Today, we need you to speak up for Montana wolves as the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission meets August 21 to decide on the 2025-2026 wolf hunting and trapping season regulations proposed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Encourage the governor-appointed board to adopt regulations that are geographically tailored to meet the unique needs of each region in the state, maintain a scientifically sound quota in Region 3 that recognizes the $82 million wolf-watching economy in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, and reflect a balanced, moderate, and science-based approach to wildlife management.

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is big, iconic, and wild Wyoming. At 3.4 million acres, it is 15 percent of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, making it the ecosystem’s single-largest block of public land.  The 35-year-old plan that guides how the Bridger-Teton National Forest is managed for future generations is getting a modern update. The Forest Service is accepting comments on the Draft Assessment, and we need you to speak up for the Bridger-Teton by August 22. 

Southwest Montana’s Gallatin and Madison ranges are some of the wildest places left in the continental United States and they are a great source of that quiet and clarity of mind for a lot of folks.  As Montana continues to grow and change rapidly, and our public lands face a new wave of significant threats, we have a duty to make commonsense choices today so that our kids and grandkids can enjoy the way of life we’ve grown accustomed to around here.

U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke of Montana on Tuesday announced the Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act, legislation that aims to protect nearly 100 miles of the Madison and Gallatin rivers, as well as key tributaries, with Wild and Scenic designations.

Managing grizzly bears is complicated. As Congress considers a short-sighted attempt to circumvent a science-based, public process for solidifying effective grizzly bear management strategies, there’s a need to ensure long-term durability and reliability for grizzly bear management.

Check out the new license plate design contest to raise awareness and support wildlife crossing structures, and to showcase Montana’s rich natural heritage and iconic migratory big game and other wildlife.

On June 28, 2025, Utah Senator Mike Lee withdrew his American public land sell-off plan, which would have sold and privatized millions of acres of public land across 11 western states.

Over the past few weeks, hundreds of you raised your voice to defend a cherished corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from private development. The U.S. Forest Service is currently weighing a proposal from Grand Targhee Resort that would allow a significant expansion into the wild, undeveloped Mono Trees and South Bowl areas of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Thanks to your action, the call to protect these public lands is loud and clear.

GYC launches public lands protection campaign.

The Greater Yellowstone Coalition commends the Montana Legislature and Governor Greg Gianforte for listening to Montanans and making important investments and positive steps toward better protecting people and wildlife on our Big Sky highways.

Right now, members of Congress are working on a plan to sell off our public lands. The very lands that unite us as Americans, that pump billions of dollars into Western states’ economies, and that have been part of our heritage for generations. 

We need you to tell your Senators today that our public lands are NOT for sale.