Better together
There are few comparable efforts anywhere operating at the scale of Y2Y, and there are even fewer that engage in such widespread collaboration.
Y2Y’s role is to set the context for regional conservation work by providing the vision for a healthy Yellowstone to Yukon landscape, and to bring partners together to achieve as a network what none of us can accomplish alone. Together, we knit together the landscape from one jurisdiction to the next.
Everything Y2Y does, we do with our partners. Whether it is other conservation groups, local landowners, businesses, government agencies, Native Americans and First Nations, scientists, or others, partners are the force behind the Yellowstone to Yukon vision.

Our work proceeds because we work together.
Even when the idea of connecting this gigantic ecosystem that extends from Yellowstone to the Yukon was first described in 1993, those present knew that to achieve this goal required more than good science and boldness.
It depended on enlisting the passion and experience of those who already cared deeply about the region and who worked in and with dozens of grassroots groups — it depended on this network.
Since that first day, more than 450 partners have joined forces to advance this big, bold vision. We are grateful for the contributions from these conservation groups, local landowners, businesses, government agencies, donors and supporters, Indigenous communities, and scientists that have helped propel this vision to where it is today.
Latest news and updates from our work with partners:
- Entering Ethical Space: Land-based reconciliation in the Kootenay-Columbia
- An alliance for all things wild in east Idaho
- Marking milestones in mountain caribou recovery
- Indigenous filmmakers tell the story of wildlife crossings
- Listening to the land
What our partners say
“One of the valuable things that Y2Y brings to the table is this shared vision for large-scale connection and conservation. It’s really important.”
— Adam Switalski, Science Program Director for Wildlands CPR
Partnership definition
Y2Y partners are defined as any individuals or groups that have, in the previous two years: received financial support from Y2Y (for example, in the form of a Partner Grant); been contracted by Y2Y to undertake scientific research or other work; participated in the development or implementation of a collaborative conservation plan or project in one of our Priority Areas or expressed support for the Yellowstone to Yukon vision and identified themselves publicly as a Y2Y partner.
Working with Y2Y in any of the ways listed above, or being identified as a Y2Y partner, should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the Y2Y organization.
Curious to know who supports us? View our foundation, corporation and government supporters.
Proud of our partners
Since 2018, we are working with, or have worked with the following partners:
Albertans For A Coal Fee Southwest
ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd
Arnold, Ben
BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Beckmann, Jon
Beyond the Aichi Targets Task Force
Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center
British Columbia Conservation Foundation
Bureau of Land Management – Dillon Field Office
Center for Human-Wildlife Conflict Solutions (WildWise Yukon)
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Central Idaho Public Lands Collaborative
Cristina Mittermeier Photography
Didier, Karl
Eliuk, Laura
Fisher, Dr. Jason
Fowler, Ryan
Francis, Wendy
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
Frontier Forward
Great Burn Conservation Alliance
Grylloblatta Ecological Consulting
Hawkins Creek Stewardship Committee
Heart of the Rockies Initiative
Henry’s Fork Wildlife Alliance
Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Idaho Transportation Department
IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature
Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance
Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation
Katherine Julia Begalke Graphic Design and Art Direction
Keeley, Dr. Annika
Kelly Learned / Frank Planning Collaborative
KEPA
Kooteanai Forest Stakeholders Coalition
Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group
Miistakis Institute for the Rockies
Mitchell, Matthew
Montana Bear Education Working Group
Montanans for Safe Wildlife Passage
Montana Wilderness Association
Mount Willett Wilderness Forever
Mountain and Resort Town Planners Summit Steering Committee
Musiani, Dr. Marco
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Nature Canada – Women For Nature
Nikanese Wah tzee Stewardship Society
North Columbia Environmental Society
Parks Canada – Banff National Park
Parks Canada – National Office
Peace Valley Environment Association
Peace Valley Landowner Association
Pink Mountain Biodiversity Initiative
Province of British Columbia – Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Roeder Mah, Sasha
Schepens, Gabe
Seepanee Ecological Consulting
Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Experiences (SOLE)
Sinopah Wildlife Research Associates
Slocan Lake Stewardship Society
Smith Fellows – Society for Conservation Biology
Take a Stand for the Upper Highwood
Theoret, Jessica
Tidelife Productions Ltd
Training Resources for the Environmental Community
Trans-border Grizzly Bear Project
University of British Columbia
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Upper Columbia Basin Environmental Collaborative
US Forest Service – Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest
US Forest Service – Caribou-Targhee National Service
US Forest Service – Colville National Forest
US Forest Service – Kootenai National Forest
US Forest Service – Lolo National Forest
Valhalla Foundation for Ecology
Valley Advocates for Responsible Development
Header photo: Allies gather and enjoy a meal following a trans-boundary strategy meeting at the U.S.-Canadian border, Jaime Rojo @iLCP