Conservation across boundaries

The Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab brings together partners to study and share the story of the Yellowstone ecosystem’s wildlife, lands, and people to support broad-scale conservation.

Our work centers around 4 research themes


Private land and community conservation

Maximize landowner value of private properties

Explore socio-ecological aspects of conservation

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Click a theme to learn more about its associated projects


Ecosystem health
and population dynamics

Investigating drivers of population and ecosystem dynamics including disease, invasive species, and water quality

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Barriers and
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connectivity

Evaluating effects of fences, habitat fragmentation, human population growth, & anthropogenic development

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Impacts of wildlife and conservation

Assess the value of conservation actions and their effects

Quantify & qualify wildlife value

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Wyoming Public Radio: A day in the life of a migrating mule deer
Wyoming Public Radio: A day in the life of a migrating mule deer

Read a new interview with Tony Mong, WY Game and Fish, on our mule deer collaring project.

KODI Radio Interview: Yellowstone is Disappearing
KODI Radio Interview: Yellowstone is Disappearing

Listen to a recent interview on KODI Radio with Arthur Middleton and Allen Hogg (local rancher and owner of Hogg Ranch) on impacts of development on the Yellowstone ecosystem.

WATCH: A Legacy on the Land
WATCH: A Legacy on the Land

This short film co-produced by the Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab & Park County Open Lands spotlights how local landowners are protecting private lands from development through conservation easements.