Heart of the Rockies Initiative is excited to partner with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through the Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative to support

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMwrTV0jd98 Heart of the Rockies Initiative and Outdoor Community Partners are celebrating the fifth year of our Get Grant Ready Workshop and Project Pitch Fest Program this

By Amy Katz, Conservation Director As we often emphasize, the Transboundary Rocky Mountains are the most biologically significant habitat left for large mammals in North

Earlier this month, our Heart of the Rockies team visited Choteau, Montana for a few days to learn and connect. Located in north central Montana,

By Steve Primm, Carnivore Conflict Reduction Manager Here at Heart of the Rockies Initiative, and across a far broader community of conservation practitioners and scientists,

Partner Profile: Choteau Area Port Authority The city of Choteau, Montana is located in north central Montana at the foot of the Rocky Mountain Front.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJRH-hyIvYE&t=6s The Transboundary Rocky Mountains is a geography of hope and opportunity. Today, we have enough wide-open spaces to support iconic wildlife, agricultural economies, and

By Steve Primm, Conflict Reduction Manager PHOTO: A still frame from a video showing a grizzly bear, courtesy of Steve Primm, Conflict Reduction Manager at

Steve Primm, Carnivore Conflict Reduction Manager Springtime in the Rockies is always a marvelous season: flowers emerge, favorite birds – such as sandhill cranes and

By Amy Katz, Conservation Director Photo in header by Brent Calver, courtesy of Nature Conservancy of Canada This spring, in between house projects and running

Partner Profile: Yaak Community Hall By Robyn King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui6hodD2lzU What We Do: Mission and Key Programs In the Yaak Valley, the Community Hall is more

Mission & Key Programs Palouse Land Trust works with landowners and communities to conserve the lands we love, now and forever, and to enrich connections to

By Steve Primm, Conflict Reduction Manager A family of grizzly bears feeding on a cow carcass. Photo courtesy of Steve Primm, Conflict Reduction Manager at

Mission & Key Programs Summit Land Conservancy works with Utah communities to conserve land and water for the benefit of people and nature. Summit Land

Bears and Garbage : A Bad Combination By Steve Primm, Carnivore Conflict Reduction Manager Some combinations are never a good idea:  Fireworks and dry grass. Texting

Tucked away in Deary, Idaho, the Olson Family Conservation Preserve is a living legacy of the family’s multi-generational history and connection with nature. Gifted to Palouse Land Trust to

By Amy Katz, Conservation Director Why here? This is a question I’ve become accustomed to answering over the years when describing Heart of the Rockies

In the Field: Wood River Land Trust & The Nature Conservancy – Idaho Heart of the Rockies Initiative supports 31 member land trusts in the

By Amy Katz, Conservation Director (Photo in header of Bozeman Pass by Kestrel Aerial courtesy of Gallatin Valley Land Trust.) As our land trust members are wrapping

Emily Harkness, Community Engagement Manager Emily Harkness joined Heart of the Rockies Initiative in 2017. In her role as community engagement manager, Emily is inspired

Gavin Ricklefs, Managing Director Gavin Ricklefs joined Heart of the Rockies Initiative as managing director in 2024, following 17 years as executive director at Bitter

steve primm, carnivore conflict reduction manager Steve joined Heart of the Rockies Initiative in 2024, building on 30 years’ experience in carnivore-human conflict reduction work.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 26, 2025   New Funding Available for Community-Led Bear Conflict Prevention Montanans learning to live and work around grizzly bears

By Amy Katz, Conservation Director Recently, I went through the laborious process of building a custom hillshade for our full Heart of the Rockies geography.