Idaho as a whole, and more specifically the Sawtooth region, has been experiencing an uncharacteristically warm summer. In Stanley, June saw temperatures in the mid to high 80’s when the average high is usually in the high 60’s or low 70’s. This kind of increase in temperature is following a global trend of a warming […]
Naturalists
Below the Blaze: How Wildfires Affect Soil
Below the Blaze: How Wildfires Affect Soil Soil is the most basic building block of any ecosystem. Healthy, nutrient-rich soil provides the basis for plant life, which in turn supports wildlife. However, it is not often we stop to consider soil, especially when distracted by smoke overhead and fires along the ridgeline. To understand post-fire […]
Blooming in Tough Places
Blooming in Tough Places Imagine you are hiking in the Sawtooths. Many different types of trees, shrubs, and wildflowers fill the meadows with bright and vibrant colors. You take a breath of fresh air and feel the cool mountain breeze brush across your shoulders. When you reach a vast meadow filled with wildflowers, you wonder […]
Merganser Madness: A Duck-Defying Leap
Merganser Madness: A Duck-Defying Leap Thud. Thud. Thud. You are walking through the trees near Redfish Lake. The beams of sunlight are reflecting off the water and the breeze is floating effortlessly through the branches. As you are making your way through the stands of pines, you begin to hear the noise of something dropping […]
Taking a Lichen to Moss
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 […]
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 […]