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A Family’s Conservation Legacy on Fox CreekMay 8, 2020 - 3:13 pmMy late husband, Blaine, was an Idaho boy. He and his brother grew up in and around Pocatello in the 1940s and 50s where their father was a school teacher. As boys, they fished any creek they could reach by bicycle. Though the family later moved away, Blaine always looked for reasons to return to his favorite landscape.
QnA with Tim Brockish – Board Member, Conservation Easement Landowner, and Trumpeter Swan AdvocateMay 8, 2020 - 2:38 pmWendy and I started off with 8 acres in 1994. We had moved to Idaho in 1985 due to a job opportunity. Seeking a place in the country, we had worked our way north from Idaho Falls to Rigby to our current location six miles west of Rexburg.
Teton Full Circle FarmApril 22, 2020 - 7:44 amTeton Full Circle Farm owners Erika Eschholz and Ken Michael own twenty acres of prime farmland just outside the City of Victor. Though this parcel could have easily sold for residential development, Erika and Ken saw prospect in the property to turn it into their dream farm and worked with Teton Regional Land Trust to place it under conservation easement in order to afford the land.
Our Conservation HeroesApril 14, 2020 - 7:19 pmVIEW PDF >
Family Conservation on Fox CreekMarch 10, 2020 - 5:11 pm“Our family has come to love this land. Enamored with its Teton views and spring creeks, we acquired the property in the late 1990s,” Nancy Huntsman shared with us. “In the spring before he passed away in 2012, my husband, Blaine, wrote to his family, ‘the land and its critters have increasingly enticed us with enduring experiences we couldn’t have foreseen when we began our journey.’
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Our Conservation Heroes
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Family Conservation on Fox Creek
/in News, Protected Lands, Stories /by kate@tetonlandtrust.org“Our family has come to love this land. Enamored with its Teton views and spring creeks, we acquired the property in the late 1990s,” Nancy Huntsman shared with us. “In the spring before he passed away in 2012, my husband, Blaine, wrote to his family, ‘the land and its critters have increasingly enticed us with enduring experiences we couldn’t have foreseen when we began our journey.’
Teton Regional Land Trust Seeks Reaccreditation
/in News, Uncategorized /by kate@tetonlandtrust.orgThe 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 Teton Regional Land Trust is pleased to announce it is applying for re-accreditation. The public comment period is now open.
Year End Reflections
/in News /by kate@tetonlandtrust.orgFor the Land Trust, our work has focused for the last 29 years on agreements with landowners who wish to reduce or eliminate subdivision of their land. By focusing on our mission of voluntary land conservation, we have been able to help conserve some of the valley’s treasured assets forever. Working with over 100 landowners, we have conserved over 11,000 acres of land in Teton Valley. Included in this are 20 miles of protected land along the Teton River and its tributaries.
Sandhill Cranes of the Greater Yellowstone
/in News /by kate@tetonlandtrust.orgThe Greater Yellowstone region is home to the largest intact ecosystem in the lower 48 states of the US. This means that residents and visitors alike have the opportunity to view wildlife regularly and experience all that nature has to offer, including observing iconic species such as the Greater Sandhill Crane, having walked our earth for over 10 million years.
A Treasure Worth Preserving – South Fork Property Conserved
/in News, Protected Lands, Stories /by kate@tetonlandtrust.orgThanks to the vision of landowner, Al Davis, another stretch of the South Fork is forever protected. The Teton Regional Land Trust (TRLT) recently completed this conservation easement that builds on decades of conservation along the South Fork.
Celebrating 10 Years of “Wrunning for Wray” and Honoring His Legacy through Conservation
/in News, Stories /by kate@tetonlandtrust.orgJoin the Teton Regional Land Trust on Saturday, June 22 at Grand Targhee Resort for the 10th Annual Wrun for Wray Targhee Hill Climb held in honor of Wray Landon IV.
2nd Annual Greater Yellowstone Crane Festival Poster Design Contest
/in News /by kate@tetonlandtrust.orgThe Greater Yellowstone Crane Festival is held to celebrate the annual migration of Sandhill Cranes through Teton Valley. This year’s festival will be on September 16-21.
Conservation Easement on Lower Henry’s Fork
/in News, Protected Lands, Stories /by kate@tetonlandtrust.orgTeton Regional Land Trust and Mike and Sheralee Lawson partnered to complete a conservation easement on Friday, December 28, 2018. This 44-acre property in Parker, Idaho includes ¾ of a mile of Henry’s Fork river frontage and an upland bench which is in agricultural production. The property lies in a complex of protected property bordered […]
Conservation Comes Full Circle
/in News, Protected Lands, Stories /by kate@tetonlandtrust.orgTeton Regional Land Trust and Teton Full Circle Farm partnered to complete a conservation easement on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. The 21-acre farm northeast of Victor, Idaho is owned by Erika Eschholz and Ken Michael. The property is located in between the Targhee National Forest and Victor city limits. The small farm is highly valuable […]