Ellis Juhlin
Rocky Mountain Front ReporterEllis Juhlin is MTPR's Rocky Mountain Front reporter. She has a background in environmental reporting and worked as a science reporter at Utah Public Radio and a reporter at Yellowstone Public Radio. She worked as a wildlife biologist before becoming a journalist, and has a Master's Degree in Ecology from Utah State University. She's an average birder and wants you to keep your cat indoors. Her life is run by her two dogs, one of which is afraid of birds.
ellis.juhlin@mso.umt.edu
406-272-2568
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Rural communities across Montana have long been affected by “brain drain,” where the younger generation moves away for college and a career and never moves back. But, that's not the whole story. MTPR's Ellis Juhlin spoke with some new and returning residents and found optimistic visions for what the future of rural Montana could look like. -
A federal court shortened Montana’s wolf trapping by over two months. The ruling aims to protect grizzlies.
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Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen has responded to professional misconduct charges issued earlier this fall. The state’s top attorney is requesting the charges to be dismissed.
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A proposed ballot initiative to create an open-primary in Montana is moving forward per a recent state Supreme Court ruling.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture updated its Plant Hardiness Zone map for the first time in over a decade. The changes show one effects of the warming climate.
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In Montana, climate change means drought in some places, record breaking floods in others and wildfire seasons that burn hotter and last longer. That's according to a new federal climate report released last week.
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The Montana Farmers Union is encouraging local producers to donate meat to food banks this winter.
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The Montana Stockgrowers Foundation created a new program to match ranchers with local businesses interested in cooking and selling Montana beef.
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Montana’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of mobile home park tenants, saying landlords cannot terminate their leases without cause.
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The federal government is sending more than $800,000 to Montana to further economic development in rural and tribal communities. Agricultural producers in a handful of Montana counties are now eligible for federal emergency loans.
