wood river land trust newsletter fall 2009

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Wood River Land Trusts success as a local conservation organization has

spanned over 15 years. Through the years, we have been ortunate to be

involved in conservation eorts with other respected nonproft groups.

Recent collaborations in the Pioneer Mountains area illustrate the value

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who we areMeet Our BoardJohn French

temming rom their rst visit to theWood River Valley in 1970, John and his

wie Elaine kept returning to the valley theydgrown to love. They built a home here in 1989and relocated rom Caliornia or good a ewyears ago.

John is committed to doing what he canto protect the Wood River Valley and sae-guard or his children and grandchildren thevalley experiences he has enjoyed over theyears. He donated a conservation easement on their ranch in Picabo andcontinues his eorts to protect Silver Creek as it fows through the ranch.

With a love or fy shing and bird hunting, John knows the importanceo protected open space and wildlie habitat noting, Ive seen rst handthe value o land stewardship.

John graduated rom Harvard College with a degree in architectureater which he spent six years in the Marine Corps, fying ghter planesin Vietnam. He then graduated rom Harvard Business School and, atera 30-year career in real estate investment, sold his company and retiredin 2001.

Over the years John has given back to his community in a variety oways and to a variety o organizations, including the Land Trust. For morethan 10 years John has been on the Board o the Yosemite Institute, anorganization that brings thousands o children to Yosemite each year tolearn environmental science. He also continues to serve on the Board othe Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund and multiple Harvard committees.

As a member o the Board o Directors since October, 2008, his ex-perience, knowledge, and dedication to land conservation will help the

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s our new ConservatiOutreach Assistant,

working with Wood River September, 2009, and will b July, 2010. He will condueducational workshops to awareness o Land Trust worBig Wood River and coordFriendly Lawn program. Beeducational opportunities ovation and protection, Samwith riparian restoration pro

Sam grew up exploringes and woodlands o Ipswreceived a bachelors degreCollege o the EnvironmeWashington University wittion in Sustainable Devel

minor in Sustainable Desigyears he was a ski patrollein Washington and a riverSalmon River. His travels work have taken him to China, Guatemala, Greece,and Principe.

With his interest in Iplanning and water issues, hcontinuing his education ato Idaho. We are pleased thin to our employee housing,

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Sam Phillips, Conservatio& Outreach Assist

he Wood River Land Trust was established in1994. In celebrating our 15th anniversary this

ar, we have relected on how the Land Trust hasanged as it has grown. We have become a morelaborative organization working with other con-vation groups and government entities includinge state, the Forest Service, and the Bureau ond Management in projects that are too large ory one conservation group to tackle alone. Theoneers Alliance, described in the cover page arti-

o this newsletter, is an example o how the Landust is working eectively with other organizationsa major land conservation project.Success in the Pioneers Alliance will take

ny years but irst steps have been takenasown by the pronghorn study and in the Landusts Porcupine Creek conservation easement thatotects public access into the Pioneer Mountainsm the south. But working with landowners in the

oneers Alliance area to help them protect theirnches and arms and preserve their way o lie willke a big cooperative eort by all o the organiza-ns in the Alliance and the related governmental

encies. It will take a good deal o money as well.As 2009 draws rapidly to an end, I ask that iu have not made a git to the Land Trust this year,ase do so now. We want to bring a successul

nclusion to our $300,000 Challenge Grant thatngs in 50 cents or every $1.00 in unrestrictedntributions made beore the clock strikes twelveNew Years Eve.Thank you or your support.Best wishes for the

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hether its hauling coolers at theHoward Community Picnic, art-

ully fipping burgers at the 4th o JulyBBQ at Anderson House, or helping hisellow Trout Unlimited board membersclean up Boxcar Bend, volunteer DickHay is always there to lend a helpinghand. On behal o the sta and Board oDirectors, thank you, Dick, or your hard

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Dick Hay at Boxcar Bend work d ay

Volunteer Lunchood River Land Trust is building a volunteer commit-tee. Please join us on Friday, January 15th, or a light

lunch to learn about volunteer opportunities, help us develop aprogram, and give a unique name to our group. We will meet atthe recently renovated Anderson House, our employee housingnext door to the oce. Please RSVP t o Diane Kahm, 788-3947or [email protected]. m

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Budweiser and the National Fish and Wildlie will donate $50,000 to the2010 Conservationist o the Year to be selected rom a list o our inalists.

We are proud to announce that Land Trust Board member John French,proiled above, is one o these inalists.

The winner and their conservation organization will use the money tound conservation projects o their choosing. The three runners up will each

receive a $5000 grant to continue their conservation work as well.

Johns interest in conservation ranges rom reshwater ecology toclimate change, and when John puts his eorts behind something,it usually happens! You can vote or John or 2010 Conservationist

o the Year atwww.budweiser.com.

Volunteer SpotlightDick Hay

Vote or the 2010 Conservationist o the Year

his year, anonymous donors and our Boardo Directors together have pledged $150,000

towards our protection o local land, water, andwildlie habitat. To earn this amount, however, wemust raise $300,000 in unrestricted donations byDecember 31st. This means that every dollar you

donate beore the end o the year will be matchedby an additional $0.50. Your unrestricted dona-tions help pay or the basic necessities - the dedi-cated proessional sta, oice space, and generaloice needs - that make our work possible. The Year-End Challenge makes every dollar o yoursupport go even urther in the protection o the Valleys land, water, and wildlie habitat. Pleasehelp us reach our goal today!

9th Annual Year-EndChallenge Goal:

$300,000

We are over 1/3of the way to

meet our Challenge

Year-End Challengemakes every dollar

of your supportgo even further!

CHALLENGE GRANT 2009Its not too late to help us reach our goal!

Wood River Land Trust is a tax-exempt non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible.

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what we do

he Pioneer Mountains and Craterso the Moon area, almost 2 million

acres o private and public lands east othe Wood River Valley, is an unspoiledregion o Idaho. The area supports work-ing ranches and abundant wildlie, andprovides public access or hunting, ishingand other recreational activities. ManyIdaho landscapes have been impacted by

energy and residential development, butthe Pioneers/Craters area remains rela-tively untouched. With this once in alietime opportunity to protect a large-scale diversiied ecosystem, the PioneersAlliance (PA) coalesced to create a visionor these wild spaces, the legacy o amily-owned working lands, and the areas smallcommunities.

The Alliance was ormed in 2007 overconcerns that growth pressures like thosein the Wood River Valley would inevita-bly impact the irreplaceable natural, eco-nomic, and cultural values in the Pioneersregion. The PA consists o landowners,ranchers, local residents, scientists, agencyrepresentatives, conservation organiza-

tions, and others concerned about theuture o the area.

The Land Trust has been involvedwith the Alliance since its inception.Scott Boettger, Executive Director othe Land Trust, believes the Allianceis a great opportunity to use long-termlocal knowledge to work collaborativelyon big-picture, regional conservation.

Its an eort, he notes, that bringssmall organizations like the Land Trusttogether with larger groups to r epresentlocal values and interests. Our 2009acquisition o the Porcupine Creekproperty east o Hailey is a responseand commitmentto local interest inpublic access to and protection o thePioneer Mountains.

Since this is a region-wide eort,town hall meetings have been con-vened on a regular basis by the Allianceor discussions about issues key to theuture o the Pioneers area. Topics cov-ered include preserving amily ranchesand arms, local economic develop-ment, conservation, wildlie and hunt-

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n October, 2008, researchers rom Hailey-based LavaLake Institute or Science and Conservation, Wildlie

Conservation Society (WCS), and Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG)put GPS collars on 10 emale pronghorn antelope in the oothillso the Pioneer Mountains to track their daily progress duringwinter migration. What researchers discovered was a migra-tion route that ranks as one o the longest overland routes or aland mammal in the Western Hemisphere. The 160-mile roundtrip passes through south-central Idaho, including the PioneerMountains and Craters o the Moon National Monument, andreaches the Beaverhead Mountains at the continental divide

The study to date produced unexpected results. It was notonly the length o the migration that was a surprise to research-ers, but the majority o antelope traveled arther east (to BirchCreek and the Little Lost River) and then north rather than

south. The Pioneer Mountains pronghorn eventually gatheredwith other Idaho herds to overwinter in the Birch Creek area;the congregation in this study was one o Idahos largestabout1000 animals.

The antelope traverse ederal, state, and private land andrun into mountains, highways, ences, and lava ields on theirjourney. Increasingly, their path is threatened by developmentand habitat ragmentation. Along with mapping seasonal habi-tatsuch as awning areasmigration routes, and connectivity,the ongoing study will identiy, among other issues, impediments

i to pronghorn movement and potential changes needmanagement programs. Tess OSullivan, Program Diror the Lava Lake Institute, reports, A signiicant amo habitat, particularly the summer range, occurs on pland which highlights the importance o maintaininexisting arms and ranches ree rom development asubdivision.

As a sponsor, Wood River Land Trust is proud to bo this important ongoing research. Key partners in theect include Lava Lake Institute, WCS, I DFG, the NaPark Service, Kim Murray, and the Pioneers AlliFor more inormation and a ull list o sponsors,

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ing management, and Carey and BlaineCounty planning issues. The next pub-lic meeting will be December 8 at theCity Hall in Carey rom 7 to 9 p.m.Anyone interested in helping develop avision or the Pioneers region is i nvitedto attend.

Support or this work has been pro-vided by non-proit organizations, pub-

lic agencies, and the William and FloraHewlett Foundation.

For more inormation about PioneersAlliance, contact Scott Boettger,[email protected] orMike Stevens at Lava Lake Institute orScience and Conservation 788-1710,www.lavalakeinstitute.org, click onPioneers Alliance. m

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Idaho Department o Fish

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Lava Lake Institute or Science

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National Park Service

Sawtooth National Forest

The Conservation Fund

The Nature Conservancy

Wildlie Conservation Society

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Pronghorn antelope in Pioneer Mountain oothills

he pronghorn antelope is a uniquely American species. One o the speediest landmammalsonly the cheetah is asterthey can reach speeds o 55 miles an hour

and have remarkable endurance. Other attributes help them stay alert or predatorsthey have been described as having eyes as l arge as an elephants on the body the size oa goat. Lewis and Clark reerred to them as speed goats.

Pronghorns once numbered 30 - 60 million across the country, but at one t ime, like

the bison, neared extinction. By 1915, their number was only about 15,000. A morato-rium on hunting lasting into the 1940s is credited with halting the decline. They nownumber about 1 million, primarily i n the West, on the wide-open sagebrush steppe andgrasslands.

Current threats are largely due to degradation and ragmentation o habitat causedby development, ences (pronghorn do not jump!), and vehicle collisions.

The study reported here illustrates the importance o learning about and maintain-ing pronghorn habitat and migration corridors to ensure healthy populations o this

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what we do

ver the summer, the Land TrustsTrout Friendly Lawn Program (TFL)

continued outreach in the Wood RiverValley community, strengthening, anddiversiing cooperation among residents,

businesses, local governments and otherorganizations.

The Church o the Big Wood andWood River YMCA in Ketchum, andRocky Mountain Hardware in Hailey, aswell as the parks departments o both cities,are now participants. TFL networked withthe city o Hailey to provide a ShowcaseLawns exemption rom watering restrictionsin order to give lexibility to homeownerswho choose a more organic and dynamicwatering schedule.

Trout Friendly Lawn Program Wraps Up A Banner Season

oWith the help o some committed vol-

unteers, TFL worked with the cities o Haileyand Ketchum to create pesticide ree parks asa way to demonstrate to the public the pos-sibilities o maintaining saer and more Trout

Friendly tur. Over the winter, we will worktowards Trout Friendly lawn care on a largerscale by seeking participation rom homeown-ers associations throughout the Wood RiverValley. We will work with the Blaine CountyRecreation District to create a Trout Friendlydemonstration site on the highly visible WoodRiver Trails.

For more inormation on trout riendlylawn care, go towww.troutfriendly.org .m

Inch by inch, you can help us build the boardwalk. All donors will be listed on aplaque onsite, a great way to honor a riend or loved one. Contact Robyn Watson, Director o

Development, at 788-3947 or visit our websitewww.woodriverlandtrust.org.

Witness or Wildlieood River Land Trust and the Lava Lake Institute or Science andConservation worked together to include the Pioneers/Craters o the Moon

landscape in the launch o the Witness or Wildlie program. This new program enlistscitizen naturalists to chronicle major wildlie corridors throughout North America.Understanding where, when, and why animals move is essential to protecting thepopulations and habitats o our wide-ranging wildlie. Encouraging people to get out-doors and then share their stories about an exceptional landscape is a wonderul wayto raise awareness.

In the pilot program this summer, local citizens participated in three ield tripsin the Pioneers/Craters landscape and observed species such as elk, pronghorn, sage-grouse, migratory song birds, and sandhill cranes. Participants shared their experienceson an experimental website or the program and were urged to report uture wildliesightings to aid migration mapping and wildlie conservation. Details about next yearstrips will be available in the spring online atwww.witnessforwildlife.org. m


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Wood River Land Trust and the HowardFamily presented the 6th annual HowardPreserve Community Picnic on September19 with plentiul ood and good music or theapproximately 250 people who attended.

A new stretch o trail was constructed bythe City, Friends o Howard, and volunteersor the Bellevue Haunted Forest where theriver had removed a portion o riverbank.Directional wooden trail markers will be con-structed and donated by Randy Edgers.

Friends o Howard paid or the attrac-tive gate that now sits at the old Elm Streetentrance to the Preserve.

News rom Howard Preserve

Clockwise: A new stretcho trail; Florence Blanchardand Judy Foster enjoy theHoward Picnic; New ElmStreet gate

ouse moving crews worked all night transporting the new home o DottieHand and Je Sarchett. Je and Dottie, owners o Wrap City, knew that

entire houses were donated to the Building Material Thrit Store, so when such

a nice home was available, they jumped at the opportunity.The house was donated to BMTS by Tod and Barbara Hamachek and then

sold to Je and Dottie to be moved. The Hamachecks planned to build a newhouse on their property but did not want to see the existing house demolished.Upon discovering that their house could be relocated while generating much-needed unds or Wood River Land Trust, they decided to donate it to theBMTS.

Thanks to the Hamacheks generosity, a young Ketchum amily can owntheir own home in the community where they work. m

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Bring It on Home

vid sherman and skier Robert Antonioli loved the BigWood River in the summer and Bald Mountain in the

winter. When he passed away in 2007, he let a portion o hisestate to Wood River Land Trust to help ensure that what he

cherished most about the Wood River Valley would be protected.The Land Trust has honored his generosity by placing a seasonal bench in his

name on our newly completed Trail Creek Preserve in Ketchum. A small hiddentreasure on the west side o downtown Ketchum, the overlook on the creek can be ac-cessed by walking the short trail along Trail Creek east rom Lucy Loker Park or downthe long drive between 600 Second Street condominiums and Trail Creek Lodges.

For more inormation about Wood River Land Trust planned giving, or namingopportunities, please visitwww.woodriverlandtrust.org or call Robyn Watson, Di-rector o Development, 208.788.3947. m

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Land Trust Begins

Accreditation

Processood River Land Trust is pleased toannounce that we will be apply-

ing or accreditation to the Land TrustAccreditation Commission in April, 2010.A public comment period is available.

The Commission will conduct anextensive review o the Land Trusts poli-

cies and programs and invites public i nput.During the public comment period theCommission will accept written commentson our pending application that must besigned or attributed to the author; com-ments may not be submitted anonymously.Comments must be related to how WoodRiver Land Trust complies with nationalquality standards that address the ethicaland technical operation o a land trust,and would be most useul i received byMay 28, 2010. For a ull list o thesestandards, see www.landtrustaccreditation.org/getting-accredited/2008-indicator-practices.

To learn more about the accredita-tion program and to submit a comment,visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org.Comments may also be mailed or axed tothe Land Trust Accreditation Commission,Attn: Public Comments, 112 SpringStreet, Suite 204, Saratoga Springs, NY12866; (ax) 518.587.3183. m

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ood River Land Trust believeshow we do things should be

aligned with what we do as a conserva-tion organization. In recent months,the Land Trust has paid special atten-tion to its operations to ind ways tobetter conserve natural resources.

Led by Land Trust Board memberHeather King and sustainability consul-tant Chris Yalonis o Sustainametrix,the Land Trust measured its carbonootprint, evaluated oice practicessuch as recycling and purchasing oicesupplies, and completed an energy auditor the building.

Results show the Land Trust isahead o the curve in our green prac-tices compared with other service orga-

nizations o our size across the country.Our carbon ootprint is relatively smallat 53 tons per year. We are looking orways to reduce our carbon ootprint andoset our ootprint by supporting renew-able energy, and we have identiied areasor improvement.

Like most businesses and house-holds, the Land Trust can save energyand costs by making some relativelylow-cost modiications to our building.Local energy auditors, Harry Griithand Baird Gourlay, conducted an energyaudit o the oice and suggested someminor structural modiications suchas sealing windows and insulating theoundation.

Wood River Land Trust is one o ahandul o land trusts nationally that aredeveloping internal sustainability poli-

cies and taking stepsto reduce energy con-sumption. Workingwithin the land conser-vation community, wehope to help develop atoolkit o best practicesor the more than 1,700land trusts around thecountry. m

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Founded in 1982, the Land Trust Alliance (LTA) is an umbrella organization or land trusts in the United Statesproviding policy, inormation, and training or responsible and ethical operations. The Accreditation Commission was

created in 2005 as an indepe ndent program to recognize organizations that meet national quality standards orprotecting important natural places and working lands orever. The seal o accreditation will provide assurance

to the public that Wood River Land Trust has undergone a rigorous, independent evaluation and meets the higheststandards o quality in governance and land conservation practices.

Advancing Conservation Inside and Out

We acilitate the reuse or recyclingbuilding materials, and larger household rom the sale o materials are dedicated

Land Trusts preservation o land, watehabitat throughout the Wood Riv

(208) 788-0014

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connectionSMaster Naturalist Program Returns in January

cess Yes!our Wood River Land Trustproperties are now part oAccess Yes! program managedaho Fish and Game (IDFG), is designed to increase thes access or hunting and ish-

Private property owners areensated by IDFG or permit-ublic access on their proper-estrictions can be placed oneason and time o use and activities are permitted.and Trust properties that cur-

have hunting and/or ish-cess through the Access Yes!

am are Sheep Bridge Canyon,e Lake, Draper Wood Riverve, and Cowcatcher Ridge.n boxes are located at the

nces to these lands just to helptrack public use. For more

mation, contact Keri York,rdship Coordinator, 788-To view properties around

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Spirit!Great Ways to Help Us Celebrate!!!


Ho-Ho-Holiday PartyShare the

Spirit

Give the Gift

of Open Space

hether you like to be on thewater or in it, viewing it rom a

distance or just as ar as the end o yourishing rod, we can all agree that theWood River Valleys most valuable assetis the water that lows through it.

Please send us your photography,prose, and poetry that illustrate how thelocal waters make living in the WoodRiver Valley dierent than it wouldbe anywhere else; describe the rivers,streams, or lakes that drew you here inthe irst place or those that keep youhere year ater year.

Prizes awarded or 1st - 3rd placeand sta avorite photography and writ-ing. For complete submission guide-lines, visit www.woodriverlandtrust.org, stop by our oice at 119 E. BullionStreet in Hailey, or call 788-3947.

There is a submission ee o $5 persubmission or Wood River Land Trustnon-members; members and students

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Sixth Annual Heart o the Valley Contest!Send us your photography, prose, and poetry illustrating how local waters make living in the Wood River Valley unique

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Less is More by Joshua Wells, Heart of the Valley Contest winner

Sixth Annual

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Send usyour photography, prose,

and poetry that illustrate how

the local waters make living in the

Wood River Valley unique.

Prizes awarded or 1st- 3rd placeand staavoritephotographyand writing.

For completesubmissionguidelines, visitwww.woodriverlandtrust.org, stop by our ofceat

119 E. BullionStreetin Hailey, or call 788-3947.

Submissions DueDecember 18, 2009

he Wood River Chapter o the IdahoMaster Naturalist Program is begin-

ning its 2010 season with a winter/springsession in January. The Master NaturalistProgram trains volunteers in a variety onatural history topics including botany, geol-ogy, and wildlie winter survival (new thisseason). Similar to Master Gardener classes,participants ulill a volunteer requirement tocomplete the program.

The Wood River Valley chapter ormedin 2009. For their volunteer service, the irst

class o 11 individuals led naturalist hikes,conducted childrens educational programs,and helped construct trails and control weedson preserves.

Partnering organizations are Wood RiverLand Trust, Environmental Resource Center,Sawtooth National Recreational Area, andIdaho Department o Fish and Game. Classesare held at the Community Campus cour-tesy o College o Southern Idaho. For moreinormation, contact Keri York, Stewardship

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Tisa Combs, Star Weekes, and MikeTreshow identiy microinvertebrates in the

Master Naturalist Program.

Wood River Land Trust Ho-Ho-Holiday Party

We are celebrating the holidays with an old-ashionedopen house at our newly renovated sta housing,

the Anderson House, 119 South 2nd Street, Hailey.Please join the Land Trust Board and Sta or holi-day cheer, carols and camaraderie Monday, Dec. 21,4 6 pm. We will decorate the tree with naturalornaments, and you can help by bringing popcornand cranberry strings, pinecones, dried ruit, driedfowers, heart rocks, or candy canes.

Give the Git o Open Space

A git membership is a wonderul way to intro-duce riends and amily to a cause you believein: protecting open space, valley waters, and

wildlie habitat. Or honor them by purchasing aninch, oot, or yard o the boardwalk to be con-structed overlooking the Croy Creek wetland

where it meets the Draper Wood River Preservein Hailey. Go towww.woodriverlandtrust.org

to see this and other Land Trust projects.

Silver Creek Outftters Shares th

Share the Spirit at Silver Creek cember 4 6 was another succe

to Terry Ring and the great sta Outtters and Riccabonas or catevenings reception. Terry gener15% o sales rom that weekend tLand Trust. Thank you and happy Creek Outtters!

Board of Directors

Ed Cutter, President

Jack Kueneman, Vice President

Joan Swit, Treasurer

Robin Garwood, Secretary

David Anderson

John Flattery

John French

Clark Gerhardt

Trent Jones

Heather King

Liz Mitchell

Wol Riehle

John Fell Stevenson

Megan Stevenson

Steve Strandberg

Barbara Thrasher

Doris Tunney

WRLT StaffScott Boettger, Executive Director

Melanie Dahl, Executive Assistant

Kathryn Goldman, Senior Project Coordinator

Diane Kahm, Development Assistant

Robyn Watson, Director of Development

Keri York, Stewardship Coordinator

Sam Phillips, Conservation Projectand Outreach Assistant

Advisory Committee

Peter Becker

Ranney Draper

Rebekah Helzel

Dave Parrish

Larry Schoen

John Seiller

Tom Swit

Bruce Tidwell

Liz Warrick

This newsletter is published by:


119 East Bullion Street, Hailey, Idaho 83333

208.788.3947 (telephone) 208.788.5991 (fax)

[email protected] www.woodriverlandtrust.org

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Submissions Due Friday,December 18, 2009.

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Acres permanently protected with your support: 10,319Photo: Old Chilly Conservation Easement on the Big Lost River

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nerships or the Pioneer Mountains,pages 1, 4, 5 and 6

Draper Wood River Preserve andy Creek Wetland Boardwalk,page 7

ut Friendly Lawn Program Wraps UpA Banner Season,page 7

WRLT Begins AccreditationProcess,page 8

Advancing ConservationInside and Out,page 8

ws From Howard Preserve,page 9Memorial Bench at Trail Creek

Preserve,page 9

aster Naturalist Program Returnsin January,page 10

Sixth Annual Heart o theValley Contest!,page 11

Dec 18, Heart of the Valley submissions due

Friday, 5:00 p.m., our oice

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