The Vital Ground Foundation Employee Directory
Environmental ServicesMontana, United States11-50 Employees
The Vital Ground Foundation is a land trust based in Missoula, Montana, focused on protecting and restoring grizzly bear habitats across North America. Its work centers on conserving wildlife habitat and supporting programs to reduce bear–human conflicts, recognizing the grizzly bear as an indicator of ecosystem health due to its large home range that spans diverse landscapes. By linking and safeguarding habitat corridors from Yellowstone into Canada, the organization aims to maintain open spaces that support not only grizzly bears but a broad array of wildlife as landscapes evolve. The group operates within the environmental services sector, pursuing long-term landscape-scale conservation through partnerships and land protection efforts, including notable collaborations with public agencies and other conservation initiatives. Recent activities include forming partnerships with forest management and conservation groups to safeguard key habitat linkages and prevent development along critical corridors in western Montana, reflecting its ongoing emphasis on maintaining connected, wild spaces for wildlife movement.