Jim Yuskavitch

Jim Yuskavitch has been a freelance conservation writer and photographer for more than 20 years. His most recent book In Wolf Country: The Power and Politics of Reintroduction was published by Lyons Press in 2015. He lives at the base of the Cascade Mountains in Sisters, Oregon.

Is This How We Will Save Wild Salmon?

“Salmon emphasis areas” go down more easily than “wilderness”

By Jim Yuskavitch January 4, 2018

In this story: wildlife, water

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Does the Douglas Fir Tree Deserve Its Own Monument?

The Friends of Douglas Fir National Monument think so

By Jim Yuskavitch October 23, 2017

In this story: wilderness

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Wildlife Hates Hikers

Pedestrians and wildlife don't mix, a new study says

By Jim Yuskavitch May 2, 2017

In this story: wilderness, saving wild places, wildlife, national parks

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Left Coast Griz

The grizzly bear is poised to return to the West

By Jim Yuskavitch December 16, 2016

In this story: bears, endangered species, ecosystems

Grizzly bear

Pulp Friction

Why should we have to choose between clearcutting and funding kids’ schools?

By Jim Yuskavitch May 18, 2016

In this story: forests

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