The Yellowstone Association was originally started in 1933 as a research library dedicated to the protection of Yellowstone but has slowly evolved into being a funding source for educational, scientific, and historic programs through the sale of research materials and memberships to the Association. The Association also provides classes on a number of topics related to conservation of Yellowstone such as the park’s wildlife and it’s geothermal features.

Since it’s creation in 1933, the Association has given 24.5 million to the National Park Service for it’s continued preservation and conservation of Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone Association had assisted in preserving Yellowstone National Park with it’s preservation efforts through the sale of educational materials for visitors to the park as well as schools across the country. It continues to find new ways to support Yellowstone National Park by consistently coming up with new programming options, new brochures about the wildlife and plant-life in the area, and other great features of the park and it’s location.

For seventeen years, Friends of Pathways has partnered with governmental agencies, including the United States Forest service, and community businesses to build and maintain environmentally-friendly trails and pathways in Wyoming. Through their Commuter Choice Challenge and Go By Bike School Challenge, Friends of Pathways has encouraged the communities it serves to make an environmentally-friendly transportation choice. Reducing dependence on automobile transportation helps reduce pollution and save on energy consumption and thus keeps our air and waterways cleaner. As a result of the volunteer efforts of Friends of Pathways, the Jackson communities are doing their bit to reduce global warming.