irene.