Blog and Stories
Saving Spring Migrations: Why Travel Management Planning in Southeast Idaho is Critical for Wildlife
Spring has officially sprung! Migratory antelope, deer, elk, and moose are beginning their journeys from winter refuge throughout public lands across southeastern Idaho to summer habitat, primarily in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. And here at the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, our Idaho team is eagerly preparing for the Bureau of Land Management to release the final plan for the Upper Snake East Travel Management Planning Area later this season – a landscape that includes winter wildlife refuges and migratory corridors to summer habitat.
BLM Public Lands Rule Protects Treasured Places for the Future
The BLM released the most significant change in the management of BLM lands in 50 years with the final Public Lands Rule, which puts conservation on equal ground with other uses like mining and energy development.
Looking ahead at GYC’s exciting 2024
Buckle up! It’s going to be a big year for GYC and the lands, waters, and wildlife of Greater Yellowstone.
Celebrating the conservation wins and favorite moments of 2023
Join us for a journey down memory lane and let’s celebrate all we did together for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Migrations, Not Mansions: Speaking up for the iconic Kelly Parcel
Tucked into the eastern edge of Grand Teton National Park is a 640-acre parcel of state-owned land renowned for its scenic beauty, high quality wildlife habitat, and legacy of public recreation access. Now, the future of the Kelly Parcel is in jeopardy.
Creating 2.5 miles of wildlife-friendly fencing with the Absaroka Fence Initiative
In celebration of National Public Lands Day, GYC, as part of the Absaroka Fence Initiative, hosted a workday during which 50 volunteers modified two and a half miles of fence to make it wildlife-friendly and removed 860 pounds of barbed wire from Clarks Fork Canyon near Cody, Wyoming to improve wildlife habitat.
Stories from the field: Searching for Wilderness in Idaho’s High Divide landscape
During the summer of 2023, GYC Wilderness Inventory Technician Andrew Jakovac traversed the High Divide landscape in search of areas with wilderness character. The photos, data, and GPS points he collected will help the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and GYC protect critical wildlife corridors, wildlife habitat, and open space in future forest planning processes.
GYC supports new public lands rule proposed by the BLM
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public feedback about balancing public lands management to focus on cultural lands protection, conservation, recreation, wildlife, and more.