Blog and Stories
A Win for Wyoming Conservation: Kelly Parcel Sale to Grand Teton Approved
On November 7, 2024, the Wyoming State Board of Land Commissioners with a 3-2 vote approved the sale of the 640-acre Kelly Parcel to Grand Teton National Park. The $100 million sale will benefit Wyoming public schools and ensure this spectacular piece of land is public for Wyomingites and visitors to enjoy.
GYC and the WYldlife Fund Partner to Raise $2.7 Million for Wyoming’s Highway 26 Wildlife Crossing Project
GYC and the WYldlife Fund teamed up to raise $2.7 million in donations to help keep people safe and wildlife alive along U.S. Highway 26 in Wyoming. This substantial fundraising effort will strengthen the state’s application as it competes for highly competitive federal grant funds.
Wildlife Crossing Project North of Yellowstone Clears Another Hurdle
After four years of collaborating with partners, meeting with landowners, hosting community workshops and events, collecting data, and investigating tangible solutions, Yellowstone Safe Passages is proud to announce that their proposal for two overpasses at the Dome Mountain priority site along US Highway 89 has been awarded state funding to complete an engineering feasibility study.
Virtual Fencing Arrives in the West: What Is It and What Does It Mean for Conservation?
Virtual fencing is an up-and-coming technology designed to reduce labor for livestock producers, enhance rangeland health, and potentially reduce the number of fences crisscrossing the private and public grazing lands around the world.
Securing Wyoming’s Kelly Parcel as Public Land a Big Win for Conservation
Big win for Wyoming wildlife! The Kelly Parcel is approved for direct sale to the Grand Teton National Park for $100 million with the passage of Wyoming’s biennium budget bill.
Saving Spring Migrations: Why Travel Management Planning in Southeast Idaho is Critical for Wildlife
Spring has officially sprung! Migratory antelope, deer, elk, and moose are beginning their journeys from winter refuge throughout public lands across southeastern Idaho to summer habitat, primarily in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. And here at the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, our Idaho team is eagerly preparing for the Bureau of Land Management to release the final plan for the Upper Snake East Travel Management Planning Area later this season – a landscape that includes winter wildlife refuges and migratory corridors to summer habitat.
Looking ahead at GYC’s exciting 2024
Buckle up! It’s going to be a big year for GYC and the lands, waters, and wildlife of Greater Yellowstone.
Celebrating the conservation wins and favorite moments of 2023
Join us for a journey down memory lane and let’s celebrate all we did together for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Creating 2.5 miles of wildlife-friendly fencing with the Absaroka Fence Initiative
In celebration of National Public Lands Day, GYC, as part of the Absaroka Fence Initiative, hosted a workday during which 50 volunteers modified two and a half miles of fence to make it wildlife-friendly and removed 860 pounds of barbed wire from Clarks Fork Canyon near Cody, Wyoming to improve wildlife habitat.
Wyoming continues to lead the way for wildlife crossings
GYC continues to push wildlife crossing efforts in Wyoming to ensure wildlife movement corridors stay intact.
Absaroka Fence Initiative provides neighborly fencing solutions east of Yellowstone
Working in cooperation with willing landowners and land managers, Absaroka Fence Initiative aims to ensure fences are functional for livestock management and wildlife movement across the landscape through on the ground projects, public workdays, and outreach to the community.