5th Annual Greater Yellowstone Crane Festival

Celebrate the migration of Sandhill Cranes through Teton Valley at this annual event. This week-long festival will feature so many fun events!

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In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild

Piano player Hunter Noack will expertly play to his audience while the music is transmitted to the concert-goers via wireless headphones.

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Teton Regional Land Trust Seeks Reaccreditation

Stakeholder Notification/Public Notice

January 7, 2020

The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet
national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever.
The Teton Regional Land Trust is pleased to announce it is applying for re-accreditation. The
public comment period is now open.

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance,
conducts an extensive review of each applicant’s policies and programs. As the first Land Trust
accredited in Idaho, we are part of a network of 398 accredited land trusts across the nation
committed to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in its conservation
work. For the Teton Regional Land Trust, maintaining our accredited status shows our
the community we are committed to ensuring the highest standards for our conservation work and
demonstrates to our donors, landowners, and partners that we are a professional and
trustworthy partner in conservation.

Accredited land trusts must renew every five years, confirming their compliance with national
quality standards and providing continued assurance to donors and landowners of their
commitment to forever steward their land and easements. Almost 20 million acres of farms,
forests, and natural areas vital to healthy communities are now permanently conserved by an
accredited land trust.

The Commission invites public input and accepts signed, written comments on pending
applications. Comments must relate to how the Teton Regional Land Trust complies with
national quality standards. These standards address the ethical and technical operation of a
land trust. For the full list of standards see http://www.landtrustaccreditation.org/help-and-
resources/indicator-practices.

To learn more about the accreditation program and to submit a comment, visit
www.landtrustaccreditation.org, or email your comment to info@landtrustaccreditation.org.
Comments may also be faxed or mailed to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, Attn:
Public Comments: (fax) 518-587-3183; (mail) 36 Phila Street, Suite 2, Saratoga Springs, NY
12866.

Comments on the Teton Regional Land Trust’s application will be most useful by April 15, 2020.

Bates Teton River Project

The Teton Regional Land Trust is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership working to improve public access and promote resource protection along the Teton River. Together with Teton County, Idaho, the Trust for Public Land, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and local non-profits including Friends of the Teton River, LegacyWorks Group, Valley Advocates for Responsible Development and the Community Foundation of Teton Valley, the Land Trust is partnering on the Bates Teton River Project to purchase, improve, and forever protect the Bates Bridge public access.

Flowing through Teton County, the Teton River is a prized fishery where people travel from all corners for their chance to catch a native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout or to simply relax while paddling the waters.  Purchasing the land was a great investment in our community, the local economy and our wildlife.

This project provides the opportunity for our community to come to protect one of the most popular public access sites on the Teton River, to improve the safety and parking of the river access, and to permanently protect the riverbanks and surrounding wetlands, wildlife habitat, and agricultural land from residential development and other incompatible uses.

The Trust for Public Land is facilitating the purchase with the intent of transferring ownership to Teton County. The County will own the parcel with a portion of the property designated for recreational use by the public, and the remainder forever protected for its ecological, agricultural, and open space values through a conservation easement. The land trust will work with Teton County to ensure the conservation values are upheld. These portions will stay wild and protected forever.

The new public access site will be located on the north side of Bates Road will include an enlarged boat ramp, ample parking, restrooms, informational kiosks and areas for families to picnic and play.  Once the improvements are complete, the existing access and parking areas will be decommissioned and restored.

As we take a moment to celebrate the 80 acre purchase, there is still a lot of work to be done. We look forward to keeping you updated in the year ahead on how you can help.

http://www.tetonvalleynews.net/news/county-buys-land-to-revamp-bates-bridge-access/article_5e77989a-5fdc-11e6-83ad-9fb92a43f0be.html