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Being an intern in 2020 might look a bit different than usual. But that hasn’t stopped Y2Y’s summer interns from giving it their all in their work with us this season. Get to know them and what they’re working on.

Y2Y supporter Zackary Banegas shares some of the reasons he supports protecting the Upper Columbia and our mission to connect and protect habitat so that people and nature thrive.

Nature is a place for all, but we must first do our part to make these spaces more inclusive, safe and welcoming. To attain a thriving future for people and the well-being of our shared planet, we must move beyond the concept of nature as exclusive to some, to nature as essential for all. 

The Alberta government’s 2020 parks cuts not only threaten the province’s diverse wildlife species, they overlook the role of parks in getting people out into nature regardless of ethnicity or national origin, race, gender, age or physical ability. Read on for three ways parks and diversity go hand-in-hand.

Just as you have made, or plan to make the journey to the Rockies, animals make long journeys to find food, mate and migrate. Wildlife need room to roam! Learn how you can help wildlife and wild places in this article, originally published in Where Rockies.

Grizzly bears, incredible icons of the West, deserve to be more than history. They are one of the many things that make living in Montana special, writes Jessie Grossman.

Y2Y Alberta program associate Tim Johnson provides tips and best practices for a good experience random camping — all while reducing impact on lands, waters, and wildlife in the Yellowstone to Yukon region.

Montana’s Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest is a critical wildlife corridor.

Not only should Alberta reverse its decision to close parks, new parks should be created, writes Y2Y’s Sarah Palmer.

In an opinion piece, Y2Y co-founder Harvey Locke shares thoughts on recent cuts to Alberta’s parks.