Our mission is to protect and restore the ecological integrity of the Custer Gallatin National Forest and all remaining wilderness-quality lands in the northern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem by Congressionally-designated Wilderness under the 1964 Wilderness Act.
We envision a Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, preserved in perpetuity for its world-class wildlife and wilderness values for present and future generations in defiance of political and economic expediency.
Presenting
The Wild Gallatins film
Do we have the foresight and humility to protect one of the last expanses of Yellowstone's wild country?
The Gallatin Range—Montana's largest roadless wilderness—could not be at a more critical juncture. This wild 250,000-acre expanse of public lands immediately adjacent to Yellowstone National Park is under threat by the Forest Service and the Gallatin Forest Partnership—a "conservation" collaborative that is seeking to break up this critical landscape to special interests at the expense of wildlife and wilderness.
The Gallatins are home to wolves, wolverine, grizzly bear, bison, elk, cutthroat trout and many more species.
Do we have the foresight and humility to protect the Gallatins as federally designated Wilderness or will we capitulate to private interests and industrial strength recreation?
Land Ownership & Management History in the Gallatin Range
Gallatin Yellowstone Wilderness Act
We support the Gallatin Yellowstone Wilderness Act, the only locally-driven legislative proposal that would sufficiently protect the Gallatin Range and the other roadless lands of the Northern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Accept no substitutes!
Our Partners
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We rely on generous donations from the public to help fulfill our mission to protect the Northern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
If you prefer to send a mail a check:
Gallatin Yellowstone Wilderness Alliance
P.O. Box 5256, Bozeman, Montana, 59717
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GYWA Board of Directors
George Wuerthner
President
George is a prolific conservation writer with 38 published books and numerous articles on public land issues. He has delivered hundreds of presentations across the country on topics such as wilderness, wildfire, and wildlife protection. He has been a long-time advocate for the protecting wildlands surrounding Yellowstone National Park.
Linda Healow
Vice President/Secretary
Linda was raised in eastern NE and attended Montana State University, obtaining her BSN in 1977. Linda chose Montana for its large landscapes and sparse population, spending as much time as possible in wild lands, her favorite being the greater Yellowstone area and recognizes wilderness as the gold standard for survival of ecosystems in the Northern Rockies region and throughout the west.
Nancy Schultz
Vice President/Secretary
Nancy is an active volunteer for wilderness, wildlife, wildlife habitat and connecting corridors and realizes the importance of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. She gets out to photograph the beauty and the threats to this special place.
Glenn Monahan
Board Member
Glenn has lived in Montana for 50 years, with a long history of protecting wild lands and wildlife. He earned a geology degree, taught science, and founded a canoe guiding business on the Missouri River. He advocates for full wilderness protection around Big Sky and for all of the remaining wildlands of the larger Northern Yellowstone Ecosystem.
We Oppose the Greater Yellowstone Conservation and Recreation Act!
"Analysis of the Proposed Greater Yellowstone Conservation and Recreation Act" by Michael Bader
This report, completed in July 2024, offers a critical examination of the proposed Greater Yellowstone Conservation and Recreation Act (GYRA). The GYRA aims to institutionalize certain land management practices within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, particularly focusing on the Gallatin and Madison Ranges in southwest Montana.
Key Media Articles on the GYRA