Susan G. Clark is the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Professor (adjunct) of Wildlife Ecology and Policy Sciences and fellow in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University. She has diverse experience in the NGO community, academia, and in field work internationally. She focuses on professional interdisciplinary education and skill training for leadership, professionalism, and problem solving.

• List of Illustrations; Foreword by Dan Wenk; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Stories of People, Nature, Yellowstone; Part 1 Yellowstone as a Story; 2. Yellowstone and Significance; 3. Greater Yellowstone as a System; 4. Boundaries and Context; Part 2 People’s Stories; 5. Controversy and Society; 6. People and Stories of Meaning; 7. Coherence and Policy; Part 3 Working for Ecosystem Conservation; 8. Challenges and Future; 9. Learning and Transforming; 10. The Work Ahead; 11. Creating a New Story, the Long View; Notes; Index.