Events

There are so many ways that people connect to nature! Add a few of these opportunities to your upcoming plans and see if they help you feel a little closer to the natural heritage of the Henrys Fork Watershed.

Group watches as child practices using bear spray with a mechanical bear

Jul 22

Volunteer Event: Pull a Fence for Pronghorn!

July 22, 2025

Pronghorn herds once moved from the Henrys Flats & Madison Valley over the Targhee Pass into summer range in Yellowstone. Today, a herd migrates…

Jul 28

IMN/HFWA Talk Series: Yellowstone Wolf Ecology and Behavior Research Update – Kira Cassidy

July 28, 2025

Flat Ranch Preserve

Kira Cassidy is a research associate with Yellowstone Forever and the Yellowstone Wolf, Cougar, and Elk Project. Kira will be discussing wildlife ecology and behavior, sharing some…

Ongoing Events

Statewide Milkweed Survey

Help IDFG adopt milkweed patches across Idaho and monitor the milkweed throughout summer 2025. The survey kicks off July 1 and goes through August 15. Volunteer community scientists will need to check their sites 1-3 times during this timeframe to document crucial information, like stem counts, health of the patch itself, and count butterflies.

Find additional details and training materials here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/db39ee5cbb634608bb057a5cd851e4a1

Past Events – 2025

IMN/HFWA Talk Series: The Web of Life – Land and Water Linkages (Dr. Colden Baxter)

Years of fascinating research on giant salmonfly hatches, migrating birds, non-native carp, and olive trees are woven together into a narrative of interdependence between land and water. This presentation will change the way you see nature around you. Dr. Colden Baxter is a Professor of Ecology and Director of the Stream Ecology Center and the Center for Ecological Research & Education at Idaho State University. If you didn’t catch this talk live, you can watch it on our YouTube Channel!

Weed Pull – Woods Creek Fen (TRLT Property)

HFWA joined the Teton Regional Land Trust for a weed pull on Woods Creek Fen near Driggs. The hard work of this volunteer crew will improve ecosystem health by making room

 for native plants to thrive and provide for wildlife. The crew focused their efforts on pulling primarily Canada and musk thistle, but also spotted knapweed, houndstongue, and oxeye daisy. Volunteers received a short course on weed identification before setting to work. Thank you to all of the volunteers that showed up to improve the landscape for native plants and animals!

 

Annual Wildlife Festival

Our annual Wildlife Festival was a great success! On June 28th HFWA, Bear Guardian, Involved Property Owners of Island Park, Bear Aware Island Park, and Harriman State Park hosted

this fun-filled, family-friendly day. Participants learned about local wildlife, conservation, and research while enjoying scenic Harriman State Park. Visitors learned to use bear spray with IDFG’s robotic bear, made plaster casts of bird feet and customized bird strike window decals with Friends of Camas, learned about invasive weeds, public land protection, and so much more! Los Tacotes provided delicious food while Lines and Tines entertained with a fabulous selection of music.

Thank you to all who attended and participated in this event and we look forward to seeing you at next year’s Festival!

Raising Lay-Down Fencing – Flat Ranch Preserve

We would like to extend our most sincere appreciation to all of the amazing volunteers that helped to raise and repair fencing at TNC’s Flat Ranch Preserve! Laying down fencing during critical migration periods is one tool that land managers can use to improve connectivity between critical winter and summer habitats. Although it can be labor intensive to lay down fencing before the winter migration just to raise it again after the spring migration, the effort benefits wildlife populations including pronghorn, deer, elk, moose, and even grouse that use the Henry’s Fork Watershed, while also supporting working lands. So, this is important work and we thank everyone involved for giving your time to help wildlife move more freely!

Sage Grouse Lek Visit

Sage-grouse lek visit April 12

Our fieldtrip to a sage grouse lek on April 12th, 2025 was a success! We saw dozens of male sage grouse strutting and displaying for females. The sights and sounds were unforgettable. We hope to organize another fieldtrip in spring 2026 so make plans to join us then! In the meantime you can read about our experience here…

Sex and the Sagebrush