Dave McFarland Inducted into Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Dave McFarland on being inducted into the Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame! Dave is a long time Carmen Creek rancher, and together with his brothers, Bruce and Tom, worked with Lemhi Regional Land Trust to place a conservation easement on a portion of their property in 2009. Learn more about the McFarland …
A Huge THANK YOU!
In case you missed our spring newsletter, we wanted to extend a huge THANK YOU to Karl & Donna Tyler & Mark Norem for their recent donation of a 2014 Chevy Silverado! A service area covering two of Idaho’s largest counties means that LRLT’s staff spends a lot of time on the road & for …
Today’s the Day: Idaho Gives Day
#IdahoGivesDay is here! The final reason you should support LRLT on Idaho Gives Day is because we all love this landscape. Whether you were born & raised here, vacationed here or want to live here, this remote corner of Idaho is special to all of us & private lands conservation helps protect everything that makes …
Reason #9: The Next Generation
Today’s #IdahoGivesDay reason is one that’s particularly special to us here at LRLT. The majority of our staff & board of directors were raised right here in Lemhi & Custer counties & the efforts of the previous generations helped ensure we all had a community to come home to. Conservation means that the next generation …
Idaho Gives Reason #8: Perpetuity
Idaho Gives Day Reason #8: One of the unique things about conservation easements is that they are attached to the title of the land and designed to run with the title in perpetuity, or forever. Forever is a big commitment for both LRLT & the landowners. Supporting LRLT on #IdahoGivesDay helps to us to continue …
Conservation Benefits Everyone: Reason #7
Private lands conservation matters to everyone as LRLT Founder, Joe Tonsmeire, pointed out way back in one of the very first newsletters LRLT published & that’s reason #7 to support LRLT on Idaho Gives Day, this Thursday! You can support LRLT on Idaho Gives day here: http://bit.ly/1rxObn8! #idahogivesday
Supporting LRLT on Idaho Gives Day: Reason #6
Ranching and recreation are cornerstone industries in Lemhi and Custer Counties and conservation helps ensure those industries can continue. Private lands conservation means land continues to be available for ranching and that fish and wildlife habitat remains intact, contributing to those cornerstone industries and benefiting all of us by supporting the local economy. Don’t forget …
Reason #5: Idaho Gives Day
You don’t have to look hard to find wildlife on our conservation easement properties & that’s reason #5 to support LRLT on Idaho Gives Day, May 5th. Working with landowners, LRLT has protected on of the only blue heron rookeries on the Salmon River (Cole Ranch conservation easement), a section of Hayden Creek home to …