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 Priority Region: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Staff contacts: The 18-million acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) is the southern anchor of the Yellowstone to Yukon ecoregion. Straddling parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is one of the largest, relatively intact temperate zone ecosystems left on Earth. With Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks at its center, the GYE encompasses portions of seven surrounding national forests, three national wildlife refuges, and state and private lands. The large nature reserves and wildernesses in the GYE support a full complement of native birds and mammals, including the grizzly bear and gray wolf, bald and golden eagles, rare trumpeter swans, and some of the last large herds of migratory ungulates in North America. The GYE’s annual pronghorn migration, up to 170 miles long with its northern terminus in Grand Teton National Park, is the longest terrestrial mammal migration south of Canada. Other species found in the GYE include moose, elk, bison, and bighorn sheep. The headwaters of three major river systems - the Yellowstone, the Snake, and the Green - are found here and support populations of native and endangered trout. Yellowstone - the world's first national park - holds the planet's most diverse and intact collection of geysers and hot springs. Wilburforce concentrates its grants in the GYE on conservation efforts in two focal areas:
We are supporting the following organizations for work in this area. When you click on an organization name you will see a list of all grants made to that organization, which may include projects funded in other program areas. (Organizations receiving science-related grants are not included in this list. Please see our Conservation Science section for those grants.)
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