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Scott Bosse
Director, Northern Rockies
Department: Conservation
Area of Focus: Scott works with local citizens, sportsmen, businesses, elected officials and conservation organizations to build support for river protection efforts in Montana, Wyoming and eastern Idaho.
Background: Scott joined American Rivers in 2009. Prior to that he spent eight years as director of aquatic conservation for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and four years as conservation scientist for Idaho Rivers United. His proudest achievement was passing federal legislation that permanently protected nearly 400 miles of the Snake River and its tributaries around Jackson Hole by including them in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Education: M.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana (1993), B.A. in Geography and Political Science from the University of Vermont (1987)
Favorite River: Snake River
Blog Posts By This Author
British Columbia gives U.S. an early Thanksgiving gift
November 22, 2011 | Clean Water, Protecting Rivers
Thanksgiving may still be a few days away, but here in Montana we’re already feeling in a thankful mood. That’s because last week, the British Columbian parliament passed a new law that permanently bans all forms of mining and oil and gas drilling on the Canadian side of the North Fork of the Flathead River watershed.
Read more »Where the Yellowstone Goes
October 14, 2011 | Protecting Rivers
No other river serves up piscatorial and visual treats like the mighty Yellowstone, the longest undammed river in the lower 48 states and dubbed "America's last, best river."
Read more »Cleaning up the Yellowstone River oil spill
July 13, 2011 | Clean Water, Protecting Rivers, Restoring Rivers
Most have heard about the ExxonMobil oil spill in Montana’s world-famous Yellowstone River. The spill resulted from a ruptured oil pipeline running under the bed of the river near the town of Laurel, 20 miles upstream of Billings, Montana’s largest city. Clean-up crews have recovered less than one percent of the spilled oil, and that number is unlikely to increase. If I sound cynical, it’s because I worked on the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup more than two decades ago. Correct that – I got paid to work on the cleanup – Mother Nature eventually did the job that 11,000 cleanup workers couldn’t possibly do.
Read more »Montana’s Governor Stands Up for Clean Water
April 15, 2011 | Protecting Rivers, Most Endangered Rivers
Montana’s firebrand governor stands up for clean water. Spring has finally sprung in Montana, which for ranchers means it’s time for one of the most cherished social events of the year – branding parties.
Read more »“Fracking” threatens wild and scenic Hoback River
January 21, 2011 | Clean Water, Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
March 30, 2009 was a glorious day for Wyoming river advocates. That’s the day President Obama signed into law a massive public lands bill that granted federal Wild and Scenic designation to 13 rivers and 400 river miles in Wyoming’s Snake River watershed. Among those rivers is the Hoback, a favorite of local anglers and paddlers that flows off the Wyoming Range and joins the Snake River south of Jackson.
Read more »Contact Information
Northern Rockies Office
321 East Main St., Suite #408
Bozeman, MT 59715
Scott Bosse Cell: 406-570-0455
Mike Fiebig Cell: 406-600-4061
