Partner with us | Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

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.

Idaho mallard banding — *A mallard is released after being banded for a collaborating project between Idaho Fish and Game and Y2Y in Idaho. Image: Scott Rulander*

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.

Our work with partners

For centuries animals have migrated in and out of Yellowstone. These days they have to deal with roads crossing their paths. Y2Y is proud to support organizations such as Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation and Teton Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in our shared mission to make roads safer for people and wildlife — from elk to moose, bears to deer and more. Watch more videos of our partnerships.

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.

Better together

Our work proceeds because we work together.

What our partners say

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Let’s work together