Earning Their Keep: Bison Ranching Fights the Battle for Conservation

Kris Heitkamp is a writer, researcher, and environmental journalist. She earned a BA in English from the University of Utah and an MA in environmental science and natural resource journalism from the University of Montana. She is a freelance researcher for National Geographic Books, and a contributor to the children's magazines Odyssey, Muse, and Faces. When she's not exploring Northwestern Montana with a fishing pole or hiking boots, she can be found plein air writing.