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The Mighty Morel: A Wood River Land Trust Celebration
Celebrate the opening of Morel season, Thursday May 27th. Join us from 5 - 6pm for a Presentation by Master Mycologist Genny Steiner at the Draper Wood River Preserve Main Entrance at 541 Aspen Drive (left off Elm) in Hailey. The Presentation will focus on how to tell edible Morels from "false" Morels, their favorite habitats and the best conditions for finding them.

Then enjoy a meal of morels and support the Land Trust by Dining Out!  CK's, Riccabona's, Ketchum Grill, The Sawtooth Club and Ciro's will be offering a special "Morel Menu" that evening with 10% of any item selcted off the Morel Menu benefiting Wood River Land Trust.  Reservations are requested.  Please call the resturant directly.  CK's - 788-1223, Riccabona's - 726-1166, Ketchum Grill - 726-4660, The Sawtooth Club 726-5233, Ciro's - 727-1800.

For more information, contact Robyn Watson, Director of Development, 788-3947 or rwatson@woodriverlandtrust.org.

Fall 2010 Internship: Conservation Project and Outreach Assistant
Wood River Land Trust seeks an individual to join us in protecting and restoring the Big Wood river and mobilizing volunteers. The position offers the opportunity to learn about natural resource protection and public education and outreach in a fast paced, hands-on setting. Click here for a position description. This position is an 11 month AmeriCorps internship.

Land Trust Accreditation Application in April
Wood River Land Trust is pleased to announce that we will be applying for accreditation to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission in April, 2010.  A public comment period is available. The Commission will conduct an extensive review of the Land Trust’s policies and programs and invites public input. During the public comment period the Commission will accept written comments on our pending application that must be signed or attributed to the author; comments may not be submitted anonymously. Comments must be related to how Wood River Land Trust complies with national quality standards that address the ethical and technical operation of a land trust, and would be most useful by May 28, 2010.  For a full list of these standards, see:
www.landtrustaccreditation.org/getting-accredited/2008-indicator-practices.

To learn more about the accreditation program and to submit a comment, visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org.  Comments may also be mailed or faxed to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, Attn: Public Comments, 112 Spring Street, Suite 204, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; (fax) 518.587.3183.


Access Yes!
Four Wood River Land Trust properties are now part of the Access Yes! program managed by Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG), which is designed to increase the public’s access for hunting and fishing. Land Trust properties that currently have hunting and/or fishing access through the Access Yes! Program are Sheep Bridge Canyon, Square Lake, Draper Wood River Preserve, and Cowcatcher Ridge. Sign-in boxes are located at the entrances to these lands just to help IDFG track public use. To view properties around the state that are part of the Access Yes! program, go to http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/accessyesguide.aspx.
Partnerships for the Pioneer Mountains: Pioneers Alliance
The Land Trust has been involved with the Alliance since its inception. Scott Boettger, Executive Director of the Land Trust, believes the Alliance is a great opportunity to use long-term local knowledge to work collaboratively on big-picture, regional conservation. “It’s an effort,” he notes, “that brings small organizations like the Land Trust together with larger groups to represent local values and interests.” Our 2009 acquisition of the Porcupine Creek property east of Hailey is a response - and commitment - to local interest in public access to and protection of the Pioneer Mountains. For more information about the Pioneers Alliance, contact Scott Boettger, sboettger@woodriverlandtrust.org or Mike Stevens at Lava Lake Institute for Science and Conservation www.lavalakeinstitute.org, click on Pioneers Alliance.


Wood River Land Trust Sponsors Pronghorn Antelope Study
As a sponsor, Wood River Land Trust is proud to be part of this important ongoing research. Key partners in the project include Lava Lake Institute, WCS, IDFG, the National Park Service, Kim Murray, and the Pioneers Alliance. For more information and a full list of sponsors, go to www.lavalakeinstitute.org. Also see the pronghorn study online at National Geographic and Discovery News.


Witness for Wildlife
Wood River Land Trust and the Lava Lake Institute for Science and Conservation worked together to include the Pioneers/Craters landscape in the launch of the Witness for Wildlife program. This new program enlists “citizen naturalists” to chronicle major wildlife corridors throughout North America. Understanding where, when, and why animals move is essential to protecting the populations and habitats of our wide-ranging wildlife. Encouraging people to get outdoors and then share their stories about an exceptional landscape is a wonderful way to raise awareness.

In the pilot program this summer, local citizens participated in three field trips in the Pioneers/Craters landscape and observed species such as elk, pronghorn, sage-grouse, migratory song-birds, and sandhill cranes. Participants shared their experiences on an experimental website for the program, and were urged to report future wildlife sightings to aid migration mapping and wildlife conservation. Details about next years trips will be available in the spring. For more information, go to www.witnessforwildlife.org.
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