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Updated December 2011
There are many ways for you to make a difference for wild buffalo. Our wish page is one way to visualize the breadth of Buffalo Field Campaign’s reach and capacity to work in the field, in defense of wild buffalo year-round. It’s also a great way to match your interests with our day-to-day operations. We update our wish list periodically so please visit this page frequently.
THANK YOU for supporting our work! All donations are tax deductible and can be mailed to
PO Box 957, West Yellowstone, MT 59758 or please contact us if USPS is not an option.
Email buffalo@wildrockies.org with questions or call us at 406-646-0070.
Wish List
* Volunteers in the Field
to Defend the Buffalo
Kitchen Wish
- Contributions and/or gift certificates to purchase bulk food from these local businesses:
- Montana Harvest: 406-585-3777; Western Montana Growers' Co-op: 406-726-4769, grower@blackfoot.net
- 25 lb bag organic quinoa from Montana Harvest
- Contributions and/or a gift certificate to purchase bulk spices from San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Co.: http://www.herbspicetea.com/
- Your outreach to local farms and businesses you know for food donations
- Patrol snacks & drinks: coffee, tea, hot cocoa, chocolate, trail mix, energy bars, granola, dried fruits, nuts and nut butters, more chocolate
- Dried herbs and tinctures for overall health and immunity, especially for wintertime. Check out: http://www.oregonswildharvest.com/ and http://mountainroseherbs.com/
- Visits to camp from bodyworkers and herbalists to help our volunteers feel their best during the long, stressful winter
- Contributions and/or a gift certificate to purchase kitchen needs (like heavy duty potholders and restaurant grade heavy bottom pots) from J & V Restaurant Supply in Bozeman: 406-587-9303
- Industrial grade immersion blender
- Gift Card to Town & Country (Bozeman MT 406-587-5542) to help us purchase food for volunteers.
Camp Maintenance Wish
- Fire Extinguishers: 4 Class C (to protect our lodges), 1 Class K (for our kitchen)
- Donations to help us buy axes and mauls
- Gift Card to West Mart (West Yellowstone MT 406-646-9578 ) to help us with our lodge maintenance needs.
- (Montana/Local) Efficient wood-burning stoves. All of our structures are wood-burning (log cabins, yurt, tipis) and we would love to upgrade to more efficient stoves. Top loaders are great!
- 18v or 24v cordless tool kit (drill, saws all, charger, circular saw)
Patrol/Volunteer Wish
- Lamp oil (must be for indoor use only and freezing conditions)
- Large, long lasting candles
- Phone Cards
- Two-Way radios; contributions for radio communications upkeep
- Rechargeable Batteries: Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) AA and AAA Batteries
- Sleeping bags, pillows and wool blankets
Vehicle Wish
- Donations to purchase snow tires for patrol vehicles
- 4-Wheel Drive Vehicles (Subaru or diesel)
- Vehicle makers: BFC can field test electric vehicles in a harsh climate and mountainous terrain
- Plow Truck / Tractor
Media Wish
- Fluid head video tripods (fluid heads with a sturdy pod)
- Donations to upgrade multi-media software
- Sony Video Cameras (Mini DV Format)
- Sony Mini DV Tapes
- Digital SLR still cameras (3 mega pixels or better)
- Zoom lenses for SLR digital photo cameras (Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Zoom Lens; Rokinon 650-1300mm Super Telephoto Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR still cameras; Opteka 650-1300mm High Definition Telephoto Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR still cameras)
- Donations to purchase external Hard Drives (backups)
- Microphones (wired clip-ons, wireless, Mac-port compatible)
Office Wish
- Internet: donations to upgrade/maintain our online outreach and education (make a monthly pledge to keep us up and going)
- Post-Consumer Office Paper: 8.5 x 11 inches
- Postage stamp donations: forever stamps
- Apple lap top computers: MacBook or MacBook Pro
- Donations to purchase external Hard Drives (backups)
- HP Officejet 88 ink cartridges--black and color (Fit model L7680)
- Gift Card to Staples (Bozeman MT 406-582-4450) to help us purchase office supplies.
Patrol Gear Wish
- Thermal bottoms, all sizes (polypropelyne, capilene, or wool; no cotton please)
- Wool socks or wool/synthetic blend, all sizes (no cotton, please)
- Wool pants, mid and heavy duty, all sizes (wool pants keep our volunteers warm and dry and volunteers come in all shapes and sizes - check your local Army Navy store)
- Binoculars and Spotting Scopes: For Spotting Scopes, we're looking for angled OR straight-body scopes with 20-60x60 magnification, with standard tripod mount, and waterproof is a BIG plus. For binoculars, we're looking for ranges of 7 x 40 to 10 x 50, Waterproof and Fogproof.
- Snowshoes, cross country skis, bindings, boots and wax
- 3 pin ski boots (especially all women's sizes and men's large sizes)
- Sorrel style winter boots and liners (especially all women's sizes and men's large sizes)
- Warm hats and gloves (most body heat leaves your head)
- Donations to purchase field (2-way FM) radios and antennas
Mechanical Wish
- Contributions for vehicle fix-it and upkeep
- Jack stands and car ramps
- Gift Card to Centennial Auto Repair (West Yellowstone MT 406-646-1064) to help us cover vehicle maintenance and repairs.
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