Partners Category: Conflict-Reduction Partners
Yaak Valley Forest Council
Spreading bear awareness in the Yaak Valley, home to one of the Lower 48’s smallest grizzly populations.
Western Landowners Alliance
Range rider helping Yellowstone- area bears stay out of trouble in the Gravelly Mountains.
Trans-border Grizzly Bear Project
Electric fencing for landowners in the Kootenai Valley of northern Idaho and southern B.C.
Shoshone National Forest
Expanding Wyoming’s coexistence efforts as grizzlies expand their range in the state.
Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative
Removing a major bear attractant in the Madison Valley, a key linkage area outside Yellowstone.
Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation
Equipping coexistence specialists in Montana’s fast-growing Flathead Region.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Removing bear attractants along the Little Blackfoot Valley and Rocky Mountain Front.
Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game
Bear-proof trash cans and landowner outreach in northern Idaho’s Kootenai Valley corridor.
Friends of the Bridger-Teton
Ramping up coexistence efforts south of Yellowstone on the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Corvallis High School
A student-led effort to increase sanitation and bear awareness in the Bitterroot Valley.