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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 […]

Sawtooth Salmon Scoop

The Alpine Examiner August 4, 2024 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Sawtooth Salmon Scoop Will future generations who visit the Sawtooths be able to see salmon, an iconic fish, in their natural habitat? Currently, the outlook is grim. Four species of Salmon call our local […]

2023 Sockeye and Chinook Returns

The Alpine Examiner November 2, 2023 Naturalist Blog Getting to the heart of what matters in Sawtooth-Salmon River Country 2023 Sockeye and Chinook Returns Clare Vergobbi Snow, ice and negative temperatures: winter has come to the Sawtooths, and the 2023 salmon runs are a wrap. We’ve received final numbers for sockeye and chinook returns to […]