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 & community conservation

Maximize landowner value of private properties, and explore socio-ecological aspects of conservation

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Ecosystem health &  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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Partnership with the University of California, Berkeley

The Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab is a core program of the Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship at the University of California, Berkeley.

At the Stone Center, we create positive, long-lasting outcomes for people and the planet by collaboratively solving environmental challenges. Our Living Labs, including Beyond Yellowstone, connect academic research with local expertise to solve real world problems on private, Tribal, and public lands and waters. Read more about the Stone Center.