A small but vocal non-profit using science and law to protect wildlife, habitat, and migration corridors across southwestern Montana and the northern Rocky Mountains.
Legal Action
Four conservation groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Forest Service plans to log and burn over 5,600 acres in the Gallatin Mountains — threatening old-growth forests, Canada lynx habitat, and whitebark pine in the most visited National Forest area in Montana.
Federal Legislation
Senate Bill S.1462 would undermine the Endangered Species Act, restrict judicial review, shorten challenge periods from six years to 150 days, and expand categorical exclusions to 10,000 acres without environmental review.
Policy
The USDA is moving to repeal protections for roadless areas — essential for wilderness designation, wildlife habitat, and clean water. A final decision is expected later this year.
The Gallatin Forest Partnership proposes reducing the Hyalite/Porcupine/Buffalo-Horn WSA by 40%. We're fighting for full protection of this critical wildlife corridor in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Sign the Petition →Hyalite Canyon is the most visited area of any National Forest in Montana. Help us protect its old-growth forests, lynx habitat, and the wild character of the Gallatin Range.
Sign the Petition →Urge Montana's senators to oppose S.1462 and defend the Roadless Rule.
GWA serves on the steering committee of this coalition supporting wildlife infrastructure and highway/railway connectivity across Montana.
Learn More →A national coalition promoting protection of mature and old-growth forests for biodiversity, ecological integrity, and climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration.
Learn More →“To restore stability to our planet, we must restore its biodiversity. We must rewild the world.”David Attenborough
For fifty years, we've used science and law to protect wildlife and wild places in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Your membership makes this work possible.
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