Based on follow-up consultation with North American forestry experts after the release of The Last Frontier Forests assessment.
Forest type: Temperate
Geographic location: Montana, Wyoming, Idaho (United States)
Threat: Logging, mining, ski resort development, elk and bison
management problems.
At risk: One of the two remaining ecosystems in the lower 48 states where there is still a significant population of grizzly bears and one of only four remaining frontier forest sites in the lower 48. The area also provides habitat for North America's largest herds of elk and free-roaming bison.
Contact: Bob Ekey, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Montana, U.S.; Tel: (406) 586-1593