Our Mission & Vision
Friends of the Bridger-Teton works to ensure everyone can enjoy the diversity and wealth of resources on the fifth largest national forest in the U.S. now and into the future.


Our History
The idea for a nonprofit organization that existed to support the Bridger-Teton National Forest was talked about as early as the 1980s. There were locals who wanted to help their favorite national forest by making donations. But it’s not possible to donate money to the U.S. federal government. Friends of the Bridger-Teton was officially founded in 2018. Since then, we’ve used grants and donations—both monetary and in-kind like bear-proof trash cans—to support the BTNF and help promote responsible recreation on it so that we can all enjoy the forest’s diversity and wealth of resources now and into the future.
Infinite Opportunities for Exploration
The 3.4 million acres of the BTNF cross five counties and are managed by six ranger districts. The BTNF is the single largest mass of public land within the 15-million acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, itself the largest intact ecosystem in the Lower 48.
Our Staff
Our Board
Partners
It takes a community to protect an ecosystem.
Friends couldn’t do the work it does without the help and support of dozens of partner organizations and businesses. Each of these partners has committed to stewarding our public lands.
A huge thank you to all of our partners.
Interested in being a partner of Friends?
Become a PartnerFounding Members
Founding Members are individuals or households that pledge a gift of $1,000 or more annually to ensure the sustainable future of our organization and the lands we protect.
Become a Member- Laney Hicks
- Ellen Raisbeck
- Jim Miller
- Cynthia Hogan
- Susan Marsh
- Ray White
- Greg Greenhoe
- Luther Propst
- Joshua Vorwaller
- Joshua Vorwaller
- Mandie Bellorado
- Anne Moran
- Raymond White
- Levon Nishkian
- Tom Jacobson
- Beth Burrough
- Jennifer Durning
- Paul Torrence
- Luther Propst & Liz Storer
- Linda & Mike Merigliano
- Ellen Fales & Randy Roberts
- Craig & Shelly Vorwaller
- Tory & Meredith Taylor
- Karen Jerger & Chuck Harris
- Anne & Michael Moran
- Steve Markason & Elizabeth Drapela
- Andy & Kichan Olpin
- Tom & Liz Jacobson
- Jeff & Chris Willemain
- Stacey & Steve Bourque
- Geoff & Jennifer Tennican
- Hicks Household
- Todd & Claire Conklin
- Len Carlman
- Paul Torrence
- Jon Berman
- Karen Daubert
- Chris and David Ricks
- Larry Green
- Rod Dykehouse
- David Walters
- Meredith Taylor
- Ron Stifler
- Steven Markason
- Hans Sack
- David Ricks
- Caryll Mingst