Phone:
406.577.2447
Email:
northernrockies@npca.org
Address:
321 E. Main St. Suite 424
Bozeman, MT 59715
States:
ID, MT, ND, WY
ID, MT, ND, WY
The Northern Rockies bring to mind a montage of postcard-worthy images: Grand Teton’s snow-capped mountains rising above rich valley floors; a pack of Yellowstone’s wolves, heads back, mid-howl; Old Faithful’s powerful, sky-high eruption; Glacier’s sky-blue lakes ringed by jagged peaks. Though undeniably picturesque, the national parks of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming have so much more to offer. These parks safeguard our shared history, culture, and traditions. They also represent staggering biologic and geographic diversity, from grasslands and badlands to canyons and glaciers. NPCA’s Northern Rockies Regional Office, and its three field offices, work to preserve the natural and cultural resources of these vast and iconic landscapes.
Serving as anchors for larger ecosystems, the parks in this region are shaped by what happens beyond their boundaries. Accordingly, the staff of our Northern Rockies office focus on landscape-level conservation. Partnering with communities and organizations across state and international borders, they advocate for the stewardship of adjacent lands, creating networks of protection with parks at the wild heart of larger landscapes. The team promotes responsible resource development, and seeks to ensure the safe movement of wildlife – especially bison and pronghorn – across park boundaries and onto neighboring lands. And, in this recreation wonderland, they strive to balance visitor use with natural resource protection.
Recent hard-won victories include increased protection for the Crown of the Continent ecosystem through passage of the North Fork Watershed Protection Act, and the completion of a winter-use plan for Yellowstone. Today, the staff of the Northern Rockies region diligently works to promote the transfer of 1,200 acres of state-owned land within Grand Teton to the park, to uphold the integrity of Montana’s Badger-Two Medicine area near Glacier, to develop an improved Bison Management Plan for Yellowstone, to protect the integrity of the grizzly bear population, and much, much more. Join the Northern Rockies region in their tireless work, and help NPCA make the long-term protection of these special places a reality.
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
This 20-mile long canyon was formed by the Yellowstone River. Today, visitors stop along the rims of the canyon or hike its many trails to marvel at the Upper and Lower Falls, 109 and 308 feet high respectively.
Field Offices in the Northern Rockies Region
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Glacier Field Office
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- Address:
- P.O. Box 4485 Whitefish, MT 59937
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- Phone:
- 406.862.6722
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Grand Teton Field Office
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- Address:
- P.O. Box 1173 1160 Alpine Way, Suite 2E Jackson, WY 83001
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- Phone:
- 307.733.4680
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Yellowstone Field Office
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- Address:
- 321 East Main Street, Suite 314 Bozeman, MT 59715
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- Phone:
- 406.224.8661
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climate ride 2018 Climate Ride Events Join the movement and pedal or hike for our national parks at one of this year's Climate Ride events.
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Regional Events See Change: Climate in National Parks Join us for this special evening of dialogue and art hosted by the European Union.
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Fact Sheet Ozone Fact Sheet Ozone threatens the health of park visitors and contributes to the disease and death of park species such as the black cherry tree in the East and aspen and ponderosa pine in the West. National park ecosystems across the country are already showing damage from ground-level ozone pollution.
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Magazine Article Snow, Steam, Bison, Sky A winter adventure in Yellowstone National Park.
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The preserved beauty of these places bring me joy, strength and peace. — Denise
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Report Northern Rockies Regional Office Field Reports These field reports provide timely updates and perspectives on issues of interest to our members and supporters in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and North Dakota.
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Press Release Wyoming Approves Fall Hunt of Grizzly Bears Near Yellowstone and Grand Teton 23 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears, including females, will be hunted this fall
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Press Release Yellowstone Bison Plan: Another Step Towards Protecting an American Icon Yellowstone bison translocation and quarantine program a positive next step in North American wildlife conservation.
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Press Release Department of Interior Moves to Delist Grizzlies in and around Glacier National Park Transparent process and sound science needed.
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Press Release Park Advocates Fire Back on Wyoming’s Grizzly Hunting Plan More than 160 former National Park Service employees and over 22,000 Park Advocates call on Wyoming Governor Matt Mead to reject hunting proposal that threatens Grand Teton and Yellowstone grizzlies.
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Press Release National Parks Group Launches Visual Protest on Yellowstone Grizzly Hunt As a visual protest to Wyoming's grizzly hunt proposal, the grizzly bears have vanished from NPCA's logo for National Park Week.
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Blog Post What We Stand to Lose at Glacier National Park Climate change is affecting more than just the glaciers: perspectives from a 50-year park veteran.
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Blog Post Celebrate Dark Skies at These 18 National Parks Lay out a blanket after the sun goes down and see a clearer view of the universe at these designated dark-sky parks.
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Press Release Forest Service Review Echoes Calls to Protect Doorstep to Yellowstone The U.S. Forest Service draft environmental review proposes a 20-year withdrawal of approximately 30,370 acres of public lands near Yellowstone National Park which have been targeted for new mining activities.
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Press Release Wyoming Hunting Proposal Threatens Yellowstone and Grand Teton Grizzly Bears Proposal threatens grizzly bears that make their homes in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks and travel inside and outside of park borders.
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Resource 10 Ways to Be a Park Advocate Want to be an advocate for parks, but don't know where to start?
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Staff Garret Visser As Northern Rockies' Yellowstone Wildlife and Outreach Fellow, Garret is passionate about public lands protection and advocacy.
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Fact Sheet How to Host a Park Volunteer Event Hosting a park volunteer event is an empowering act that flexes your leadership skills, helps our parks and engages new people. Learn how with this step-by-step guide.
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Fact Sheet Planning 2.0 Protects Park Landscapes The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands in the West. In order to ensure they are exercising good stewardship and balancing their dual mandate for managing public lands, each BLM Field Office is required by law to complete a Resource Management Plan (RMP).
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Video Find Your Voice: Yellowstone National Park On the borders of Yellowstone National Park decades worth of barriers to pronghorn migration are opening one day at a time thanks to the hard work of volunteers and willing private landowners. Together we can make a difference for national parks and wildlife.
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Trip Great American West From Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial to Custer State Park and Devils Tower, the West is a colorful storybook spilling over with strong personalities and profoundly historic landscapes. Discover some new chapters and add your own footnotes on this fun and engaging exploration.
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Staff Rachel Caldwell Rachel brings a background in natural resources conflict resolution and experience facilitating multi-party processes relating to intractable land and wildlife management conflicts in the Northern Rockies.
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Trip Crown of the Continent: Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks Grab your favorite hiking boots and come with us on this active journey to this staggeringly beautiful wilderness straddling the U.S.-Canada border in Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks.
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Trip Columbia & Snake Rivers Journey: Harvests, History & Landscapes (Lindblad) Experience the best of the Pacific Northwest in-depth. Retrace Lewis & Clark’s rich history of exploration, discover diverse, lush landscapes and taste the region’s culinary treasures.
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Trip Yellowstone for Fun: Family Adventure Hiking, zip-lining, rafting, a real dude ranch, and cave exploration will keep your family buzzing about this vacation for years to come.
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Trip Essence of Yellowstone and Grand Teton In your explorations of Yellowstone and Grand Teton, you’ll hike, wildlife watch, and even raft to your heart’s content as you get a deeper understanding of these two iconic parks.
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Staff Stephanie Adams Stephanie joined NPCA in the summer of 2013 as the Yellowstone Wildlife Fellow and is now the Yellowstone Program Manager in the Northern Rockies region.
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Staff Holly Sandbo Holly, the Northern Rockies' Senior Program Coordinator, joined the team in January 2015.
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Infographic Bison Infographic NPCA is working to ensure that the nation's oldest herd of bison in America's first national park have the habitat they need to thrive.
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Staff Sarah Lundstrum Sarah joined NPCA in 2012 as the Glacier Field Representative in Whitefish, Montana. Her work is focused in and around Glacier National Park with an emphasis on community organizing throughout the Crown of the Continent.
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Staff Michael Jamison Michael joined NPCA’s Glacier Field Office in September 2010. As Senior Program Manager for NPCA’s Crown of the Continent initiative, Michael continues to expand his efforts to promote the narrative of the Crown and of the people who call it home
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Staff Bart Melton Bart started with NPCA in 2007. Originally working out of the Southeast Regional Office, he is now the Regional Director for the Northern Rockies office.
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Staff Sharon Mader Sharon joined NPCA in July 2007. She works as a Senior Program Manager in the Northern Rockies region, advocating for the protection of Grand Teton’s outstanding natural and historic resources, and promoting NPCA’s national strategic priorities in Wyoming.
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Staff and Media Personnel Kati Schmidt Kati Schmidt is based in Oakland, CA, and leads media outreach and communications for the Pacific, Northwest, Northern Rockies, Alaska, and Southwest regions, along with NPCA's national wildlife initiatives.
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Report The Future of Yellowstone Bison Management NPCA is working to ensure that the nation's oldest herd of bison in America's first national park have the habitat they need to thrive.
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Letter Reaction to Bison Management Plan Guiding Principles The Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) was finalized in 2000, and, today, fourteen years later, we have new science, new regulations, many management lessons, and some fundamental on-the-ground changes that make the original IBMP outdated. A new conservation plan needs to be put in place to guide bison conservation, education, and management into the next decade.
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Letter Management of Wildlife within Grand Teton National Park Letter from NPS to Wyoming Game and Fish Department regarding management of wildlife within Grand Teton National Park
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