Celebrating Our Favorite Moments from 2025
This year we showed that together, we’re greater. We can turn small, everyday actions into big conservation wins for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Here at the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, we work with all people to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, now and for future generations. We keep Greater Yellowstone protected and wild by working together.
Join us as we recap some of our favorite wins and moments from the year.
Together, We Stopped Senator Mike Lee’s Attempt to Sell Off Public Lands
Over 3,200 GYC Advocates Took Action for Grizzly Bears
New Legislation to Safeguard Iconic Montana Rivers Announced by Representative Ryan Zinke
New Elk Occupancy Agreement Provides Habitat for Elk on Private Land While Reducing Competition Between Elk and Cattle
GYC Helped Install Beaver Dam Analogs to Make Wyoming Creek More Resilient After Recent Wildfire
More Than 2,500 Individuals, Businesses, and Local Elected Officials Endorsed the Greater Yellowstone Conservation and Recreation Act
GYC Staff Cleaned Up Trash at a Local Dump Site to Prevent Conflicts with Grizzly Bears
Nearly 250 Children on the Wind River Indian Reservation Have Now Participated in an Indigenous Youth Culture and Climate Camp Led by GYC’s Tribal Team and Partners
During the Montana State Legislature, the GYC Team and Advocates Helped Kill Bad Wildlife Bills and Bills Supporting Public Land Grabs
Idaho Department of Transportation Secured Federal Grants to Build Three Wildlife Underpasses Near Montpelier
The Voices of Greater Yellowstone Podcast Reached Over 50,000 Downloads
Nearly 2,000 GYC Advocates Took Action Against the Proposed Plan to Roll Back the Popular Roadless Rule
The year ahead will bring even more wins and favorite moments. Thank you for standing with GYC and being a part of something bigger—a community of people who believe wild should remain wild, rivers should run clean and cold, and the next generation deserves to experience the same wonder we do today.
Together, we’re protecting what makes the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem truly greater.
Please consider a gift to the Greater Yellowstone Coalition today to help sustain our important conservation work. Your generosity will make a difference for the wild heart of North America.
—Emmy Reed, Senior Digital Communications Associate (Bozeman, Montana)
