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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Dig Deeper: State Director Letter

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State director Toni Hardesty discusses her transition to The Nature Conservancy, her connection with Idaho, and projects for the future in ...
Thursday, May 03, 2012

Sharptail Grouse

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Photographer Paul Plante shared these stunning images of sharptail grouse from a recent visit to the Hixon Sharptail Project . ...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Thank You for Joining Us

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We would like to extend a very big thank you to all the supporters and partners that joined us for our state director open houses in Hailey ...
Monday, April 09, 2012

Fence Work for Wildlife at Crooked Creek

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Chris Little, the Conservancy in Idaho's east Idaho field representative , sent the following dispatch from a successful volunteer da...
Monday, April 02, 2012

Join Us: State Director Open Houses

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Join us in welcoming new state director Toni Hardesty to The Nature Conservancy. We have two open houses in April as an opportunity for you ...
Monday, March 26, 2012

How "Green" Is Your Lawn?

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It’s true: A green lawn is often not a green lawn. Many of you already know this, but neighborhood peer pressure keeps you reaching for...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Conservation Legacy: The Hixons

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The Nature Conservancy recently announced the donation of a 110-acre easement in Washington County, in Hells Canyon, by conservationists Ti...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Blumenstein Internship

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Last fall, I had the great opportunity to speak with Jack and Sarah Blumenstein for a story on the Charlie Blumenstein Water and Wildlife C...
Monday, March 05, 2012

Great Horned Owls

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It's the hooting season. On nearly every evening walk at this time of year, I look forward to hearing the haunting HOOOOT-hoot-hoot-hoot...
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Monday, February 27, 2012

Idaho Winter Newsletter: Forests

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If a tree falls in the forest... ...someone probably has an opinion on it. Forests inspire us, provide for us, recharge our spirits. But fo...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Born out of Gridlock

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There’s a popular old saying you doubtless know well: Great minds think alike. The problem is , it’s often the opposite: People—even those ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Spring Dance

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They appear like ghosts before light: small groups of plump, puffy birds standing amongst the sagebrush. Sage grouse . At first, I count ten...
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Private Landowners Team Up to Protect Wildlife Habitat

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Private working forests offer tremendous benefits to both wildlife and people. North Idaho's forests are home to many animals that are ...
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Monday, February 06, 2012

Nature Conservancy, Purdy Family Announce Partnership to Restore Kilpatrick Pond

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The Nature Conservancy and the Purdy family have signed an agreement to restore Kilpatrick Pond on Silver Creek, an impounded area that has...
Friday, February 03, 2012

Toni Hardesty named Nature Conservancy's Idaho State Director

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Toni Hardesty, director of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality , has been named the new director of The Nature Conservancy in Idah...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Lose the Memory, Lose the Fish

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The sound of migrating salmon splashing was so loud it kept people awake at night. Imagine that luxury: of lying in bed as salmon after sal...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Good Fences

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Don't fence me in: so goes the popular 1940's cowboy song . It could also accurately be considered a tenet of conservation today. C...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Snowy Owls Invade Idaho

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My friend Beth Rasgorshek speaks eloquently and often about the importance of protecting farmland. She grew up on a Canyon County farm and ...
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Monday, January 09, 2012

Winter Range: The Importance of Sagebrush

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Settlers along the Oregon Trail learned to hate sagebrush. As if passing through hundreds of miles of it wasn’t enough, their livestock woul...
Thursday, January 05, 2012

Backyard Deer

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Flying over Boise yesterday--returning home after nearly two weeks of holiday travel--I looked in vain for signs of winter. Everything looke...
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