Taking a Lichen to Moss Imagine you are out hiking. You come across a patch of fallen and dead trees in a meadow. You can smell the musk of soft, wet bark in the air. The forest is silent except for the occasional tapping of a Lewis’s Woodpecker. Suddenly, you see a tuft of hair […]
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14th Annual Forum and Lecture Series
14th Annual Forum and Lecture Series This is the Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association’s 14th season of hosting the Forum and Lecture Series. This summer we have a wide variety of speakers joining us to share their expertise on topics ranging from salmon to pika to river geomorphology. Join us Fridays at 5pm at the […]
Nature Nerds: SIHA’s Naturalists
Meet our 2021 summer naturalist team.
Museum Staff Welcome!
Museum Staff Welcome! Have you stopped by the Stanley Museum recently? Chances are you will have met Megan, who would have excitedly showed you around SIHA’s museum. This season our museum will be staffed by two returners, Megan and Aspen. Both Megan and Aspen spent their first summer in Stanley in 2019 and became close […]
A River Stone
A River Stone Tens of millions of years ago the pink granite of the Sawtooth Mountains was formed. It was lifted, eroded, broken, and shaped by forces that make mountains. Its rosy hue and granite spires have seen great change and been created through change. This rock’s journey continues. Long ago snow began to fall […]
Fact or Fiction – Hiking and Camping Tips and Tricks
Fact or Fiction – Hiking and Camping Tips and Tricks There are many tips and tricks for getting out and exploring our public lands. Here in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area we have some special rules, mostly in our protected Wilderness areas. The rules for our Wilderness areas can be easily followed by practicing the […]
Women in Fire
Women in Fire Written by Hannah Fake, Lead Naturalist Last summer the West was on fire and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. Across America, many were reeling from the destruction of fires and the death of one of the greatest champions of gender equality. But in times like this, it is important to remember […]
From Sawtooths to Zircons
Picking away at the Sawtooth Metamorphic Complex As we know, the Sawtooth Mountains are very old. The granite was formed over a hundred million years ago, longer than any human could ever lay claim to. When compared to other geological formations they are relatively recent though – for example, the Appalachians are about 480 million […]
What Are the Sawtooth Animals Doing Now? Part III
A Winter Series: They Endure (III) Over the last two posts we have discuss how many species have left the Sawtooths for warmer weather and more plentiful food, while other animals are curled up deep underground hibernating through the coldest months. However, there are still some critters who are active all winter long in the […]
What Are the Sawtooth Animals Doing Now? Part II
A Winter Series: Hibernators (II) Many of the familiar animals that inhabit the Sawtooth Mountains and valleys are still around, but you are less likely see any of them during the winter. Long cold days and very few food sources mean many of our Sawtooth critters migrate or hibernate. The creatures who have not left […]