Lemhi Regional Land Trust
Conserving Landscapes & Lifestyles in Central Idaho
If you’re like those of us here at LRLT you might be wondering where the first part of 2015 went, but here it is already March & that means one thing: National Agriculture Week! LRLT teams up with a diverse group of other non-profits, government agencies, industry groups & volunteers to spread the word about …
If you’ve ever flipped through the channels on a Sunday evening looking for something to watch, it’s possible you’ve seen Outdoor Idaho on PBS. Each show features something unique about Idaho from around the state & topics range from wildlife to history to industries & beyond. Something they’ve been doing for over 32 years & …
We’ve been fortunate to be getting a lot of great coverage of the conservation work being completed in the Upper Salmon over the past little while & were thrilled to see yet another great story pop up on Facebook last night courtesy of Life on the Range. Ever heard of them? It’s an educational project …
LRLT has long maintained that ranching & conservation go hand in hand & ranchers & conservation groups here in the Upper Salmon are proving that on a daily basis. But this trend isn’t just unique to our valley, it’s happening throughout the West, including with our neighbors just over the mountain in Montana’s Big Hole …
If you own property along Highway 93 North, Highway 93 South, or the Salmon River between Salmon and Morgan Bar you may have noticed something in the mail from us recently. Hopefully you’ve opened it, read it & returned the enclosed survey & if so, THANK YOU. If you haven’t returned the survey, please take …
A few weeks ago I was talking to someone new to Lemhi County, Idaho & rural living & she posed an interesting question I’d never really thought twice about before: “How do you know the seasons are changing in Lemhi County?” Now there’s always the obvious indicators of fall (if you live someplace with four …
We’ve all heard the stories of how in the old days the Salmon and Lemhi Rivers were loaded with salmon & seen the photos of the humungous fish that used to be caught in these rivers, but over time and for a variety of reasons the salmon runs dwindled. They dwindled to the point that …
November 1st was another milestone for LRLT–our eighth conservation easement, bringing our total acres conserved to nearly 8,000 since our creation in 2005.
Partnerships are critical to LRLT’s work and when it comes to our actual, on the ground land conservation, our number one partner is easily the Idaho chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Of our seven completed conservation easements, three have been completed in partnership with TNC–McFarland, Kenney Creek Ranch and Hayden Creek Ranch, so when …
In addition to our private lands conservation work, LRLT has long recognized the inextricable link between the public lands surrounding our private working lands. So in November 2010, LRLT gladly joined representatives from nine Central Idaho ranches, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Pioneer Mountain Group (PMG) for the inaugural meeting of the inaugural meeting of …
