In just 45 days, Greater Yellowstone Coalition advocates sent 31,561 public comments from all 50 states urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to keep the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

Last month, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission reduced the overall number of wolves that can be hunted and trapped in the state in response to new information indicating a significant statewide population decline. Alongside a return to regional management, lower quotas in Wolf Management Units 313 and 316, and a reduction in the number of wolves an individual hunter can take, these changes marked a step in the right direction for the 2026-2027 Montana wolf hunting and trapping season. 

Check out GYC Executive Director Scott Christensen’s column on the USDA elimination of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

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. 

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. 

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.

The nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management has an anti-public lands track record. Steve Pearce’s confirmation hearing is expected to be held on February 25. Act now – contact your Senators and ask them to stand up for public lands once again by stopping Pearce’s nomination as BLM Director. 

For more than 40 years, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition has worked to ensure grizzly bears thrive across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This past year, your support made a real difference. Across the ecosystem, we advanced conflict-prevention strategies, strengthened partnerships with agencies and communities, and invested in practical tools that help people and bears thrive on shared landscapes. 

We recap our 2025 favorite conservation moments and wins in Greater Yellowstone.

Beaver dams slow water, create wetlands that store rain and snowmelt, recharge groundwater, filter out sediment, and provide critical habitat for Greater Yellowstone’s wildlife. In short, beaver activity makes landscapes more resilient to a changing climate—benefits Montana needs now more than ever.