TEDDY COLLINS
WESTERN WYOMING CONSERVATION ASSOCIATE
Teddy works to ensure protection for the wild places and species of western Wyoming. While he focuses on landscape conservation in and around the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Teddy also works on conflict reduction, climate refugia, wildlife barriers, and secure habitat programs within the region.
Growing up outside of Boston, Massachusetts, Teddy was introduced to the American West at a young age. Joining his father on numerous childhood fishing trips to Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana, Teddy’s passion for healthy rivers, abundant wildlife, and untrammeled landscapes was cultivated. While receiving his B.A. in environmental policy from Colorado College, Teddy spent his summers guiding fly fishing in the Bighorn Mountains of central Wyoming. Prior to his current position at GYC, Teddy spent several seasons as a field technician in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, evaluating roadless areas for wilderness characteristics and stream systems for wild and scenic qualities.
Teddy’s life revolves around time spent among the species and landscapes he works to protect. His passions include hunting, fishing, splitboarding, river trips, mountain biking, and trail running.
Favorite Greater Yellowstone Animal: Mule deer, their life cycle and migratory patterns are fascinating.
Favorite GYC Conservation Win: Helping pass the Wyoming Range Legacy Act in 2008, which permanently protected 1.2 million acres of the Bridger-Teton National Forest from future oil and gas development.
Interesting fact about Greater Yellowstone: Three Waters Mountain, located in the Wind River Range along the Continental Divide, is a triple divide between the Columbia, Mississippi, and Colorado river systems.
