Consultation on Alberta Crown land cautiously welcomed by conservationists
Y2Y welcomes this step but say the process blurs the lines between public and park land, designations with different management needs and approaches.
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Exploring nature positive economic opportunities for southwest Alberta
Y2Y set to explore opportunities to evaluate how southwestern Alberta can attract long-term economic growth while maintaining its natural beauty and watershed values.
An alliance for all things wild in east Idaho
The people of Henry’s Fork Wildlife Alliance are on a mission to keep wildlife populations healthy in the Upper Henry’s Fork Watershed of east Idaho. See how Y2Y’s partner grant program has supported their work in 2019 and 2020.
Sustainable movement panel good news for Banff National Park
Expert panel to advise on a plan to address how people get around the Bow Valley in Banff National Park.
Guest post: Bringing together science and conservation action to help people and wildlife coexist
In this guest post, Megan Szojka describes her experience working as one of Y2Y’s conservation science interns in fall 2020. Learn more about how she contributed to Y2Y’s recreation ecology project in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Next stop, safe passages for wildlife
Roads are one of the biggest human-created barriers to wildlife movement. That’s why we are excited to advance shovel-ready transportation projects in 2021, including those featured here.
Winds of change clipping birds’ flight
Learn how by supporting Y2Y, you are helping ensure birds have a landing pad of safe, healthy habitat to depend on — especially in the face of climate change.
Marking milestones in mountain caribou recovery
Y2Y’s B.C. program manager, Tim Burkhart, visited the newly expanded Klinse-za Indigenous Protected Area in the Peace in summer 2020. See the great progress Saulteau and West Moberly First Nations have made in mountain caribou recovery.
Winter is coming; but the bears knew that already
Bears in the Yellowstone to Yukon region have been working hard all summer and fall to prepare for a long winter of rest. Learn about how bears hibernate, and why they need safe habitats year-round.
Nature-based solutions for people, planet and prosperity for Covid-19 recovery
As we grapple with the enormity of “building back better” from the pandemic, many of the most effective and cheapest solutions may lie in protecting, conserving and restoring nature.
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