Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Happy Friday! Tell us what corner of Greater Yellowstone you'll be exploring this weekend in the comments below ⬇️ Photo NPS/T. Chavis #lovegreateryellowstone #rainbow #grandtetonnationalpark

Save the date for Wyoming Gives! Join us for a 24-hour fundraising marathon on July 10 to support our conservation efforts in Wyoming! #WyoGives

Introducing the community-driven The Greater Yellowstone Conservation and Recreation Act! The act will permanently protect 250,000 acres in southwest Montana’s Madison and Gallatin mountain ranges. It will... 💧 Protect drinking water 🥾 Provide balanced access to outdoor recreation 🐻 Conserve wildlife habitat ⛰️ Stop further development to forever protect these lands for all of us The Greater Yellowstone Conservation and Recreation Act is proposed by the Gallatin Forest Partnership, a coalition of recreationists, business owners, sportsmen, landowners, and conservationists who call the Madison and Gallatin ranges home. GYC is proud to be a founding member of the Gallatin Forest Partnership, and has been working to protect these ranges for decades. Read more about the newly unveiled Greater Yellowstone Conservation and Recreation Act on our blog!

GYC and the U.S. Forest Service finalized the second phase of the Absaroka-Beartooth Gateway acquisition project, turning several former mining claims in the New World Mining District into protected public lands. Now, the risk of mining on these lands is greatly reduced.

Join GYC and the Gallatin Forest Partnership at our Wild Backyard Bash events to hear about proposed legislation that will permanently protect 250,000 acres across the Madison and Gallatin ranges! Our backyard mountains, the Madison and Gallatin ranges, provide clean drinking water, wildlife habitat, and incredible recreation access. They also border some of the fastest-growing communities in Montana. Montana is changing fast, and now is the time for us to make common-sense choices to make sure our wild backyard and our outdoor way of life last long into the future. Local conservation and recreation advocates will share a homegrown roadmap to protect our drinking water, secure permanent recreation access, conserve wildlife habitat, and protect our wild backyard for all of us, forever. Join us for free drinks, food, and games to celebrate this realistic solution: https://lnkd.in/g7MMHveZ

Hope your weekend is as relaxing as a marmot sunning on a boulder! Photo NPS / Ashton Hooker

In honor of both #PollinatorWeek and #PollinatorMonth, we're thrilled to share our newest podcast episode on Greater Yellowstone's native pollinators! Join us as we learn about our ecosystem's pollinators from Clay Bolt, Manager of Pollinator Conservation and Manager of Communications for the World Wildlife Fund. We’ll chat about some surprising #nativepollinators in Greater Yellowstone, what studying and tracking these tiny residents looks like, and what people can do to support native pollinators in Greater Yellowstone and wherever they may live. Tune in via the link in bio. Photo Clay Bolt https://lnkd.in/gTcv8Dp7

No matter how you recreate in Greater Yellowstone, knowing how to use #bearspray is important! Bear spray is one of the most effective tools in stopping aggressive bear behavior, and it's up to all of us to help keep bears wild and people safe.

For the first time in nearly 25 years, Yellowstone National Park has released a new bison management plan, marking a positive step forward in conserving and restoring America’s national mammal.

Want to enjoy amazing #coffee and support wildlife habitat, climate resiliency, landscape protection, and more? Our friends at Yellowstone Coffee Roasters have released their Spring Thaw blend and a portion of every bag sold will go toward GYC conservation efforts! Make sure to grab your bag today—they ship to anywhere in the United States!