Founded in 2013, Yellowstone Bend Citizens Council is an affiliate of Northern Plains Resource Council. We are a volunteer organization that uses the power of grassroots community organizing to create a healthier and happier community by increasing renewable energy, decreasing waste, and protecting the quality and biodiversity of life in Park County.

We are currently fundraising for public solar installation projects that will directly help our community decrease emissions and lower energy costs for our residents.

We've initiated and fundraised for a number of important community solar projects: The Carnegie Library (2016) the Senior Center (2018), the City Water Reclamation Facility (2019), the Gateway Museum (2020), the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts (2020), the Head Start Center (2021), Winans Elementary School (2022), Park County Fairgrounds, (2024), and Sherwood Building (2024).

Through Northern Plains we take part in statewide legislative and grassroots campaigns including C-PACE (Property Assessed Commercial Enhancements), which passed in our 2021 session, and the Montana Solar Shares Act, which would open up more opportunity for our county and state.