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 […]
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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 […]
Salmon Fest Cancelled
CANCELLED Out of respect for the Sawtooth community, as the Wapiti Fire causes evacuations west of Stanley, IRU and the Sawtooth Association have decided to CANCEL Sawtooth Salmon Festival. Hot, dry conditions, and high winds have helped the fire double in size in less than two days. If you’re in Stanley or at Redfish Lake […]
Smokey’s Birthday!
Happy Birthday Smokey Bear! On Saturday, August 6th the Sawtooth Association is celebrating Smokey Bear’s 78th birthday at the Redfish Visitor Center & Gallery. Join us from 12pm-3pm for an assortment of games and activities including a scavenger hunt, water gun target practice, a photo shoot with Smokey himself, and birthday cake! You won’t want […]
