Land outside Clark Fork protected for wildlife passage
A portion of Highway 200 and the recently protected wildlife land.
Courtesy photo
More than 150 acres in the Idaho Panhandle and Northwestern Montana are now protected from subdivision and development within an important habitat connection area for grizzly bears and many other wildlife species.
Completing their third land acquisition in the area since 2021, The Vital Ground Foundation and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative have worked with private landowners to protect 151 contiguous acres near the confluence of the Bull River and Clark Fork River after this month’s 22-acre purchase.
"Animals need enough room to sustain a healthy population and roam freely,” said Pelah Hoyt, Y2Y’s director of Landscape Connectivity. “By working with willing landowners and partners like Vital Ground, we are able to restore key corridors and improve wildlife movement parcel by parcel.”
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