Thanks to everyone who helped celebrate Teton Regional Land Trust’s 20^th Anniversary!

We appreciate all the volunteers, sponsors, raffle and auction donors and especially our friends and members that attended the 20^th Anniversary Celebration!

Folks braved the threatening weather to find a beautiful evening filled with food, music and friends. Attendees were able to meet the Land Trust’s new Executive Director, Chet Work.

Special performances from Michael Batdorf and Mary Neil highlighted the evening’s unveiling of the Teton Regional Land Trust’s cd Songs from the Land. For more information about the project, 16 artists involved and to purchase visit Songs from the Land on our website.

Thanks again for helping us celebrate!

How much do you know about conservation efforts along the South Fork of the Snake River?  Have you ever enjoyed a float along the canyon stretch of the South Fork and wondered how this remarkable River remains relatively undeveloped?  Most visitors and residents know little about the phenomenal conservation partnership that exists along the South Fork.  The Teton Regional Land Trust in partnership with several government, non-profit and state groups has worked to protect over 61 properties along and near the South Fork totaling 20, 806 acres of protected land.

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Teton Regional Land Trust and Teton Valley Trout Unlimited volunteers spent a total of 91 hours repairing restored streambanks eroded by last year’s incredible high water!  Volunteers enjoyed beautiful weather while working on a river they all love.  The project used old Christmas trees to reduce erosion and encourage sediment to deposit along the streambank.  Thanks to all that braved the icy cold water of the Teton River.

The project improves riparian habitat to benefit spawning Yellowstone cutthroat trout, trumpeter swans, and a variety of waterbirds.  Over a half mile of streambank has been restored by the landowners and project partners since 2007.

If you are interested in volunteering on any of our projects in the future please email Emily at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Springtime, the season when Mother Nature brings everything back to life, has arrived in Teton Valley—hopefully.  This is also habitat restoration season at the Land Trust, when we lend a helping hand to Mother Nature to bring wildlife back to habitat that has been disturbed or degraded.  This spring, Teton Regional Land Trust, partners, and volunteers are again working along Fox Creek to improve in-stream and riparian habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout, nesting waterfowl, and migratory waterbirds.  We initiated the final phase of the Fox Creek Restoration Project with volunteers in spring 2009 by planting over 60 native trees and shrubs and 2,200 willow cuttings along about a half mile of Fox Creek.  This spring, over one third mile of Fox Creek will be made more fish friendly by narrowing the creek channel, laying back streambanks, and cleaning spawning gravels.  In May, volunteers will spend hundreds of hours planting over 2,500 willow cuttings and 200 containerized trees and shrubs. This project builds upon accomplishments of previous restoration work on over a mile of Fox Creek upstream of the project area.

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Teton Regional Land Trust truly appreciates the support of the Teton Springs Foundation, CHC Foundation, Norcross Wildlife Foundation and Silver Star Caring for Community Program for granting funds for an in house plotter.  The Land Trust requires large-scale maps for conservation planning, ecological monitoring, land protection projects and outreach and fundraising events.  With a plotter in house, the Land Trust will be more efficient and effective in its map making endeavors.

All grants were written in collaboration with Friends of the Teton River who will share the equipment.  In addition to this partnership, all nonprofit organizations in the area are welcome to use the machine for large scale printing for a very small fee.

Please contact Angie Rudolph at 208-354-8939 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.