Friends Group · Gardiner, MT
Yellowstone Forever
A nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park.
150 staff + 99 volunteers73¢ to the workFounded 1933
Stand · Find your defenders
Who’s defending Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem?
1 group has it in their care
National park in Wyoming, 22M acres, managed by the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, designated in 1872.
The defenders
The groups doing the most work here
One group is on the record for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, each tied to it by a source our editors read, in the order they carry the weight. The other 8 are likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, with no source tying them to this fight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
Leading the fight
Likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, no source ties them to this fight
Stewardship · Bozeman, MT
Greater Yellowstone Resource Advisors
Named for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Coalition · Bozeman, MT
Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Named for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
35 staff + 17 volunteers84¢ to the workFounded 1983
Coalition · Jackson, WY
Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is written into their mission
12 staff + 45 volunteers65¢ to the workFounded 1979
Stewardship · Jackson, WY
Teton Science Schools
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is written into their mission
239 staff76¢ to the workFounded 1967
Coalition · Bozeman, MT
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Named for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
10 staff88¢ to the workFounded 1993
Wildlife · Helena, MT
Wolves of the Rockies
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is written into their mission
$363K revenue in 2023Founded 2001
Wildlife · Bozeman, MT
Craighead Institute
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is written into their mission
$101K revenue in 2023Founded 1964
Legal · Bozeman, MT
Cottonwood Environmental Law Center
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is written into their mission
3 staff85¢ to the workFounded 2009
14 more work nearby but are not tied to Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem on the record
On the ground in Wyoming
Wyoming Outdoor CouncilThey work only in WyomingAdvocacyWyoming Wilderness AssociationThey work only in WyomingCoalitionWyoming Stock Growers Land TrustThey work only in WyomingLand TrustGrand Teton National Park FoundationThey work only in WyomingFriends GroupGrand Teton AssociationThey work only in WyomingFriends GroupNOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School)Based in Lander, close to the groundStewardship
More ways in
Vital Ground FoundationWyoming is one of the 4 states they work inLand TrustAdvocates for the WestWorking this regionLegalContinental Divide Trail CoalitionWorking this regionTrailsWildEarth GuardiansWorking this regionLegalIntertribal Buffalo CouncilWorking this regionTribalWestern Values ProjectWorking this regionWatchdogFriends of the Bridger-TetonThey work only in WyomingFriends GroupFriends of the National Elk RefugeThey work only in WyomingFriends Group
The situation
What’s happening to Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
The last intact temperate ecosystem in North America, and the park boundary means nothing to the grizzlies, wolves, and bison that cross it daily. Beyond the line, mining proposals, grazing conflicts, and wildlife management rollbacks are dismantling the ecosystem that makes Yellowstone possible. One lease sale, one hazing operation, one bullet at a time.
- 1872Yellowstone established as first national park
- 2016Gold mine withdrawal protects 30,000 acres
Gold mining proposals near park boundary
Source: Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Bison management and hazing operations
Source: Montana Outdoor
No public comment window is open on Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
Our reporting
What we’ve published on Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Your move
How to stand for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
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Threatened Lands MapBuild my lineup around Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: the leading group here opens it, and the other seats fill from this record.
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has defenders. It needs more.
1 group on the record, 8 more likely to care, Yellowstone Forever with 150 staff + 99 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.