The Heart of the Rockies Initiative is a collaboration of 25 national, statewide, and local land trusts working along the Continental Divide in Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. The core mission of this initiative is to work together to increase the pace of strategic private land conservation in the Northern Rockies to ensure the long-term ecological functionality of these vast landscapes.
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May 22, 2018
Delivering results for sage-grouse, industry, and western culture: a case study of the Nevada Conservation Credit System
In 2012 through 2015, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) were working on revisions to...
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March 29, 2018
We succeed together: A reflection on a career in landscape conservation
This past December, Michael Whitfield retired from his position as Executive Director of the Heart of the Rockies Initiative to...
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