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Another 435 Acres Protected!
We are pleased to announce the comple-tion of our latest conservation project, the
435-acre Deep Creek Property, situatedalong Deep Creek east of Franklin, Idaho.
This project ensures riparian woodland,
wildlife habitat, scenic openspace, andpublic access to the United States Forest
Service lands are protected for future gen-
erations. The beautiful property sits onthe north end of the Wasatch Mountains
and harbors important riparian habitat
and upland habitat frequented by elk
and mule deer. The project continues theacquisition of conservation lands in the Bear River drainage aimed at pro-
tecting and improving habitat for Bonneville cutthroat trout and countlessother species. An important element of the project is the public access
established to the United States Forest Service land and the Mt. Naomi
Wilderness Area.In the short term, the Land Trust will hold the property in fee title
ownership. Longer term, we are exploring options such placing a conserva-
tion easement on the land that will be held by the Land Trust, and sellingthe property to a conservation buyer. This option would not affect the
public access and would ensure the conservation values are protected in
perpetuity. The conservation easement would forever prohibit excessivedevelopment.
Funding for the project and ongoing land stewardship was provided
by the Bear River Hydroelectric Projects Environmental Coordinating
Committee, a stakeholder group that approves expenditure of PacifiCorpEnergy hydro project environmental enhancement funds dedicated to
improving water quality and native fish populations along the Bear River
in Idaho.All photos on this page are from the newly protected property.
Working with willing landowners, the Land Trusts mission is to protect and enhance natural lands,wildlife habitat, and working farms and ranches in southeastern Idaho, now and for future generations
Summer 2010
Newsletter
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Jessica McAleese is a wild earth enthusiast andgrew up in the mountains of Idaho. She is the co-
conspirator of LadyBird Farms, a small community
supported agriculture (CSA) and market farm inthe Portneuf Gap area.
When not growing veggies, Jessica works onmany different community based projects through-
out southeast Idaho, including the developmentand promotion of community and school gardens,
sustainable agriculture coordination with ThreeRivers RC&D, and outreach and education with
The Pocatello Co-op. She has her Masters inPublic Health and is an active community mem-
ber, serving on the City of Pocatellos Open Space
Advisory Committee and now the SagebrushSteppe Regional Land Trust!
Who We AreWelcome New Board Members!
Lisa SaffordLisa grew up in Whiting, Indiana, a small town
on Lake Michigan that borders Chicago. Shehas lived in Phoenix,
Houston, and Tampa but
maintains that Pocatellois the best place she hasever lived. Having been
here for 15 years, Lisa
cherishes the high qual-ity of life in southeast
Idaho. Lisa has a B.S.in Geology from the University of South Florida,
an M.S. in Environmental Science from IdahoState University, and is a Registered Professional
Geologist. She is self-employed as an environ-mental consultant and focuses on water resources.
Her passions are skiing, mountain biking, and rock
climbing with her family and friends.
Learn more about all the Land Trusts Board
members, staff, and volunteers online by
visiting our website. See more online!sagbushadtust.g
Jessica McAleeseAs a small acreage
farmer in the Portneuf
Valley, I have spentthe last several weeks
buzzing from one task
to the other, getting
the farm ready for the
season. When stop-
ping to take in my surroundings, I enjoy the contrast
of snow melting on the peaks into green foothills.
The coming of spring brings a certain sense of change
and new growth to my bones and I grow giddy with
anticipation for all things blooming. I love this
corner of the world and my roots here are deep. Likemany of you, I grew up in these mountains, scrambled
around on these cliffs, fished along these rivers and
skied along these ridges. And now, as I dig my toes
into the freshly turned soil and plant my spinach
seeds, I find great peace in working to grow good food
for this Valley.
I am thrilled to be a new board member on the
SSRLT. My interest in the conservation of this
region goes beyond aesthetics. My dedication for
the conservation and protection of southeast Idaho
is rooted to the quality of life so many of us treasure.It is the very heart of this amazing region. The sense
of place so many of us feel as we buzz around day to
day, taking joy in living in a place that still fulfills our
senses. We dont have to travel hours on end to seek
solitude, watch in awe as the red tailed hawk soars in
the thermals above, or feel that high desert wind on
our cheeks. It is right out our back doors. And yet,
this place we call home is still so vulnerable. With
this lies my commitment to you, the Land Trust, and
a call to action for all of us.
Our land is at risk, our watersheds, wildlife habitat,and working lands are in jeopardy, and our quality of
life--the heart beating through this regionis being
swiftly gobbled and transformed irreversibly. The
time is ripe to work with one another to conserve and
protect our lands through Southeast Idaho. By work-
ing together with landowners, community organiza-
tions, and others committed to good stewardship, we
have the chance to protect this region and the lands
we all love and enjoy. Thanks for your support of your
local Land Trust. I hope to see you at our spring and
summer events!
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Thanks to those that have already donated to the fundraiser...
New Members Welcome!
$20 individual
$35 couple$40 family
Land Trust Members
$18 individual$30 couple
$35 familyDoors and silent auction open at 5pm. Musicstarts at 6pm & dinner served at 6:30pm.
Auction closes at 8:30pm.
At evt A Tckts $20
For more information, or to be a sponsor of the event, call
208-241-4662 oremail [email protected]
GREAT OUTDOORS
SECOND ANNUAL FUNDRAISERPas j us f a ack f ab
d, b ad , a st auct,
gat v usc, ad kds actvts.
Come and enjoy the great outdoors while
supporting a great cause!
Live Music by
Steelhead Redd!
Thursday, July 8 6pm
The event is 6 miles up Mink Creek Roadpast intersection of S. Bannock Hwy and
Portneuf Road.
Tickets At the Ravens Nest & the Pocatello Co-op
Ticketsat
TheRaven
sNest
Advac Tckts
LadyBird Farms
Ace Hardware
Costco
Vital Ground
Hailey Paint
Barries Sports
Henrys Hair Design
ISU Outdoor Program
The Paperwork Place
Town and Country Gardens
Juniper Hills Country Club
Pocatello Co-op
Trilium Bed and Breakfast
Intermountain Distributing
Rocky Mountain Environmental
Pocatello Parks and Recreation
Land Trust Board Members
Individual Contributions
Pebble Creek Ski Area
Electric Service
Scotts Ski and Sports
SLT Graphics
T-Shirts Plus
Idaho Unlimited
The Ravens Nes
The Bag Lady
KZBQ
KORR
&the
PocatelloCo-op
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Land Projects
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Last December, the Land Trust closed its firstconservation easement in Bannock County! The
282-acre conservation easement sits along Rapid
Creek amid rolling agricultural fields, woodedhillsides, and aspen and maple groves that yield
spectacular fall color displays all providing critical
habitat for foothill wildlife as well as scenic open
space.
In late December 2009 Sagebrush SteppeRegional Land Trust accepted the donated con-
servation easement, which will protect the family
property from development, and ensure that con-
servation values are protected forever. Along with
reducing subdivision and excessive development,the conservation easement also prohibits harmful
activities such as grading, dumping, and mining,
while allowing for the continued agricultural use,
which has historically included farming and ranch-
ing. The property will remain under the ownershipof the landowners and will be managed to protect
important riparian habitat along Rapid Creek.
Flying Elk Conservation Easement
See more online!sagbushadtust.g
113 Additional Acres Protected in
Cove Conservation Area
Two Projects in 2009 Protected 396 acres!
The Land Trust is excited to announce the
protection of 113 acres just across the river from
the Land Trusts Kackley Preserve and adjacent to
other Land Trust conservation easements along the
Bear River. This new conservation easement addsto the Cove Conservation Area and protects the
areas diverse open space values, including riparian
areas along the Bear River, wetlands and springs,
as well as prime agricultural and ranch land. The
project continues the broader conservation of landsin the Bear River Drainage aimed at protecting
and improving habitat for Bonneville Cutthroat
Trout and countless other species. The conservation
easement allows the landowners to continue tradi-
tional farming and ranching, but forever prohibitsdevelopment, harmful land uses, and activities on
the property. In cooperation with the landowner,
fences were built along the river and surrounding
natural springs to exclude cattle, and new watering
systems were constructed to move cattle away fromthese sensitive areas.
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old. Utah juniper may live as long as 650 years and begi
produce seed only when about 30 years old. The seeds along-lived that, in one study, 17% of Utah juniper seeds g
nated after 45 years.
Junipers are very drought tolerant. They can push aroot deep into the soil, but it is the lateral roots, which ex
as far as 100 feet from the tree and just several inches below
surface, that collect most of the trees needed moisture.If you are fortunate enough to have native junipers ar
your home, remember that they are very flammable. So
them a safe distance from your homes structure. And rember that they do not need, nor appreciate, extra water.
By Sandra Thorne-Brown, a LandTrust member and active volunteer, as
well as a Tree Commission member and
urban forester. She has volunteered her
time helping with everything from eventcoordination to easement monitoring and
baseline documentation. Thanks Sandra
for your contribution to the Land Trustslasting sucess!
ur Regions Native Junipers
If one tree defines Pocatello it would have to be the juni-er. Junipers dot our hillsides and push against homes sprouting
n their territory. They are so common that we take them for
anted, but junipers are interesting trees. Junipers are oftenalled cedars a good example of just how confusing common
ames can be. True cedars are in the Pine family. Junipers are
n the Cypress family.Two species of tree-sized junipers are native here. Utah
niper (scientific name Juniperus osteosperma) is the most
ommon. It is a stiff, stubby tree. The scale-like leaves feeloarse like potscrubbers. The berry-like cone (which takes
wo years to mature) contains one and sometimes two seeds.
cratching the blue blush from older cones exposes a reddishrown cover beneath.
Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) has a finer-
xtured appearance, but the branches feel pointed and prickly.ach berry-like cone holds two seeds sometimes one. Because
ocky Mt. juniper generally bears male and female cones on
parate trees, berries will be found only on the female trees. Itas a larger range than any other juniper species in the West,
ut it is not as common around Pocatello as Utah juniper. The
ursery trade has developed many varieties of Rocky Mt. juniper
ncluding Skyrocket and Wichita Blue.Both junipers grow slowly. Rocky Mt. Juniper grows 0.79
nch in diameter per decade until it reaches 170 years old.hereafter the growth rate declines to a rate of 0.255 inch in
ameter per decade after 250 years of age! Utah juniper reaches
5 feet tall, and Rocky Mt. juniper rarely exceeds 35 feet.
Rocky Mt. juniper typically lives 250-300 years, althoughOld Juniper in Logan Canyon is believed to be 3,000 years
Home Range
Eliza Hasselquist and Sandra help monitor ea
Foreground: Juniper loaded with berries. Background:
Henderson Conservation Easement along the Bear River withhe northern Wasatch mountains beyond.
Get
InvolvedVolunteers are
to our success, a
there are oppor
ties in almost ev
aspect of the wo
we do. Its a gre
way to get outsi
meet new people, and help protect the special places
that make this a wonderful area to live . There are m
ways to be involved. If you are interested in offering
knowledge and skills in any capacity to help protect l
in southeastern Idaho, please contact us! Opportuni
are available in land stewardship, events, fundraising
publicity, and office projects. You can also serve on
Board or a committee.
Contact us to learn more about volunteering!
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Other HappeningsExecutive Director Celebrates 2 Years
The service area of the Sagebrush Steppe Regional
Land Trust covers the 7 southeastern counties of Idaho:
Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin,
Oneida, and Power. This is a lot of land for one LandTrust, and our conservation planning process is helping
to guide our efforts to achieve meaningful conservation
of our regions valuable natural resources. It will also
help us avoid postage stamp conservation, or isolated
conservation projects. Conservation planning is a toolfor land trusts to identify high priority lands for con-
servation within our service area. To do this, the Land
Trust goes through a process that identifies conservation
targets, like protection for threatened species, working
lands, and historical community values.The Land Trust started its conservation planning
throughout our service area back in December in
Soda Springs. This meeting brought together resourceexperts in the Blackfoot and Bear River watersheds to
identify critical wildlife habitat, farms and ranches, andkey community resources (like public access). In late
February we held another meeting to identify priority
areas in the Portneuf River Basin. Currently, we are
analyzing the information gathered from the resource
experts across southeastern Idaho to develop an inte-grated conservation plan. This plan will not only iden-
tify spatially the key private lands for conservation, but
also strategies to achieve our conservation goals. This
Conservation Planning
includes identifying funding sources and cultivat-
ing partnerships, finding landowners interested involuntary conservation easements through increased
outreach.In the next few months, Heidi Albano, who has
been volunteering for the Land Trust for over a year,
will be working through all the data weve gatheredand putting together a report. Thanks to a grant
from the Heart of the Rockies initiative in support of
this planning process, she will get a little compensa-
tion for all her hard work!
It has been a great two years for me, and for theLand Trust! Thanks to the support of our community
and our conservation partners, I have already complet-
ed 5 conservation projects that protected over 1,000
acres. Our 2009 annual giving campaign doubled thecontribution projections for renewing members, andtripled those of new members. These donations are
critical to the work of the Land Trust and keep me
employed, so thank you!!! Last year contributions
made up about 15% of our 2010 operating budget and
support our ongoing ability to protect wildlife habitatand working lands in Southeastern Idaho.
More recently, I have been happy to welcome 2 new
Board members, Lisa Safford and Jessica McAleese.
I am thrilled to add their knowledge, expertise, and
motivation to the work of the Land Trust.Over the past two years, I have really enjoyed being
back in southeastern Idaho. From the landowners Ihave worked with, to the people I have hiked, biked,
and backcountry skied with, thank you all for making
my time in southeastern Idaho so meaningful. Thisspring, I have settled in for the long haul by remod-
eling my house and planting a garden. Here is to
another two years of conservatio success stories!
Joselin enjoys the great outdoor recreation
acoress Southeastern Idaho
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Looking for a Lasting Way to Contribute?Planned Giving may be for you...
By participating in our planned giving program, you can create
legacy. By remembering us in your Will or Trust, you can be
that we will be able to continue protecting and restoring the so
ern Idaho lands you love. Planned giving is a great way to in
future of your local land trust. Please contact us if you are in
in learning more. If you have already put the Land Trust in yo
please let us know so we can thank you in your lifetime.
You Can Also Donate Online! Safe and Sec
www.sagebrushlandtrust.org
hanks to those that contributed since Fall Newsletter in 2009!0,000 - $24,999
eart of the Rockies Initiative
ilburforce Foundation
5,000 - $9,999
nonymous Donor
he Norcross Foundation
,000 - $4,999
nonymous Donor
he Land Trust Allianceavid and Pam Maguire
aguire and Penrod
Pocatello Attorneys
onsanto
m and Bonnie Shaw
abette Thorpe
Walmart
500 - $999
ob and Jude Flandro
m and Jessica Lindstromruce Smith
250 - $499
len and Mary Eng
m Flandro
an Hansen
ne Heilman
att Lucia
om Lucia
eb Mignogno
ck Nordsethndrew and Susan Pierson
uriel Roberts
ocky Mt Environmental
avid and Stella Sandquist
ichael Thomas and
Alissa Salmore
00 - $249
ale Azevedo
ance and Karen Bethke
Kate Delate and Bob Bloxham
Randy and Becky Budge
Peter and Cathy Frischmann
Frank and Judy Harmon
Gene and Sue Ann Hoge
Floyd and Ruth Johnson
Dr. Paul Link
Ralph and Jackie Maughan
Muriel Roberts
Matt and Hannah Sanger
Bud and Ann SmalleyRobert Brown and Sandra
Thorne-Browne
Congregational United
Church of Christ
United Way of Southeast Idaho
Charles Williams and
Rosemary Smith
Rick Williams
$50 - $99
Ben and Heidi AlbanoGuy and Vicki Anderst
Carl Anderson
Fred Belzer
Larry Ghan
Clyde and Lee Ann Gilbert
Joan Hansen
Niles and Eliza Hasselquist
Patricia Isaeff
James and Sharon Manning
Wayne and Judy Minshall
Greg MladenkaDana Olson
Dick and Donna Sagness
Pete Savage
Dr. Chuck Trost
Nick and Tacia Tsakrios
$49 and under
Sandi Arena Fisher
Richard and Peggy Garvin
Matt Germino
Daniel and Melissa Green
Byron Kelley
Steve and LeAnn Kenison
Richard Knudson
Michael and Dorothy Lower
Jane Matkins
Kayo Robertson
Fred and Carol Stirling
Alicia Tauscher
Richard and Pam Tucker
Martha and Paul WackenhutKevin and Pamela Ward
In Kind Contributions
Ace Hardware
Alpine Enterprises
Bruce Brown
Kate Delate and Bob Bloxham
Costco
Niccole Fuhriman
Glacier Graphics
ISU Outdoor ProgramJuniper Hills Country Club
John and Carol Matkins
Ellory Maughan
Steelhead Redd
Town and Country Gardens
Turn It Up Productions
Planned Giving and Bequests
Priscilla Hearst
Every eort has been made to ensure accurate representationo contributions. I you fnd an error, please let us know.
A Very Special ThanTo All Our VolunteeHeidi Albano
Boy Scout Grand Teton Tro
Kate and Bob Delate
Cathy Frischmann
Eliza Hasselquist
Karl Holte
Bob and Jude Flandro
John and Carol Matkins
Ellery Maughan
Rick NordsethDana Olsen
Clark Parker
Muriel Roberts
Alissa Salmore
Bruce Smith
Peggy Stolworthy
Sandra Thorne-Brown
Steelhead Redd
Dr. Chuck Trost
Land Trust Board Members
Lance BethkeBill Davidson
Marjanna Hulet
Tom Lucis
Jessica McAleese
Deb Mignogno
Garry Ratzlaff
Lisa Safford
Babette Thorpe
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Printed locally on recycled paper
NON-PROFIT ORg
U.S. POSTAgE
PAID
PERMIT NO. 51
POcATEllO, ID
Acres Permanently Protected With Your Support: 1,940
Summer 2010
PO Box 1404, Pocatello ID 83204(208) 241-4662
www.sagebrushlandtrust.org
Welcome New Board
Members...Page 2
Upcoming Events
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