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- Teton Regional Land Trust Announces 2022 recipients for Michael B. Whitfield Scholarship Maren Jorgensen of Ashton and Tili Anderson of St. Anthony both receive $1,000May 2, 2022 - 12:06 pm
April 27, 2022 Maren Jorgensen of North Fremont High School and Tili Anderson of South Fremont High School are the recipients of this year’s Michael B. Whitefield Scholarship. The $1,000 award is given annually by the Teton Regional Land Trust to a senior who lives in the Land Trust service area with a passion for […]
Teton Regional Land Trust Member Donates Home Sale for Conservation FundDecember 2, 2021 - 12:49 pm(December 2, 2021) Richard Grundler first came out to fish in Teton Valley in 1961 and ever since then has been drawn to Teton Valley for its skiing and fishing. In 1999, he bought his current home in Victor and moved here permanently from Vermont in 2001. He has always been enamored by the beauty […]
Three Regional Conservation Projects Protect Working Lands, Wildlife Habitat, and Scenic ViewsNovember 1, 2021 - 9:32 am(November 1, 2021) Teton Regional Land Trust (TRLT) completed three important conservation projects this summer on properties throughout our region in Teton Valley, on Pine Creek Bench in Swan Valley, and adjacent to the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area. These conservation easements add over 2,500 acres to the Land Trust’s conserved properties. “Congratulations to Renee […]
Amazing Restoration of Fox Creek RanchSeptember 29, 2021 - 10:52 amThe Huntsman Family generously hosted a special sold-out event for the Land Trust on September 11, 2021 at Fox Creek Ranch. In A Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild featuring classical pianist Hunter Noack, was an incredible experience made even more so by the setting. Fox Creek Ranch is a perfect example of what can be […]
Youth Education ProgramsMarch 25, 2021 - 1:45 pmThe Teton Regional Land Trust began to explore youth educational opportunities early in its conception and continues to strive to connect our region’s youth to the natural world. We strongly believe that education is an important component of our work and that by educating kids on conservation and stewardship we can sustain connections between people […]
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Teton Regional Land Trust Announces 2022 recipients for Michael B. Whitfield Scholarship Maren Jorgensen of Ashton and Tili Anderson of St. Anthony both receive $1,000
April 27, 2022 Maren Jorgensen of North Fremont High School and Tili Anderson of South Fremont High School are the recipients of this year’s Michael B. Whitefield Scholarship. The $1,000 award is given annually by the Teton Regional Land Trust to a senior who lives in the Land Trust service area with a passion for […]
Teton Regional Land Trust Member Donates Home Sale for Conservation Fund
(December 2, 2021) Richard Grundler first came out to fish in Teton Valley in 1961 and ever since then has been drawn to Teton Valley for its skiing and fishing. In 1999, he bought his current home in Victor and moved here permanently from Vermont in 2001. He has always been enamored by the beauty […]
Three Regional Conservation Projects Protect Working Lands, Wildlife Habitat, and Scenic Views
(November 1, 2021) Teton Regional Land Trust (TRLT) completed three important conservation projects this summer on properties throughout our region in Teton Valley, on Pine Creek Bench in Swan Valley, and adjacent to the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area. These conservation easements add over 2,500 acres to the Land Trust’s conserved properties. “Congratulations to Renee […]
Land Trust and longtime Teton Valley family protect scenic farmland and wetland habitat
(March 23, 2021) Teton Regional Land Trust (TRLT) and the Kearsley family recently closed on an 80-acre conservation easement that protects the family’s farm and preserves scenic open space, important wetland habitat, and a portion of two streams within the Teton River watershed. Thanks to the Kearsley family, the iconic scenic view as you enter […]
More Open Space Protected Along the Teton Creek Corridor
(December 22, 2020) Last week, the Teton Regional Land Trust (TRLT) and Teton County, Idaho completed the most recent conservation easement along the Teton Creek Corridor. The property borders Teton Creek north of Cemetery Road and was once a proposed site for Teton County’s new Road and Bridge Facility. After deciding not to build there, […]
Homesteading Family leaves Legacy Along the South Fork – Koon Family Story
(December 17, 2020) When a family homesteads a property and is able to pass the land down to future generations, the ties to the land are strong. And when the land lies along the beautiful banks of the South Fork of the Snake River, the motivation to conserve the land can be even stronger. This […]
Teton Regional Land Trust celebrates 30 years
By Julia Tellman, Teton Valley News (August 19, 2020) The Teton Regional Land Trust, founded in August of 1990, now oversees 36,400 acres of land in conservation easements split among 132 landowners in its six-county eastern Idaho service area (with some spill-over into neighboring states). But Michael Whitfield, a founding member of the nonprofit who […]
Teton Regional Land Trust Board President John Nedrow took some convincing, but now he’s a big believer in conservation easements – it saved his family farm
Story and Photos by Steve Stuebner (November 7, 2020) Before knowing much about land trusts, Ashton farmer John Nedrow thought they were some kind of sinister force seeking to take over his farm and force landowners off their property. “Back then, I thought they were the enemy,” Nedrow said in an interview on his alfalfa […]
Trumpeter Swans in Teton Valley
(October 12, 2020) Trumpeter Swans are one of our region’s most iconic birds and embody the extraordinary landscape we call home. Trumpeter Swans are the largest waterfowl species native to North America, and in addition to being visually magnificent, they exhibit highly cognizant behavior, form strong family bonds, and can live up to 25 years […]
Caribou-Targhee National Forest Gains Priority Inholding The protection of the Maytag-Teton Timbers property will ensure additional access to public lands and enhance wildlife habitat protection
DRIGGS, ID (September 29, 2020) —The U.S. Forest Service and The Conservation Fund announce that approximately 960-acres of land located in a remote forested area in Teton County, Idaho is now protected in perpetuity, thanks to a partnership that also includes the Teton Regional Land Trust, supportive landowners at the Beartooth Group, Teton County Commissioners, […]