{"product_id":"the-real-yellowstone-framing-the-future","title":"The Real Yellowstone: Framing the Future","description":"\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Filmmaker’s Journey Into the Fight for America’s Last Wild Places\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Yellowstone: Framing the Future\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the full written companion to the feature documentary film—every interview, every story, every moment that shaped the project. Nothing taken out. Nothing reduced. This book expands the conversations, adds context that didn’t fit on-screen, and documents the real people who stand at the front line of wildlife and land stewardship across the American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Filmmaker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Opre\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003epulls back the curtain on ranchers, wildlife managers, biologists, and multigenerational families who live by a simple truth:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eif you care for the land, the land will care for you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThrough field notes, extended interviews, on-the-ground observations, and raw encounters with fire, drought, predators, and politics, this book reveals:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHow rural families keep wildlife alive on working landscapes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe pressures threatening their livelihoods and the wildlife that depend on them\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhat conservation really means—\u003ci\u003ethe wise use of natural resources\u003c\/i\u003e—and how that meaning has been twisted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe human cost when policy is written by people who never leave pavement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe stakes for the next generation trying to hold onto ranching, heritage, and open land\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis book is the most complete, unfiltered record of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Yellowstone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproject. It stands on its own as a document of truth, lived experience, and modern conservation reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside this book, you’ll find:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnfiltered stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom real ranchers and land stewards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever-before-seen insights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom filming across harsh, remote, unforgiving country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHard lessons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon conservation, human rights, and the cost of keeping wildlife wild\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterviews and field notes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat reveal the complexity behind wolves, bison, elk, predators, fire, drought, and the politics surrounding them all\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clear definition of true conservation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—the wise, sustainable use of natural resources—and why the public has been misled for decades\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThis companion book is your backstage pass to the film. It gives readers the context, depth, and raw truth that couldn’t all fit onto the screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eIf you care about wildlife, land, and the people who protect both, this is essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe EPUD edition includes bonus content such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEPUB Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecompatible with Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, and all major e-readers (except Kindle)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHigh-resolution photos from on-location shoots\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eExclusive behind-the-scenes commentary from director Tom Opre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"READ Chapter 1 FREE\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/3630\/0719\/files\/TRY-Framing_the_Future_Chapter_1.pdf?v=1764323218\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREAD CHAPTER 1 FREE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shepherds of Wildlife Store","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - Signed","offer_id":46736172548271,"sku":null,"price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"EPUB (Digital)","offer_id":46736172679343,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/3630\/0719\/files\/IMG_58952.jpg?v=1764320361","url":"https:\/\/shepherdsofwildlife.org\/products\/the-real-yellowstone-framing-the-future","provider":"Shepherds of Wildlife Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}