Some of the wildest, most pristine forest lands in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are under threat by the rollback of the 25-year-old Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Millions of acres of spectacular, undeveloped places are at risk of development. Join us to speak up for your favorite wild places and urge the USDA to keep the Roadless Rule. 

More than 90 percent of Wyoming voters agree that Wyoming’s federally managed public lands should remain in public hands and oppose any efforts to sell them off.

Five metal storage containers were installed at the Bear Creek Campground in July, completing the deployment of 39 bear-proof containers that were delivered to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in 2024 as part of a partnership between the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the U.S. Forest Service to keep people safe and bears wild. 

Tell the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission: set cautious, science-based wolf hunting and trapping regulations that protect Montana’s wolves for the long term. 

For years, GYC has advocated for infrastructure on US 20 in Idaho to mitigate wildlife-vehicle collisions and connect fragmented habitat, and a new report highlights the importance of continuing this work. Along the 45-mile stretch from Ashton to the state line, three other sections also landed among the priorities, demonstrating the need to protect this entire corridor.  

On a stormy day in June, 25 tribal partners, community members, university researchers, and conservation partners convened to float a 10-mile stretch of the Big Wind River – demonstrating that when we work together, we’re greater.

The west slope of the Tetons provide premium habitat for bighorn sheep, nesting raptors, and other wildlife — but newly approved development on public land here is likely to make their lives much more difficult. That’s a key impact of Grand Targhee Resort’s expansion plan, which the Caribou-Targhee National Forest approved in early June.

The collaborative Migratory Big Game Initiative increases voluntary conservation and restoration in priority wildlife corridors. What began as a pilot effort has grown into one of the most successful public-private conservation partnerships in the West, with hundreds of thousands of acres of land enhanced to support some of Greater Yellowstone’s most crucial habitat and migration routes. Additional investments have supported wildlife-friendly fencing, habitat restoration, and other conservation practices that improve conditions for migratory wildlife.

Over the last three years, GYC worked closely with our partners and private landowners on Crevice Mountain to ensure the successful transition of land and mineral rights from private ownership to public stewardship. Now we are celebrating 161 acres of new public land in Montana through two transfers: a 148-acre Crevice Mountain Mining Company parcel and the 13-acre Emma parcel.

The Greater Yellowstone Coalition honors Ted Turner’s lasting commitment to conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

The Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism (GYREAT) Act—introduced by U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke of Montana—represents an important opportunity to protect nearly 100 miles of two iconic Montana rivers and key tributaries under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.

A 2026 Montana state-wide survey shows that Montanans want to see wild lands and waters protected for generations to come.