|
| People protecting the lands, waters, and wildlife of the Greater Yellow-stone Ecosystem, now and for future generations. |
|
Our Work to Protect the Parks & Lands of Greater Yellowstone
| Wyoming Range Legacy Act Introduced! |
|
The Wyoming Range has long been a locals playground of recreational opportunities in Western Wyoming, and important habitat for every major species found in Greater Yellowstone. Now, oil and gas interests would like to build roads and pipelines there. |
|
[More]
|
| Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest Plan Revision |
|
The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in Southwest Montana contains some beautiful-and ecologically important-lands. It provides a connection for wildlife to the Centennial valley and Central Idaho wilderness areas. So when this National Forest announced plans to review how th eland was used, GYC got involved... |
|
[More]
|
| Winter Use in Yellowstone |
|
Continued snowmobile use in Yellowstone, in light of all we know about the damage it causes, undercuts America's commitment to protect its national parks. |
|
[More]
|
| Roadless Area Conservation |
|
Over 4 million acres of roadless national forest lands in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem provide critical wildlife habitat, clean water and some of the best hunting and fishing in the world. Due to GYC's hard work, and after a court decision in September, these lands will be protected under the 2001 National Forest Roadless Rule, which bars new roadbuilding on national forest lands which don't otherwise have roads. |
|
[More]
|
| Phosphate Mining |
|
Phosphate mining in Idaho is concentrated in the southeast part of the state, near Idaho Falls, Soda Springs, and Pocatello. Phosphate is the largest industrial mineral produced in Idaho with yields amounting to 12 percent of the nation's total phosphate output. The processed ore is used largely for fertilizer. |
|
[More]
|
| Idaho’s Roadless Areas at Risk |
|
The state of Idaho has more public land and wilderness than any other state in the lower 48. Idaho also has 9.3 million acres of land that is designated as Roadless Areas, land is free from roads and accessed mainly by trails. Idaho's Roadless Areas make up the core of the last intact forest ecosystem in the lower 48 states — where all of the native plants, fish and wildlife — from the smallest plant to the largest predator — can still be found. The Roadless areas of Idaho’s National Forests are of statewide, national and global significance. |
|
[More]
|
| Gallatin National Forest Travel Plan |
|
The Forest Service is currently finalizing its Travel Management Plan for the Gallatin, which will define how the Forest is used for the next fifteen to twenty years. |
|
[More]
|
| Oil & Gas Development Around Yellowstone- A Pervasive Threat |
|
The national drive for energy is putting Greater Yellowstone's lands at risk of being leased, searched, and drilled for oil and natural gas. From the Wyoming Range in the south, to Caribou Zone in the north, and Clark, Wyoming in the eastern edge of the ecosystem, inappropriate petroleum exploration and production is threatening wildlife, wildlands, and water quality. |
|
[More]
|
|
|
|
Photo: Marv Hoyt
|
