Alliance for the Wild Rockies
Alliance for the Wild Rockies (AWR) formed in 1988 to meet the challenge of saving the Northern Rockies Bioregion from habitat destruction. We are thousands of individuals, business owners, and organizations taking a bioregional approach to protect and restore this great region.
Our mission is to secure the ecological integrity of the Wild Rockies Bioregion through citizen empowerment and the application of conservation biology, sustainable economic models and environmental law.
We have worked to protect thousands of acres of old growth forests from road building and logging in Montana’s Seeley-Swan Valley. We have stopped a 2,900 acre timber sale on the western border of Yellowstone National Park, saving 500 acres of old growth forest and preventing new logging roads from cutting into grizzly bear and lynx habitat. We have fought for native species both large and small, from mountain lions and wolverines to bull trout and ground squirrels.
We are educating the public every day about the value of old growth forests and clean mountain watersheds. We are actively promoting the conservation of biological corridors between wilderness areas so that grizzlies, lynx, wolves, bison, and countless other native species can not only survive, but thrive.
We are one of the smallest environmental organizations in the country, yet we have a huge impact. A membership-based, nonprofit organization, our board and advisors include some of the nation’s top scientists and conservationists, and their research and experience strongly supports the argument for the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act.
AWR Board of Directors
Alliance for the Wild Rockies is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization. Our tax ID # is 81-0455740
Michael Garrity
Executive Director - Treasurer
I’ve spent nearly three decades as Executive Director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, working every day to protect one of the most intact and biodiverse ecosystems left in North America—the Northern Rockies.
Our approach blends science, advocacy, and environmental law to defend endangered species, preserve old-growth forests, and safeguard wildlife habitat and clean watersheds for future generations. We’re small, nimble, and highly effective—taking on cases and campaigns that larger organizations often can’t or won’t, and winning precedent-setting victories that shape the future of conservation.
I believe in solutions that protect both wildlife and communities. We support projects on public lands that create good jobs and value for companies—when they follow the law. But when they don’t, we hold them accountable in court.
Alongside our dedicated members and partners, we’ve helped secure protections for wolverines, stopped illegal logging in grizzly habitat, and blocked harmful development in sensitive areas. We have many more battles ahead, and we’re building the capacity to take them on while keeping our general operating expenses among the lowest in the sector.
If you share our commitment to protecting wild places, wildlife, and the integrity of our public lands, I’d love to connect.
Gary Macfarlane
President
Scott Berry
Paul Edwards
Contact Us
Alliance for the Wild Rockies is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization. Our tax ID # is 81-0455740
Main office: 406-410-3373
Email: wildrockies@gmail.com
USPS: Alliance for the Wild Rockies
P.O. Box 505 Helena, MT 59624
Executive Director: Mike Garrity
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