Center for Large Landscape Conservation

06/01/2026

Award-winning science journalist Hillary Rosner was interviewed by the Bozeman Chronicle last week when she was with us in Montana to discuss her book ROAM. She talked about her change in perspective as she traveled the world researching her book, which is about wildlife movement and the importance of habitat connectivity.

“I’ve started to see the world through the eyes of other creatures, and I’ve been trying to think about what different barriers and different human infrastructure look like from their point of view,” Rosner said.

Environmental journalist Hillary Rosner visited Bozeman to discuss her new book, Roam: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World, and the growing challenges facing wildlife movement across

05/29/2026

Full house last night in Bozeman for Mountain Journal Book Club’s first pick: "Roam: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World."

"Roam" author and environmental journalist Hillary Rosner spoke about her new book with MoJo Managing Editor Joseph T. O’Connor, Center for Large Landscape Conservation's Deb Davidson, and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative's Daniel Anderson about what it means to build and maintain connectivity for wild creatures in Greater Yellowstone and across the globe.

Tip of the cap to Country Bookshelf for hosting an illuminating event. Missed it last night? Come to Elk River Books in Livingston for night two tonight at 7 p.m.!

Photo by Emily O'Connor

05/29/2026

Boulder County is working to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions along US 36, one of Colorado's deadliest highway corridors for wildlife. Six potential wildlife crossing locations have been identified and new legislation will improve the county’s chances of securing long-term funding for the project. The Wildlife Collision Prevention Bill will take effect in 2027, creating an optional $5 vehicle registration fee that will help fund statewide wildlife collision prevention projects.

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Six potential crossing sites were identified on U.S. 36 as a new state bill would fuel funds for wildlife collision prevention projects.

05/29/2026

Our road ecologist Kylie Paul is interviewed in this article about the importance of habitat connectivity planning at the local level. Local governments have land-use authority over nearly two-thirds of land in the United States and responsible planning can ensure growth happens with wildlife in mind. Paul co-authored a study commissioned by Pew Charitable Trusts, “Integrating Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Into Local Government Planning," which can be a resource for local elected officials to safeguard connected habitat.

“Often, a community’s desire to preserve its rural character emerges when development pressures occur,” Paul said. “Unfortunately, that can be too little, too late. We hope this report encourages proactive efforts to help communities balance growth with conservation. It shares lots of options beyond regulation, like incentives and engagement with groups.”

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One of the best things about rural living is sharing the landscape with wildlife. Peering out the window and seeing a moose in the yard. Walking in the

05/28/2026

We had a full house last night in Missoula to hear Hillary Rosner discuss her book ROAM in conversation with fellow author Christopher J. Preston. Thank you to everyone who joined us -- it was a lively discussion with some great audience questions about animal movement and our coexistence with wildlife.

Many thanks to Vital Ground for co-sponsoring the event with us, to Shakespeare & Co. for hosting us, to Christopher Preston for being amazing, and of course to Hillary Rosner for sharing fascinating insights and stories from her book.

We are on to Bozeman tonight and Livingston on Friday! More info: https://largelandscapes.org/roam-book-tour/

05/28/2026

Wildlife crossings can decrease crashes with animals by over 90%. Now, thanks to the Wildlife Collision Prevention Act, Colorado will be able to build more of these life-saving structures, making safer roads for all who travel. CLLC applauds the broad coalition of legislators, partners, and community members who made this success possible! Our U.S. Connectivity Program Director, Greg Costello, is quoted in the press release:

"Wildlife crossings not only save lives by preventing collisions, but they also keep critical elk, deer, and other wildlife habitat connected by keeping movement corridors intact. These corridors help ensure that Colorado’s big game populations continue to thrive, preserving the state’s rich wildlife heritage and maintaining its robust outdoor tourism economy. The Center for Large Landscape Conservation thanks the state legislature and Governor Polis for making the Wildlife Collision Prevention Act the law of the land.”



https://www.roaringforksafepassages.org/updatesandstories/press-release-wildlife-collision-prevention-act-becomes-law

05/27/2026

Explore Big Sky newspaper published a guest column from our CEO Brendan Moynahan about the importance of ecological connectivity and the barriers to wildlife movement in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). CLLC is working to establish wildlife crossings on some of the busiest roads in the GYE to help reconnect fragmented habitats.

"As proud as I am of our work to restore safe passage for people and wildlife, I acknowledge these are not overnight solutions. Rather, they are long-term efforts to stitch back together landscapes and wildlife movement corridors that have been severed, and we can’t do this work alone."

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By Brendan Moynahan GUEST COLUMNNIST As I stood alongside U.S. Highway 191 south of Gallatin Gateway last month, the volume

05/27/2026

Maine Big Night (MBN), a nonprofit community science project, is reshaping how communities think about culverts, road maintenance, and other infrastructure. Volunteers for the organization gather on the first warm, wet spring night every year to gather data on frogs, salamanders and other amphibians as they attempt to cross busy roads and move along migration paths. Currently, very little data exists on amphibian migration patterns. MBN seeks to change that and help advocates win protections for amphibians that are foundational to New England’s food web.

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The first warm, wet spring night draws amphibians from the woods, bearing evidence of threats from warming winters, drying pools, and traffic.

05/26/2026

A federally funded program aimed at easing big-game migration on private land is expanding to Utah. The effort to preserve migratory routes has been ongoing in Wyoming since 2022 and has since expanded to Colorado and Idaho. Some of the efforts include making fences easier for antelope or mule deer to jump over or crawl under, creating conservation easements and paying landowners to preserve grasslands for up to 15 years.

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The program is already removing migration barriers on private land in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. Now, it’s coming to Utah.

05/22/2026

Join us in Bozeman, Missoula, or Livingston, Montana, for an evening with award-winning science journalist Hillary Rosner! We are very excited that she will be in Montana May 27-29 to discuss her new book ROAM: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World. ROAM is the inspiring story of reconnecting ecosystems, restoring wildlife corridors, and reimagining a future where humans and animals can thrive together.

At each event, Rosner will explore some of the stories from her book in conversation with Joseph T. O’Connor of Mountain Journal (Bozeman and Livingston) or writer Christopher J. Preston (Missoula). Each evening will wrap up with a book signing and an audience Q&A featuring a panel of local conservation experts.

The book tour is sponsored by the Center for Large Landscape Conservation in partnership with Vital Ground, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, Park County Environmental Council, and local, independent bookstores.

We hope you will join us! See the details here:

https://largelandscapes.org/roam-book-tour/

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Join award-winning science journalist Hillary Rosner  for a lively conversation about her book ROAM, the inspiring story of reconnecting ecosystems, restoring wildlife corridors, and reimagining a future where humans and animals can thrive together. This book tour of Western Montana is prese...