Yellowstone to Yukon
International campaign to protect The Rocky Mountain chain
Yellowstone to Yukon
In 1993, CPAWS, working with other groups, helped found the Y2Y
Conservation Initiative — an international network of groups and
individuals working together to maintain and restore the unique natural
heritage of the Yellowstone to Yukon region and the quality of life it
affords to residents and visitors.
Where Is It?
The Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) region stretches 3200 km along the Rocky Mountain chain from Wyoming, USA to the Peel River in Canada's Yukon Territory. It forms an interconnected web of life where wildlife such as grizzly bears and wolves still roam freely.
The Issue
Development pressures continue to grow throughout the Rocky Mountains, with mining and oil and gas development, more people moving to the mountains and all of the infrastructure and roads that these activities entail.
Our Goals
- expand certain existing parks and protected areas
- establish new protected areas
- improve connections between protected areas
- ensure protected areas are secure and well managed
Links:
- CPAWS Northern Alberta's Rocky Mountain Foothills Campaign is part of the broader Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) campaign.
- Visit CPAWS National to learn more about Y2Y in Canada
- Y2Y Conservation Initiative: the network of over 160 Canadian and U.S. organizations, institutions and foundations working to create a network of essential wildlife habitat areas and connecting linkage corridors.
