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ICLAAW was founded in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Montana community stretching from the northern border of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner and Silver Gate, up through Paradise Valley. We live in a massive and diverse ecosystem, with not just wildlife diversity, but also the people that are part of it. We’re all different but share a common goal - to keep the ecosystem as intact as possible.

Importance of place

Map of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) boundary and land allocation types. Inset shows its location within the United States. Modified from Trends in vital signs for Greater Yellowstone: application of a Wildland Health Index, Hansen and Phillips (2016). License: CC BY 3.0

ICLAAW was founded within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), which spans 22 million acres / 8,903,084 hectares across the states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho in the United States. We call this massive, complex, diverse and threatened region home.
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The GYE sits within the larger Yellowstone to Yukon Corridor, a region spanning roughly 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from The GYE in the U.S. to the Yukon in Canada. It includes some of North America’s most vital wildlife habitats, encompasses national parks, forests, and protected areas spanning five U.S. states, two Canadian provinces, and two territories.

Community

Some of us grew up here on ranches and farms, and some intentionally moved here. Our community in Montana stretches from the northern border of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner and Silver Gate, up through Paradise Valley. It is not just the wildlife and landscapes that are diverse, but also the people that are part of it. We’re all different but share a common goal - to keep this ecosystem as intact as possible, because our livelihoods, lifestyles and future depend on it. To do that we have to work together.

Stakeholders

What makes ranching in this community unique is the number and very diverse group of stakeholders: business owners like ranchers, farmers, breeders, services and tourism businesses, wildlife and fishing guides and outfitters, people who love to watch wildlife in their natural habitat, hunters, fly fishers, and tourists.

What's At Stake

Everything's at stake for the ecosystem and the people making a living from it. Producers in our community feel the need to not just do what’s always been done because the world is changing. Whether it's climate, population, or the backgrounds of everyone who lives in our communities now or recreates here. There's a deep sense of responsibility here to take care of our families, the landscape, animals and native wildlife. For all of us to be successful it’s critical we're working together and communicating.

The ICLAAW Project

ICLAAW launched in the spring of 2025 and started to develop a year before. We have a simple mission: to help prioritize our natural resources, and in doing so our way of life. We hope to build partnerships with international agriculture/natural resources agencies and support sustainable, lasting change from within local communities, by the people making a living from the land.

Designed for ranchers, breeders, herders, farmers and communities

For Producers

Designed with and for ranchers, breeders, herders, farmers and communities. Some are successfully implementing practices that support rich working landscapes with all the native wildlife that belong in the ecosystem. If you want to try it you can find help here, find peers and communities.

Working Lands

Working lands provide food, fiber, energy and critical habitat for wildlife. In the US, approximately 80% of wildlife species depend farms, ranches, and forests for their survival.

Landscapes

Some producers are more successful by focusing on improving the land and biodiversity instead of how much can be extracted from it: soil and rangeland health, low-stress livestock handling and reducing conflicts with predators, to support healthy living for horses, livestock, humans, and wildlife.

Things Are Changing

One thing all of us agree on is that things are changing, and if we want to continue enjoying these special wild places then it's up to all of us to protect it. Our ability to address change and what's coming with it is within our grasp, together.

More Revenue Streams

Around the world agriculture and animal husbandry businesses and rural communities are diversifying income sources and benefiting from the growing alternate business opportunities from their land, including tourism opportunities.