The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and the Defenders of Wildlife Southwest Office have joined the esteemed list of Continental Connections Initiative steering group members. These partners bring the number of organizations committed to protecting not only their own regions, but the entire Spine of the Continent, to a number agreed upon for efficient governance of the initiative. This north-tosouth partnership is impressive enough to reiterate here:

• American Wildlands
• Defenders of Wildlife Southwest Office
• Grand Canyon Wildlands Council
• Heart of the West Coalition/Wild Utah
• Naturalia, A.C.
• Round River Conservation Studies
• Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project
• Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition
• Wildlands Project
• Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Together, we make connectivity a reality in North America.