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 460 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:
- Indigenous-led conservation is the way forward
- Exploring Ethical Space: Land-based reconciliation in the Y2Y geography
- Healing the human-nature relationship
- ‘Buffalo brings people together’
- Building a bright future through Indigenous-led conservation
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 2021, we are working with, or have worked with the following partners:
Alberta Wilderness Association
ArborVitae Environmental Services Ltd
Beyond the Aichi Targets Task Force
Bighorn Stoney Community
Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley
British Columbia Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Bureau of Land Management – Dillon Field Office
Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition
Center for Human-Wildlife Conflict Solutions (WildWise Yukon)
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Central Idaho Public Lands Collaborative
Dunn, Megan
East Kananaskis-Ghost Coalition
Edwards, Hannah
Eliuk, Laura
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Coalition
Fisher, Dr. Jason
Francis, Wendy
Government of Northwest Territories
Great Burn Conservation Alliance
Grylloblatta Ecological Consulting
Harmon, David
Heart of the Rockies Initiative
Henry’s Fork Wildlife Alliance
Heske, Edward
Hossli, Walter
Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Idaho Transportation Department
IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature
J Bar L Ranches
Keeley, Dr. Annika
Kelly Learned / Frank Planning Collaborative
KNI
Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Miistakis Institute for the Rockies
Mitchell, Dr. Matthew
Montanans for Safe Wildlife Passage
Mount Willett Wilderness Forever
Nadeau, Moe
National Museum of Wildlife Art
National Parks Conservation Association
Network for Landscape Conservation
Nikanese Wah tzee Stewardship Society
Ortiz, Dr. Pablo
Province of British Columbia – Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Ryerson University, School of Urban and Regional Planning
Salazar Center for North American Conservation
Sam, Michele A.
Screaming Retriever Brewing Company
Seepanee Ecological Consulting
Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition
Slocan Lake Stewardship Society
Smith Fellows – Society for Conservation Biology
Training Resources for the Environmental Community
University of California, Berkeley
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Upper Columbia Basin Environmental Collaborative
US Forest Service – Lolo National Forest
Utzig, Greg
Western Environmental Law Center
Western Transportation Institute – Montana State University
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Wyoming Wilderness Association
Young Man, Alfred
Header photo: Allies gather and enjoy a meal following a trans-boundary strategy meeting at the U.S.-Canadian border, Jaime Rojo @iLCP