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Protecting an Iconic Property: Hailey Hot Springs Ranch

Kathy Blatchley — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:44:46 +0000

This funding helps the Wood River Land Trust’s acquisition and long-term stewardship of Hailey Hot [...]

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Glendale Fire Rehabilitation – Herbicide Treatments

Kathy Blatchley — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:19:25 +0000

The project helps fund habitat restoration efforts on the Rinker Rock Creek Ranch of which [...]

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Communicating the Science Behind Wildlife Migrations & Increasing Technical Assistance using GPS – IDFG

Kathy Blatchley — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 20:00:54 +0000

This grant will purchase of 7 (seven) video camera enabled GPS radio collars to help [...]

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Restoration Nursery at Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Kathy Blatchley — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:45:00 +0000

To help implement a native plant nursery program for propagating native seeds and cuttings collected from our refuge to improve habitat, combat the spread of invasive species, foster partnerships with other land management agencies, and promote environmental stewardship through public engagement. Collecting seeds and growing them in-house will save costs, reduce chances of introducing invasive seeds in soil, produce better results due to more flexible project timing, and reduce mortality by introducing plants more genetically compatible with local vegetation communities.

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IDFG – Taxidermy Mounts to Enhance the Public Spaces

Kathy Blatchley — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:28:07 +0000

The Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game (IDFG) has been working to update the public spaces in the Magic Valley Regional office. This grant provides funding for several new taxidermy mounts to replace old dilapidated mounts in the Sublett Room. IDFG utilizes this room to host hunter education classes, public meetings, staff trainings, and a coordination meeting space with state and federal partners.

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IDFG Region 4 – Wood River Valley Wildlife Safe Communities

Kathy Blatchley — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:36:31 +0000

The Wood River Valley Wildlife Smart Communities coalition is a newly formed group of city and county governments, state and federal agencies, local businesses and non-governmental organizations striving to reduce human-wildlife conflicts in the Wood River Valley. The coalition came together after increasing interactions and conflicts with mountain lions occurred in the Wood River Valley during the winter of 2019 – 2020, while also recognizing that human-wildlife conflicts have been an on-going issue in the Valley for many years. The coalition has a primary goal to reduce the ongoing incidents of human-wildlife conflict through public education and outreach. Using a variety of public outreach tools, the coalition intends to provide ongoing guidance, recommendations and education to the residents of the Wood River Valley by assisting them in implementing best practices for the safety of all Wood River Valley residents and seasonal visitors. The coalition will also work to change human behavior to ensure that wildlife in the Valley retain their wild instincts, and do not become habituated or reliant on Wood River Valley residents.

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Post Sharps Fire Stream & Wet Meadow Restoration – Idaho Wildlife Federation

Kathy Blatchley — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:06:51 +0000

A group of partners has come together to help lands in the Pioneer Mountains which burned 65,000 acres in the 2018 fire. This project will target stream restoration (across five miles that burned) to improve sage grouse habitat, increase wet meadow habitat, address erosion, improve riparian health, increase productivity for wildlife and livestock, improve fish habitat, improve water quality, and mitigate impacts of climate change.

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Trout Unlimited – Elkhorn Creek Reconnection Project

Kathy Blatchley — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:58:45 +0000

This project will restore connectivity to eight miles of spawning and rearing habitat trout in [...]

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Wood River Land Trust – Rock Creek Ranch Habitat Restoration Project

Kathy Blatchley — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 19:11:55 +0000

This project was funded to restore stream and sagebrush health by improving water quality, fish [...]

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LQ Drain Wildlife Habitat Shelterbelt Area

duftwatterson — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:21:28 +0000

The Foundation provided funds to help rehabilitate and upgrade the existing irrigation system and to [...]

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