Emily Senkosky

As a freelance writer, and photographer, Emily Senkosky is dedicated to telling stories that explore the many different ways that people connect to place — particularly in the context of the natural world. She recently graduated from the University of Montana with a master’s degree in natural resources and environmental science journalism. After making a life for herself in South America, the environmental parallels that connect us all drew her to journalism and the Western landscapes that raised her.

Stories from Emily Senkosky

Two horses walk in a line up a gravel road while range rider Sigrid Olson walks next to them.

In Photos: On the Road with a Montana Range Rider Who Tracks Predators on Horseback

Range riders are reemerging in the western U.S. in response to the slow but sure resurgence of apex predators. As the animals return to their former territories, now also home to people, new tensions are emerging.

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Sigrid Olson rides a brown horse on a gravel mountain road in the tree-covered Blackfoot Valley.

The Return of the Range Rider

The rapid development of once-wild spaces spurs growing pains for people and animals across the globe. Montana’s Blackfoot Valley became a testbed for coexistence as grizzlies and wolves returned to their former territory among the ranchland.

Casey Ryan stands in front of the water at Kicking Horse Reservoir in Montana with mountains visible in the background.

How Montana Tribes Are Using Sovereignty to Restore Their Waterways

‘We live at the backbone of the world, where the water begins.’