Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
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The Kaska’s land-use plan covers 99,000 square kilometres of its territory in northern B.C., about 10 per cent of the province.
Kaska, B.C. fast-track land use planning
Expedited land use plans are in the works for Nations in northwestern British Columbia, work that could shape the future of a sacred Kaska wilderness area.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Kaska’s land-use plan covers 99,000 square kilometres of its territory in northern B.C., about 10 per cent of the province.
A recent study from Ktunaxa Nation indicates a proposed B.C. ski and recreation development could threaten grizzly bears, wolverines, and sacred lands.
Full release and paper >>
Full release and paper >>
Ktunaxa research shows interior B.C. wildlife corridor at tipping point — resort would be step too far - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
The Zincton All-Season Resort proposed near New Denver, B.C., would cause significant harm to wildlife, habitat, and cultural values.
y2y.net
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A recent study from Ktunaxa Nation indicates a proposed B.C. ski and recreation development could threaten grizzly bears, wolverines, and sacred lands.
Full release and paper >>
Full release and paper >>
What's scarier than ghosts? B.C. without its wild places.
Stay tuned for more.
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#SomethingWildThisWayComes
#BOOtifulBritishColumbia
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October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What's scarier than ghosts? B.C. without its wild places.
Stay tuned for more.
keepitwildbc.ca
#SomethingWildThisWayComes
#BOOtifulBritishColumbia
#keepitwildbc
Stay tuned for more.
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#SomethingWildThisWayComes
#BOOtifulBritishColumbia
#keepitwildbc
Join Y2Y's director of science and knowledge, Dr. Graham McDowell, as part of the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival Fire and Ice Symposium. He will moderate panels on Nov. 4 and 5.
Details and tickets:
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Fire and Ice Symposium | Banff, Alta. - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Y2Y's director of science and knowledge, Dr. Graham McDowell will be part of the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival Fire and Ice Symposium.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Join Y2Y's director of science and knowledge, Dr. Graham McDowell, as part of the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival Fire and Ice Symposium. He will moderate panels on Nov. 4 and 5.
Details and tickets:
Details and tickets:
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A new poll from @cpawsyukon.org shows that Yukoners overwhelmingly support stronger environmental protection & Indigenous-led conservation. This reflects a growing national movement in favor of nature conservation. Contact your MP and the PM to make your voice heard.
October 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A new poll from @cpawsyukon.org shows that Yukoners overwhelmingly support stronger environmental protection & Indigenous-led conservation. This reflects a growing national movement in favor of nature conservation. Contact your MP and the PM to make your voice heard.
"Climate change for me is no longer a remote phenomenon; rather, it is encroaching into daily life. The ability to recreate and enjoy our home landscapes is changing and will continue to be altered." — Y2Y intern Jesse House
Read on for more about how climate change is shifting recreation >>
Read on for more about how climate change is shifting recreation >>
The Gritty Truth: Climate Change and Rock Climbing - Mountain Life
How can climbers and other outdoorists use climate solutions and science at a scale that matters?
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October 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Climate change for me is no longer a remote phenomenon; rather, it is encroaching into daily life. The ability to recreate and enjoy our home landscapes is changing and will continue to be altered." — Y2Y intern Jesse House
Read on for more about how climate change is shifting recreation >>
Read on for more about how climate change is shifting recreation >>
After 30 years of large-scale conservation efforts, we're just getting started: y2y.net/30years
Photo: K. Heuer
Photo: K. Heuer
October 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
After 30 years of large-scale conservation efforts, we're just getting started: y2y.net/30years
Photo: K. Heuer
Photo: K. Heuer
A new IUCN report showcases the importance of large-scale conservation initiatives, including the Yellowstone to Yukon region. 12 case studies dive into how large-scale, connected conservation is securing a thriving future for nature and people alike.
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Scaling Up: Conservation in a Connected World
Our planet is facing an unprecedented and accelerating biodiversity crisis, driven by human activity and compounded by climate change, which is bringing ever more severe weather to a world already str...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A new IUCN report showcases the importance of large-scale conservation initiatives, including the Yellowstone to Yukon region. 12 case studies dive into how large-scale, connected conservation is securing a thriving future for nature and people alike.
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Join us Oct. 15 at noon MT to learn how remote cameras and GPS collars are revealing wildlife movement patterns along Highway 3. Researchers will share insights on animal crossings — and how we can make journeys for all safer through this landscape.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Join us Oct. 15 at noon MT to learn how remote cameras and GPS collars are revealing wildlife movement patterns along Highway 3. Researchers will share insights on animal crossings — and how we can make journeys for all safer through this landscape.
Register:
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Calling Canadian early-career researchers! The Y2Y Sarah Baker Memorial Fund is now accepting applications.
This year, two awards of up to $5,000 are available for conservation research projects that help connect and protect habitat from Yellowstone to Yukon.
Deadline: Nov 26, 2025
Details:
This year, two awards of up to $5,000 are available for conservation research projects that help connect and protect habitat from Yellowstone to Yukon.
Deadline: Nov 26, 2025
Details:
Grants - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Learn how Y2Y can support your conservation project a realize the vision of connecting and protecting the Yellowstone to Yukon region.
y2y.net
October 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Calling Canadian early-career researchers! The Y2Y Sarah Baker Memorial Fund is now accepting applications.
This year, two awards of up to $5,000 are available for conservation research projects that help connect and protect habitat from Yellowstone to Yukon.
Deadline: Nov 26, 2025
Details:
This year, two awards of up to $5,000 are available for conservation research projects that help connect and protect habitat from Yellowstone to Yukon.
Deadline: Nov 26, 2025
Details:
Roadless areas are “incredibly important from an ecological standpoint,” says Leslie Weldon, former deputy chief of the US Forest Service and Y2Y board member.
But that's just the start of the impacts if the Roadless Rule is overturned. Read more in this opinion from @bengoldfarb.bsky.social
But that's just the start of the impacts if the Roadless Rule is overturned. Read more in this opinion from @bengoldfarb.bsky.social
A road runs through it - The Boston Globe
America’s wild lands are already home to vast networks of paved and dirt roads. Now the Trump administration is about to expand their reach.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Roadless areas are “incredibly important from an ecological standpoint,” says Leslie Weldon, former deputy chief of the US Forest Service and Y2Y board member.
But that's just the start of the impacts if the Roadless Rule is overturned. Read more in this opinion from @bengoldfarb.bsky.social
But that's just the start of the impacts if the Roadless Rule is overturned. Read more in this opinion from @bengoldfarb.bsky.social
Y2Y is now a partner of Nature Investment Hub. We look forward to being part of their work to scale nature-positive activities across Canada that support solutions for biodiversity and climate.
More > natureinvestmenthub.ca/new-partners...
More > natureinvestmenthub.ca/new-partners...
October 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Y2Y is now a partner of Nature Investment Hub. We look forward to being part of their work to scale nature-positive activities across Canada that support solutions for biodiversity and climate.
More > natureinvestmenthub.ca/new-partners...
More > natureinvestmenthub.ca/new-partners...
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Outside of Osburn, Idaho, a defunct bridge has become a new wildlife crossing. Fencing was installed to funnel wildlife to the overpass, costing $645,000. The bridge will be removed in the next 10 years but residents hope a new crossing will replace it.
www.hcn.org/articles/for...
www.hcn.org/articles/for...
Osburn’s bridge to nowhere becomes a lifeline for Silver Valley’s elk - High Country News
Idaho’s newest wildlife crossing didn’t need to be built. It already existed near Coeur d’Alene.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Outside of Osburn, Idaho, a defunct bridge has become a new wildlife crossing. Fencing was installed to funnel wildlife to the overpass, costing $645,000. The bridge will be removed in the next 10 years but residents hope a new crossing will replace it.
www.hcn.org/articles/for...
www.hcn.org/articles/for...
It's the last day. Can we break through to 200,000 comments?
Stop the repeal of the Roadless Rule protecting 58 million acres of U.S. National Forest. A major slice of wilderness is at risk of mining, logging and road construction.
Send your comments by Sept. 19! yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/protectroadl...
Send your comments by Sept. 19! yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/protectroadl...
September 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's the last day. Can we break through to 200,000 comments?
Exciting news from Canada's North! The proposed Teetł'it Gwinjik (Peel River) watershed national park has cleared a major hurdle: the feasibility study is complete and negotiations are now underway.
#ProtectThePeel
#ProtectThePeel
Indigenous-led conservation advances as Teetł'it Gwinjik (Peel River) proposal moves to negotiations - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Y2Y celebrates the recent announcement that the proposed national park in the Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) watershed in northern Canada.
y2y.net
September 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Exciting news from Canada's North! The proposed Teetł'it Gwinjik (Peel River) watershed national park has cleared a major hurdle: the feasibility study is complete and negotiations are now underway.
#ProtectThePeel
#ProtectThePeel
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Calling all #SciArtSeptember artists & beyond…
What about your art being featured on licence plates in #Montana celebrating wildlife crossings and migration?
@y2y.bsky.social @largelandscapes.org
@lizlagomorph.bsky.social
#GenerationRestoration needs to be visualised & communicated! 🖼️
What about your art being featured on licence plates in #Montana celebrating wildlife crossings and migration?
@y2y.bsky.social @largelandscapes.org
@lizlagomorph.bsky.social
#GenerationRestoration needs to be visualised & communicated! 🖼️
Help Tell the Story of Montana’s Big Game Migration—Through Art | Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and conservation partners launch the Montana Big Game and Wildlife Highway Crossings License Plate Artwork Contest Montana’s big game species—elk, mule deer, moose, pron...
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September 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Calling all #SciArtSeptember artists & beyond…
What about your art being featured on licence plates in #Montana celebrating wildlife crossings and migration?
@y2y.bsky.social @largelandscapes.org
@lizlagomorph.bsky.social
#GenerationRestoration needs to be visualised & communicated! 🖼️
What about your art being featured on licence plates in #Montana celebrating wildlife crossings and migration?
@y2y.bsky.social @largelandscapes.org
@lizlagomorph.bsky.social
#GenerationRestoration needs to be visualised & communicated! 🖼️
Stop the repeal of the Roadless Rule protecting 58 million acres of U.S. National Forest. A major slice of wilderness is at risk of mining, logging and road construction.
Send your comments by Sept. 19! yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/protectroadl...
Send your comments by Sept. 19! yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/protectroadl...
September 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Stop the repeal of the Roadless Rule protecting 58 million acres of U.S. National Forest. A major slice of wilderness is at risk of mining, logging and road construction.
Send your comments by Sept. 19! yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/protectroadl...
Send your comments by Sept. 19! yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/protectroadl...
Join us in Banff this Friday Sept. 12 for a special event. Hear from Bhutan's Chief Forestry Officer & tour experts about Bhutan's incredible national parks. Free tickets but RSVP to grab your spot, doors open at 630pm.
Details: harveylocke.com/bhutaninvite/
#yycevents
Details: harveylocke.com/bhutaninvite/
#yycevents
BhutanInvite - Harvey Locke
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September 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Join us in Banff this Friday Sept. 12 for a special event. Hear from Bhutan's Chief Forestry Officer & tour experts about Bhutan's incredible national parks. Free tickets but RSVP to grab your spot, doors open at 630pm.
Details: harveylocke.com/bhutaninvite/
#yycevents
Details: harveylocke.com/bhutaninvite/
#yycevents
Sign a petition before Sept. 9 to make sure wildlife crossings are a commitment on Highway 1 through Yoho National Park.
Wildlife crossings work, and they save lives. They prevent collisions, protect our ecosystems, and ensure safe passage for animals.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Wildlife crossings work, and they save lives. They prevent collisions, protect our ecosystems, and ensure safe passage for animals.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
September 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Sign a petition before Sept. 9 to make sure wildlife crossings are a commitment on Highway 1 through Yoho National Park.
Wildlife crossings work, and they save lives. They prevent collisions, protect our ecosystems, and ensure safe passage for animals.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Wildlife crossings work, and they save lives. They prevent collisions, protect our ecosystems, and ensure safe passage for animals.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Y2Y is seeking an administrator to work with our donor relations & communications teams. This position is in Y2Y’s main office, located in Canmore, Alberta.
Apply before September 26. Details, including salary expectations, at y2y.net/careers
Apply before September 26. Details, including salary expectations, at y2y.net/careers
Conservation Career Opportunities - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Find your career in conservation or other opportunities to support the effort to connect and protect the Yellowstone to Yukon region.
y2y.net
August 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Y2Y is seeking an administrator to work with our donor relations & communications teams. This position is in Y2Y’s main office, located in Canmore, Alberta.
Apply before September 26. Details, including salary expectations, at y2y.net/careers
Apply before September 26. Details, including salary expectations, at y2y.net/careers
URGENT: Deadline extended to Sept. 8
These proven solutions reduce crashes by 96% while protecting wildlife. States want $550M in projects but only $350M is available.
Submit your comment to Federal Register before the new deadline. Help save both drivers and wildlife.
These proven solutions reduce crashes by 96% while protecting wildlife. States want $550M in projects but only $350M is available.
Submit your comment to Federal Register before the new deadline. Help save both drivers and wildlife.
Advancing a Surface Transportation Proposal That Focuses on America's Most Fundamental Infrastructure Needs
The current authorization for Federal surface transportation programs is set to expire on September 30, 2026. In preparation for the next surface transportation reauthorization bill, and to ensure tha...
www.federalregister.gov
August 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
URGENT: Deadline extended to Sept. 8
These proven solutions reduce crashes by 96% while protecting wildlife. States want $550M in projects but only $350M is available.
Submit your comment to Federal Register before the new deadline. Help save both drivers and wildlife.
These proven solutions reduce crashes by 96% while protecting wildlife. States want $550M in projects but only $350M is available.
Submit your comment to Federal Register before the new deadline. Help save both drivers and wildlife.
While not in the Yellowstone to Yukon region, it's always great to hear about a new park or expansion.
Let's build on this.
Until July 26, ask for an expansion of Kakwa Wildland Park and Willmore Wilderness Park via the draft Plan for Parks: www.alberta.ca/plan-for-par...
Make nature a priority
Let's build on this.
Until July 26, ask for an expansion of Kakwa Wildland Park and Willmore Wilderness Park via the draft Plan for Parks: www.alberta.ca/plan-for-par...
Make nature a priority
The province has allocated over 150,000 acres of land for Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park southeast of Fort McMurray near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
New provincial park protects over 150K acres in northern Alberta
The province has allocated over 150,000 acres of land for Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park southeast of Fort McMurray near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
bit.ly
July 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
While not in the Yellowstone to Yukon region, it's always great to hear about a new park or expansion.
Let's build on this.
Until July 26, ask for an expansion of Kakwa Wildland Park and Willmore Wilderness Park via the draft Plan for Parks: www.alberta.ca/plan-for-par...
Make nature a priority
Let's build on this.
Until July 26, ask for an expansion of Kakwa Wildland Park and Willmore Wilderness Park via the draft Plan for Parks: www.alberta.ca/plan-for-par...
Make nature a priority
You have until July 25 to help protect one of B.C.'s great wilderness areas.
Support Indigenous-led conservation in Kaska ancestral territory in northwestern B.C. Dene Kʼéh Kusān is the largest intact landscape in the province.
Send your comments: yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/dkk
Support Indigenous-led conservation in Kaska ancestral territory in northwestern B.C. Dene Kʼéh Kusān is the largest intact landscape in the province.
Send your comments: yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/dkk
Dene Kʼéh Kusān - Always Will be There | Short Documentary
YouTube video by Dena Kayeh Institute
www.youtube.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
You have until July 25 to help protect one of B.C.'s great wilderness areas.
Support Indigenous-led conservation in Kaska ancestral territory in northwestern B.C. Dene Kʼéh Kusān is the largest intact landscape in the province.
Send your comments: yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/dkk
Support Indigenous-led conservation in Kaska ancestral territory in northwestern B.C. Dene Kʼéh Kusān is the largest intact landscape in the province.
Send your comments: yellowstonetoyukon.nationbuilder.com/dkk
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Montana high school senior Kylie hit a deer while driving near Yellowstone. But, from tragedy came action. She painted a school mural to spread awareness that solutions to this problem exist, after learning 177 crossings have been built across the Yellowstone to Yukon region.
#RoadEcology
#RoadEcology
A Montana student's mission to highlight wildlife crossings through art and action - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
A Bozeman student paints a wildlife crossing mural at her high school to highlight the benefits for people and nature through art.
y2y.net
July 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Montana high school senior Kylie hit a deer while driving near Yellowstone. But, from tragedy came action. She painted a school mural to spread awareness that solutions to this problem exist, after learning 177 crossings have been built across the Yellowstone to Yukon region.
#RoadEcology
#RoadEcology