The Alpine Examiner August 10, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area The Wood Wide Web: The Hidden World Beneath the Forest Floor Photo Credit: Mycelium 1 – “Mycelium” by Bushman.K is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Imagine you are walking through a quiet, lodgepole pine […]
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Seasons of the Sawtooths
The Alpine Examiner August 3, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Seaons of the Sawtooths View of the Sawtooth Valley from the top of Copper Mountain. Photo Credit: Sara Vanderwyk, SIHA staff Very few people are fortunate enough to live in the Sawtooth Valley in […]
King and the Valley
The Alpine Examiner July 27, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area King and the Valley The tragedy of Lizzie King is one of the more well known stories in the history of the Sawtooths. The story goes that in the days when Bonanza and Custer […]
Sawtooth State of Mind
The Alpine Examiner July 20, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Sawtooth State of Mind Photo Credit: SIHA staff I’m of the view that people are, partially, a product of their place. Yes, the people in one’s life and one’s hobbies and such shape […]
What Do Public Lands Mean to You?
The Alpine Examiner June 14, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area What Do Public Lands Mean to You? Photo Credit: SIHA staff Growing up in Idaho I was very fortunate to be able to access public lands frequently. I have a lot of memories […]
Shoshone-Bannock Display Dedication
SIHA News and Events Shoshone-Bannock Tribes join SIHA The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, in partnership with the Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association (SIHA), invite the public to a special dedication on Saturday, July 12 at 1 p.m. at the Stanley Museum. The event celebrates the work and partnership developing permanent tribal interpretive displays for the Stanley Museum […]
Where The Streetlights Stop
The Alpine Examiner July 6, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Where the Streetlights Stop The Milky Way over Redfish. Photo Credit: Shannon Scott Photo contest submission to SIHA. I like living where the streetlights stopWhere I can see down from the mountain top […]
A “Stellar” Jay: The Unique Steller’s Jay
The Alpine Examiner June 29, 2025 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area A “Stellar” Jay: The Unique Steller’s Jay “638 – STELLER’S JAY (7-13-06) slo co, ca (2)” by Sloalan is marked with CC0 1.0. As I was walking near Redfish Lake a few years […]
Welcome to our 2025 SIHA Crew!
THE ALPINE EXAMINER June 9, 2025 NATURALIST BLOG Alicia Lindbom, 2025 Summer Programs Coordinator Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Welcome to our 2025 SIHA crew! Hello to our 2025 Summer Crew! The Redfish Visitor Center isn’t open quite yet, but summer season 2025 has begun for us […]
It’s Idaho Gives!
SIHA News and Events Support SIHA’s critical summer work during Idaho Gives! With fewer USFS staff this summer, SIHA’s role welcoming and informing visitors about the Sawtooth National Recreation Area is more important than ever. SIHA’s Naturalists and Historic Specialists are our boots on the ground. They staff the Redfish Visitor Center and Stanley Museum and […]