Joe Josephson Email & Phone Number

United States

Founded in 2007, the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness Foundation works in communities and in partnership with the Forest Service to support stewardship and awareness of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, traditional lands of Apsáalooke, Tukudeka and many other indigenous cultures.The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness comprises nearly 1 million acres of pristine wildlands bridging the Custer Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests in Montana and Wyoming. With the greatest expanse of alpine tundra in the Lower 48, the highest peaks in Montana, and 25 miles of border with Yellowstone National Park, the A-B is a crown jewel of both the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Montana, United States

Environmental consulting for private and public land management. Montana Independent Contractor #391276IC. Author, Designer and Publisher of more than 20 award-winning guidebooks, maps and feature articles for periodicals and journals.

Bozeman, Montana

Since 2015 I have lead the Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) campaign to stop two gold mines in Paradise Valley and next to Yellowstone National Park. As the lead strategist and campaign organizer we secured the following landmark successes:* June 2015: We intervened at MT DEQ to successfully delay a permit for major gold exploration that was due to be signed the following day;* November 2016: At the end of the Obama administration, we secured a 2-year mining ban on 30,370 acres of public land signed by Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell;* April 2017: Senior MT Senator Jon Tester introduces the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act to make the ban permanent;* October 2018: Following a two-year process with three public comment periods, a 20-year administrative mining ban was signed by Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke;* November 2018: Mt Rep. Gianforte introduces the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act into the House;* March 2019: The Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act is passed and and signed into law by President Trump;* 2016-2017: Wrote substantive comments that contributed in two exploration plans on the Yellowstone Boundary Mine being denied by the MT DEQ;* 2018-2019: Obtained two favorable rulings in the 6th District Court of Montana against MT DEQ, stopping the Lucky Minerals Emigrant Gulch exploration project;* December 2019: we received successful ruling by the MT Supreme Court declaring the legislative amendments to the Montana Mining and Reclamation Act, in this case, violate Montanans right to a clean and helpful environment under the 1972 MT Constitution, vacating a permit to explore for gold in Emigrant Gulch in Paradise Valley;Recent Media: https://bit.ly/3vGA5mE

Bozeman, Montana

Responsible for working with local residents, agency staff, allies and conservation organizations staff to build a broad base of support for community-based campaigns that protect the wild lands and iconic wildlife of Southwest Montana. Representing GYC in the media and to the public, and working to develop and implement GYC’s programs for protecting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.Co-Chair of Gallatin Community Collaborative February 2014 to December 2015.

Bozeman, Montana, United States

As Director of the Bozeman Ice Festival I was able to shepherd the event through no less than four organizational changes and public land permitting challenges (due to numbers and climate change). During my tenure we led the industry in pioneering numerous inclusion and diversity clinics, organized the first Olympic-caliber World Cup events in North America, and created one of the largest events of its kind in the world. As a volunteer Director I oversaw all operational and financial aspects growing from a 2-day event planned by a loose association of like-minded businesses into a week long celebration, dozens of paid event staff with a $175,000 annual budget. Direct and significant outcomes of this work are evident throughout Hyalite Canyon with winter access for over 30,000 people a month; through infrastructure support at the iconic Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture in downtown Bozeman; at numerous local retailers; and, nationwide among a growing number of ice festivals and diversity programs in the winter ice climbing industry.

Bozeman, Montana

Friends of Hyalite is a 501(c)3, grassroots, charitable organization that draws on a broad base of community engagement to promote volunteerism and support for recreational opportunities and conservation of the outstanding, year-round, recreational opportunities found in Hyalite Canyon on the Gallatin National Forest near Bozeman, MT.

Focus on pronghorn migration corridors in Paradise Valley, Montana. Outreach with private landowners and agency managers; social media and event marketing; coordination of volunteers and other stakeholders.

Livingston, Montana, United States

The 2nd St Bistro is rooted in the simple belief that great food and wine make life more enjoyable. While working under the mentoring of owner Brian Menges and others, I had the pleasure to work on dinner highlighted on Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations." Overall I found the experience to be a fascinating insight into my own work ethic, that of others and what motivates people.

Livingston, Montana, United States

Publisher of award-winning guidebooks, maps and narratives to the Northern Rockies region, particularly Southwest Montana and the Wind Rivers of Wyoming.

Montana's premier guiding and climbing school, based in Big Sky, Montana. Specializing in ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon.

Regional Sales Rep for Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Black Hills. Despite having no outdoor sales experience, I was hired by the long time Director of Wholesale (one of the original Patagonia employees) for the most coveted sales territory in the country. My attention to detail, work ethic and ability to connect with customers made my tenure there a success. I was asked not to leave when I embarked on start up opportunity.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

B.P.E., Kinesiology

Activities and Societies: Major in Outdoor Leadership.

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