The objective of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative is to preserve and maintain wildlife, native plants, wilderness and natural process of the mountainous regions from the Yellowstone National Park to the Yukon Territory. This is achieved through the connections and support of a network of organizations, agencies and individuals doing on-the-ground conservation work within the region. This unified vision is a joint Canada-US effort that places emphasis on the interconnected landscape of nature and call for aligned support of large scale objectives that can be continentally significant. Presented from the perspective of the institution, the website itself is well organized and informative, separated into five main tabs; Vision, Landscape, Wildlife, People, Issues and News & Events. There is little to no bias that can be discerned from the website's presentation and text. Being a joint effort with the many partners and institutions involved, the quality of research and study appears wide ranging from not just the need for conservation but also the need for cooperation to achieve it. With specific tabs for donations and information on awards and research, this website seems to target people/institutions that not only contribute to their efforts but perhaps become long term partners/investors. In addition, the site doesn't quite serve as a portal to other similar sites or efforts. The site's style is quite formal and remains focused on getting the objective of the initiative and institution across.
This is a really interesting project & website. In most circumstances, it is very difficult to develop an environmentally protected region when there is a international border involved. As we have learned during this course, all things are interconnected – the Yellowstone and Yukon are examples of regions in the environment that are not only connected by proximity but also in biodiversity and geology.
great information. Will haveto check it out during my road trip out to california. Was there nine years ago will be interesting to see how it has changed, if at all
I heard about this campaign a few months ago and I absolutely love the idea (: Not only does it foster great international relations with the Canadians but I think it sends a message to the rest of the world that America is actually very interested in finding innovative ways of preserving the “wild” places we still have left in the world. I think it would be really fun to explore this territory as well.