Mission Statement
Our mission is to:
- Permanently protect the last remaining roadless cores in the Yaak Valley, which total nearly 180,000 acres in the northern tier of the Kootenai National Forest through Wilderness designation and other management tools.
- Maintain and restore the valley’s ecological integrity by conserving and improving habitat for populations of native species.
- Encourage and support the development of local economies increasingly based on stewardship principles, value-added forest products, habitat conservation and ecological restoration.
- Empower local residents through education and solidarity toward the above mission. YVFC is committed to cultivating and encouraging meaningful dialog between historically polarized groups within the valley as well as the region, bringing these groups to the same table to find common ground on ecosystem-based forest management practices.