Future Projects

The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center developed a master plan in the spring of 2004 that has served as a road map to our future development. Since that time, the Center has made great strides to bring new exhibits and offerings to the Center's visitors. The addition of "BEARS" Imagination & Reality, the current wolf construction and parking lot/entrance improvements were prioritized by the Center's Board of Directors. (Read about the Center's current projects.)

The next steps towards the realization of our vision will be the addition of a River Otter Complex to be associated with the River Valley Wolf Habitat, and a new Bear exhibit.

River Otter Complex
Center Staff is in the early stages of designing a series of animal exhibits that will highlight the interdependency of different species within one Yellowstone habitat type. Specifically, we will enhance the River Valley theme of the wolf habitat to create an indoor complex of habitats featuring River Otters, Cutthroat Trout, American Dippers and Boreal Toads.

Fundraising for this project should begin in the summer of 2008, with an estimated cost of five million dollars. We are targeting a completion date of 2013 or sooner if the funds become available.

We envision a dynamic hall of both live animal and interpretive exhibits focused on the river ecosystems found throughout Yellowstone.

Visitors will see fascinating otters frolicking above and below water in a natural streamside habitat.

Bear Meadow Exhibit
This new bear exhibit and associated den building will allow the Center to rescue additional bears who have been orphaned or that have become a nuisance because of human behavior. The exhibit will feature river rapids that splash down into a large trout-stocked pond. A viewing cave will provide underwater viewing of the bears. In addition, a centralized den building will allow the animal staff to move bears from one habitat to the other creating varied and enriched environments for the bears.

This exhibit is a long-term goal of the Center and may be tens years in development depending on available funds.

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