What’s New?

Since 2019, the Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association’s (SIHA) has held a spring community clean-up in Stanley. In partnership with the Sawtooth Society and local community members, SIHA is again organizing an event to collect roadside trash that has accumulated over the winter and spring seasons along Stanley streets, Highways 21 and 75, and throughout the area.

Volunteers are needed. If you would like to help, trash bags, gloves, and safety vests will be available outside at the Community Building in Stanley from 9am to 12pm on Wednesday, June 8^th. RSVP to claim a section of road or let us know you’re coming! RSVP’s are appreciated by June 3rd so we can create our blueprint to cover as much ground as possible. You can join the event for any amount of time you are available, and if you would like to pick up supplies early, or to participate at a time more convenient for you, you can contact Lin at the Stanley Museum to make arrangements: lgray@discoversawtooth.org or 208.774.3517. Rain date, in case these winter storms continues to hold on, is Wednesday, June 15^th.

We keep saying thank you because we mean it!

We would like to thank our 2021 summer crew for their hard work and dedication over the last 4 months.

Thanks to Hannah Fake, Megan Nelson, Aspen Arnold, Jacob Hornfeldt, Mari Carroll, CeAnna Schwarts, Hailey Smalley, and Konner Kirkwood! They answered thousands of visitor questions, planned events, wrote blogs and social media posts, created educational programs, performed building maintenance and upkeep, and staffed trailhead portals. The Sawtooth Association could not make the impact we do without them!

Sawtooth Salmon Festival

Read our thank you….

2021 Annual Newsletter

Read a letter from our Board President and Executive Director
Enjoy a profile of one of our long-time supporters and board members, Ken Hartz
Check out the impact SIHA made this year
Learn how to spot a SIHA Naturalist!

Idaho Gives is May 2-5, 2022!

Make a difference by donating to the Sawtooth Association during Idaho Gives! This state-wide fundraiser celebrates the work of Idaho nonprofits.

Your donation supports:

EDUCATION – RECREATING RESPONSIBLY – HISTORIC PRESERVATION – INTERPRETATION in the Sawtooth and Salmon River country!

SIHA operates the Stanley Museum and Redfish Visitor Center & Gallery. Our summer crew of 8 staffs these two facilities providing area information to visitors. We also host free educational programs and events throughout the summer including 4 daily, free programs at the Redfish Visitor Center. Our naturalist crew is stationed at busy trailheads each weekend, teaching public land users about Leave-No-Trace practices and special Wilderness regulations. The Stanley Museum is open daily from mid-June through Labor Day and visitors can learn about the history of the Sawtooths and upper Salmon River country. Join us at various events including the Sawtooth Forum & Lecture Series, History Day, and the Sawtooth Salmon Festival! Our goal is to help deepen visitors’ connections to the Sawtooth National Recreation Area by interpreting its natural and cultural history.

Support SIHA’s free programs by becoming a member or making a donation! You can make a gift directly from our website:

Become a member!

Make a donation!

Oral Histories: We are continuing to gather oral histories pertinent to the area. If you know someone with a good story to tell, please send us an email.

Your Path to Sawtooth Valley History! We’re planning structural upgrades and a new building at the Stanley Museum. Support these projects by having your name, the name of a loved one or inspiring words inscribed on a commemorative brick to be installed in museum walkways.

Discover the Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association…

AND DISCOVER THE SAWTOOTH NRA

Welcome to the Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association. Some folks who know us call us SIHA (SEE-hah)! Others just call us the Sawtooth Association or SA. We are a non-profit, member-based organization working in cooperation with the Sawtooth and Salmon-Challis National Forests. We were incorporated in 1972 as the first – and only – Cooperating Interpretive Association for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. We work in partnership with the Forest Service to provide interpretive and educational programs on the Sawtooth NRA.

We are working to save and tell the stories of this grand environment…

some stories are as old as the mountains
some swim past in the river
some are from the pioneers
some are a way to protect the future

Message from the Sawtooth National Forest

The Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association (SIHA) provides excellent opportunities for visitors to gain insights into the area’s rich history through its programs and services. Visitors of all ages can enjoy interpretive activities at Redfish Visitor Center or attend a Forum and Lecture Series presentation at the Stanley Museum. SIHA also offers books, maps, and other educational items for sale at their outlets located in Forest Service offices. SIHA has worked with the Sawtooth National Forest since 1972 as a valued partner in sharing the stories of the forest and surrounding areas.

Kit Mullen, Supervisor, Sawtooth National Forest (2014-2018)