Greater Yellowstone Coalition Inc

GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION WORKS WITH ALL PEOPLE, BRINGING TOGETHER DIVERSE INTERESTS, TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT THE LANDS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, NOW AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

LAND & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GREATER YELLOWSTONE'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS STITCH TOGETHER A STUNNING TAPESTRY OF HABITAT FOR THE REGIONS CELEBRATED WILDLIFE. GYC CONSERVES THE MOST CRITICAL PARTS OF THIS LANDSCAPE THROUGH ON-THE-GROUND PROJECTS AND BUILDING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT KEY LANDS. CURRENT PRIORITIES INCLUDE PROTECTING LANDS FROM PROPOSED GOLD MINES, SECURING NEW PROTECTIONS FOR WILDLIFE MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND SAFEGUARDING CORE GRIZZLY BEAR HABITAT. GYC ALSO PLAYS A LEAD ROLE IN CONSERVING THE REGIONS ICONIC WILDLIFE, WITH A FOCUS ON GRIZZLY BEARS, BISON, AND MIGRATING UNGULATES LIKE ELK, MULE, DEER, AND PRONGHORN. GYC SECURES FUNDING FOR NEW WILDLIFE HIGHWAY CROSSINGS, REDUCES CONFLICTS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND CARNIVORES, ADVOCATES FOR SCIENCE-BASED WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, AND RESTORES BISON TO THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS ON TRIBAL AND SELECT PUBLIC LANDS.

TRIBAL CONSERVATION PRIORITIES & PARTNERSHIPS GYC RECOGNIZES THE WESTERN CONSERVATION MOVEMENT HAS HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED AND IGNORED DIVERSE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. GYC SEEKS TO CHANGE THIS PARADIGM BY ACTIVELY PARTNERING WITH AND SUPPORTING TRIBES TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. TODAY, THOSE INCLUDE REVITALIZING THE BIG WIND RIVER, BUILDING CAPACITY WITHIN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES BY INVESTING IN INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP, AND EXPANDING THE CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF BUFFALO. GYCS INDIGENOUS STAFF MEMBERS LEAD THIS WORK FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE ON THE WIND RIVER RESERVATION IN WESTERN WYOMING.

CLIMATE CHANGE & WATER PROTECTION GREATER YELLOWSTONE'S STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE THE FOUNTAINHEAD OF THE WEST. GYC PROTECTS THE REGIONS WILD, FREE FLOWING RIVERS FROM NEW DAMS, DIVERSIONS, AND INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION. SINCE 2009, GYC HAS SECURED PERMANENT PROTECTIONS FOR NEARLY 500 MILES OF WILD RIVERS IN GREATER YELLOWSTONE. CURRENTLY, GYC IS WORKING WITH A COALITION OF BUSINESSES, THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS, AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS TO PROTECT OVER 350 MILES OF RIVERS IN MONTANA THROUGH FEDERAL LEGISLATION. GYC ALSO PARTNERS WITH SCIENTISTS, AGENCIES, TRIBES, AND LANDOWNERS ACROSS THE REGION TO DEVELOP CUTTING EDGE CLIMATE SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND POLICIES THAT BUILD GREATER RESILIENCY TO CLIMAGE CHANGE IMPACTS, WITH A FOCUS ON RIVERS, FORESTS, AND SENSITIVE WILDLIFE HABITATS.