Greater Yellowstone Coalition

06/01/2026

Grand Teton National Park is one of those places that stays with you long after you’ve visited. The peaks are stunning, the wildlife is abundant, and the lakes and rivers tie it all together. Still, as iconic as the Tetons are, the story behind the park is a lot more complicated—and a lot more interesting—than most people realize.

Listen in to the first of two episodes of our Voices of Greater Yellowstone podcast on the history of Grand Teton National Park to learn more at https://greateryellowstone.org/podcast/45/the-history-of-grand-teton-national-park-part-1?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast

05/29/2026

Calling all Montana Beaver Believers: Act now to support beaver relocation pilot projects. By submitting your comment to the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission by June 7, you can meaningfully help build resiliency against wildfire and drought by encouraging beaver habitat restoration efforts across the state.

Montana residents can take action now at the link below!

More than 49 Indigenous Tribes have current or ancestral connections to the lands, waters, and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

05/24/2026

A few more haikus written by our staff🌷

05/22/2026

Healthy ecosystems 🤝 biological diversity

05/21/2026

From Montana’s Crevice Mountain you can see across the vast expanse of Yellowstone National Park to the Teton Range. Only a few years ago this mountain faced a very real threat of becoming a gold mine.

In 2022, GYC purchased a parcel on the mountain to establish a foothold in protecting the area. Then, in a move few conservation organizations ever make, GYC bought a gold mining company.

GYC worked with The Conservation Fund and the U.S. Forest Service to purchase and transfer remaining private in-holdings into public ownership to permanently protect these vital lands under the mining ban established by the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act.

Now we are celebrating 161 acres of new public land in Montana!

Read more in our latest blog.

Over the last three years, GYC worked closely with our partners and private landowners on Crevice Mountain to ensure the successful transition of land and mineral rights from private ownership to public stewardship. Now we are celebrating 161 acres of new public land in Montana through two transfers

05/18/2026

Today, Steve Pearce was confirmed to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). His anti-public lands track record should concern all Americans who care about the future of our cherished public lands.

Now that Mr. Pearce is confirmed, he has a chance to step up and be the public land champion the thousands of people who weighed in on his nomination want him to be.

Together, we sent more than 7,800 messages to Senators across the country during Pearce's nomination process. Thank you for speaking up for America’s public lands. We’ll continue to fight for our public lands, family traditions, clean drinking water, and iconic wildlife.

Mr. Pearce, please join us.

Photo BLM/Gretchen Hurley

05/18/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Greater Yellowstone Coalition and The Conservation Fund Partner to Add New Public Land Near Yellowstone

Together with The Conservation Fund and U.S. Forest Service, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and partners have added 161 acres of new public land near Yellowstone National Park, forever protecting it from gold mining.

In 2023, GYC successfully extinguished the threat of a potential gold mine on Crevice Mountain when it purchased the mineral rights, leases, and claims on nearly 1,600 acres.

By purchasing remaining private in-holdings and transferring them into public ownership, the partners are permanently protecting these vital lands from mining and development under the ban on mining enacted by the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act passed by Congress in 2019.

The project adds 161 acres to the Custer-Gallatin National Forest.

“Protecting Yellowstone from the impacts of gold mining and securing new public land is a great outcome that benefits both iconic wildlife and local communities,” GYC Executive Director Scott Christensen said. “I’m proud to partner with The Conservation Fund, Forest Service, and private landowners to create a solution that ensures access and protection of these vital lands on Crevice and Palmer Mountains for generations to come.”

“The Conservation Fund is proud to partner in protecting this Montana landscape — where working lands, wildlife, and outdoor heritage are deeply connected. By securing land within this critical landscape on the edge of Yellowstone, we’re doing more than safeguarding a vital habitat. We’re honoring a way of life that defines Montana and ensuring future generations can experience the same wild, open spaces that make this place so special,” said Gary Sullivan, Montana senior advisor at The Conservation Fund.

Learn more in our latest blog:

Over the last three years, GYC worked closely with our partners and private landowners on Crevice Mountain to ensure the successful transition of land and mineral rights from private ownership to public stewardship. Now we are celebrating 161 acres of new public land in Montana through two transfers

05/13/2026

Haikus by hopeful conservationists (that's us!)

05/08/2026

What makes a noxious w**d, a noxious w**d? Tune in to our latest podcast episode to find out! Listen now at the link in our bio.