Getting the Deal Done
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.
Working Lands Celebration Auction Items
Check out the great items we’ll have up for bid on Thursday, July 25th at our Annual Working Lands Celebration! Canyon Creek ride on the Nez Perce Trail (Donated by:Richard & Jennie Smith) 2 – 1/2 lamb – cut & wrapped (Donated by: Mike & Meridee Overacker)
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 …
So God Made a Farmer…
So God Made a Farmer… I have a confession to make, a confession that might even be considered un-American, but here it goes. I have zero interest in football & had absolutely no intention of watching the Super Bowl last Sunday, I wasn’t even going to watch it for the commercials like some people. But …
NEPA 101: Understanding the Basics of the National Environmental Protection Act
Thursday, February 7 7:00 p.m. Commissioner’s Chambers 200 Fulton (Brooklyn Annex) Hosted by Lemhi County Extension & Lemhi Regional Land Trust Does the NEPA process leave you scratching your head? This workshop is designed to provide cattlemen with a working knowledge of the NEPA analysis process, and identify ways that
Best Laid Plans & Looking Forward
Despite my best intentions, you’ve likely noticed a gap between blog entries over the past several weeks. Between the holidays & normal end of the year activities, the staff at LRLT had a busy end to our year with the completion of our seventh conservation easement. The addition of the donated conservation easement on Bob …
The 10 Most Generous States in the U.S.
The 10 Most Generous States in the U.S. Yesterday morning, when I opened up my browser, I noticed a picture of a “Welcome to Idaho” sign on my home page. Since Idaho doesn’t often appear as a topic on my home page, I clicked the link out of curiosity to see what had made our …
Stewarding Our Conservation Easements
Each time LRLT completes a conservation easement, we also make a commitment to annual monitor the property to ensure the terms of the conservation easement are being met. This means that each of our six easements are viewed at least annually by LRLT’s stewardship and conservation coordinator, Breann Westfall. During each visit, the state of …