SIHA News and Events The Sawtooth Association accepts a generous land donation in the Sawtooth Valley! The Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association (Sawtooth Association) is thrilled to announce we have accepted a donation of the old “Sessions Lodge” property, located in Obsidian, from Smiley Creek Bears, LLC. The mid-valley hub will be called the Center […]
The Alpine Examiner
Oral History Series Begins
The Alpine Examiner July 3, 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Oral History Series Begins! During the quiet season, SIHA partners with the Stanley Community Library to share recordings from our Oral History archive. The first program in our 2024/2025 Oral History Series will be […]
What is a National Recreation Area Anyway?
The Alpine Examiner October 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area What is a National Recreation Area Anyway? Photo Credit: SIHA staff Upon driving into Stanley, visitors pass beside a large roadside sign that welcomes them into town, the self-proclaimed gateway to 2.9 million acres of […]
Hot Topic – Fire Education Series Recap
The Alpine Examiner September 29, 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Hot Topic – Fire Education Series Recap This blog is a collection of the different fire education posts SIHA published this summer on our social media. With how fire has affected the SNRA this […]
The Mountains That Made a Governor (Part 2)
The Alpine Examiner September 22, 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area The Mountains that Made a Governor: Cecil Andrus and the White Clouds (Part 2) The foremost issue of the 1971 race for Idaho governor had become the proposed ASARCO mine in the White Clouds. […]
The Mountains That Made a Governor (Part 1)
The Alpine Examiner September 15, 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area The Mountains that Made a Governor: Cecil Andrus and the White Clouds (Part I) The White Cloud Mountain skyline. Photo Credit: Bureau of Land Management Spanning nearly 91,000 acres, the Cecil D. Andrus White […]
Can You Feel It?
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Winner Announced for 2024 Drawing (Win a Sawtooth Weekend!)
Win a Sawtooth Weekend! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who tried their luck and to Beckwith Lodge! …and the winner is… Diane Pinney! We so appreciate everyone’s support! A second prize, Sawtooth Mountains silhouette art piece, was won by Nancy Lindbom! Thanks to Studio Les Bois and Josh Kristensen for this second prize. Thank […]
An Ode to Ground Squirrels
The Alpine Examiner September 1, 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area An Ode to Ground Squirrels To them we are the tourists Seasonal neighbors Here for a few months Being loud and noisy Then gone Generations of ground squirrels and chipmunks Alive on this land […]
What a summer it’s been!
The Alpine Examiner July 3, 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area What a summer it’s been! Summer 2024 has turned out to be quite a rollercoaster for everyone in the Sawtooths, including for us at the Sawtooth Association. Between a late start at Redfish Visitor […]
