Stories
High in the Cabinet Mountains of western Montana and northern Idaho, the relationship between trees and bears is written in sunlight and berries. The Clark…
Across rural landscapes in Australia and the inland Pacific Northwest, a quiet battle unfolds on the edges of every conserved property. Non-native plants,…
Bonner County sits in the northern Idaho Panhandle, a region shaped by glacial activity, dense conifer forests, and the winding Clark Fork River. Over the past…
The Pend Oreille River watershed is a meeting place of mountain geology, cold freshwater, productive wetlands and working rural landscapes. Flowing through…
A conservation easement is a legal agreement designed to protect land values over generations. It may limit subdivision, intensive development, vegetation…
A family ranch or woodland can carry generations of work, identity and local knowledge. It can also provide habitat for elk, waterfowl, pollinators and native…
Wetlands in Sanders County, Montana, are living waystations for birds moving through the Pacific Flyway. Marshes, beaver ponds, river edges and seasonally…
Conserved land is never managed by a single annual task. Forests, wetlands, grasslands and riparian corridors respond to changing temperatures, rainfall,…
For many landowners, protecting a farm, forest, wetland or river corridor is a way to keep its character intact long after the property changes hands.…
The Clark Fork River links forests, wetlands, farms and mountain valleys across western Montana and northern Idaho. Its riparian corridor provides shelter,…