Harvey Locke is a founder and Strategic Advisor to the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and Vice President for Conservation Strategy at the WILD Foundation located in Boulder, Colorado, USA. He served as President or Vice President of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society for seventeen years and is currently its Senior Advisor, Conservation. He is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.

A native of the Calgary-Banff area of Canada, he is globally known for his work on wilderness, national parks and large landscape conservation from Yellowstone to Yukon and beyond. Named by Time magazine as one of Canada's leaders for the 21st century, his resume is filled with premier publications and keynote speaking engagements around the world.

Mr. Locke has led work on major private lands conservation projects for connectivity, national park creation and management, climate change and nature conservation, and was a member of the executive committee for the World Wilderness Congress (WILD9) held in Merida, Mexico November, 2009.

Dave Poulton, Senior Advisor - Conservation Projects, is a consultant on environmental strategies to environmental organizations and businesses looking to improve their environmental performance. He has a special interest in fostering cross-sectoral collaborations. Dave has been working for Y2Y on issues in the central and southern parts of the Canadian Rockies since 2009.

Dave served as Executive Director of the Calgary/Banff (now Southern Alberta) Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society from 2000 to 2008, and Conservation Director of that organization from 1999 to 2000. During that time he played a leadership role in several successful conservation campaigns and in the organizational development of CPAWS at both the chapter and national level.

Prior to joining CPAWS Dave practiced law in Calgary for 11 years. He holds a B.A. and M.A., in political science from the University of Calgary, and LL.B. from Dalhousie University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Environmental Law Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.