Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative

YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON CONSERVATION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CONNECTING AND PROTECTING HABITAT FROM YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON SO THAT TOGETHER PEOPLE AND NATURE CAN THRIVE.

CONSERVATION PROGRAMS - WITH YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON BEING ONE OF THE MOST INTACT LARGE MOUNTAIN REGIONS IN THE WORLD, Y2YS AIM IS TO ENSURE THAT THE INCREDIBLE BIODIVERSITY HERE MAY CONTINUE TO FLOURISH INTO THE FUTURE. Y2Y DRIVES CONSERVATION AT THE SCALE THAT NATURE DEMANDS. WE ARE ADDRESSING TWO OF THE GREATEST THREATS FACING THE PLANET TODAY CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS BY PROTECTING CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT AND ENSURING CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN PROTECTED AREAS, ENABLING MOVEMENT ACROSS THIS WHOLE MOUNTAIN REGION, SO THAT A WIDE RANGE OF WILDLIFE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO ROAM, FEED, AND REPRODUCE. Y2Y STUDIES HABITAT NEEDS OF AND THREATS TO WILDLIFE IN THE YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON REGION TO DETERMINE WHICH CONFIGURATION OF HABITATS AND LINKAGES BETWEEN THEM ARE NEEDED.FOR WILDLIFE POPULATIONS TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE OVER TIME. Y2Y RESEARCHES AND CONDUCTS OUTREACHADDRESSING LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION, AND WILDLIFE CONFLICT ISSUES, AND MAKES INFORMATION AVAILABLEFOR LAND AND WATER MANAGERS, CONSERVATION PARTNERS, AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC. Y2Y PROVIDESNETWORKING SERVICES (WEBSITE, LISTSERVE, ELECTRONIC NEWS, WORKSHOPS), AND ORGANIZES MEETINGS ANDSCIENCE WORKSHOPS.

WILDLIFE CORRIDOR CONSERVATION - WE ADVANCE VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY AND CONSERVE KEY LANDS IN WILDLIFE CORRIDORS TO ENSURE THAT THE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES ON THOSE LANDS ALLOW FOR SUCCESSFUL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT ACROSS THEM. THIS CAN INCLUDE WORKING WITH LAND TRUSTS (WHO THEN HOLD AND MANAGE THE LAND) TO EXECUTE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OR AND PURCHASES, PROVIDING INFORMATION AND TOOLS TO ADDRESS WILDLIFE CONFLICT, AND ADVANCING TARGETED RESTORATION OF NATURE AS WELL AS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.

IN OUR SCIENCE PROGRAM, Y2Y WORKS WITH NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS TO DESIGN APPLIES RESEARCH PROJECTS TO HELP CONSERVATION ISSUES AND STRENGTHEN THE INFORMATION BASIS FOR MANAGEMENT. THIS INCLUDES LEADING RESEARCH AND CONVENING EXTERNAL SPECIALISTS ON CROSS-DISCIPLINARY ISSUES, PUBLISHING IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, CO-SUPERVISING GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS. WE SYNTHESIZE EXISTING SCIENCE (INCLUDING PEER-REVIEWED PRIMARY RESEARCH PAPERS AND "GREY" LITERATURE) WORKING TO MAKE THE RESULTS ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO PARTNERS AND INTERESTED PARTIES WITHIN AND BEYOND THE YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON REGION.