By Jim McGeever As of this writing, winter has a firm grasp on the Henry’s Fork Wildlife Alliance footprint. Significant and much-needed snowstorms have left our snowpack and snow water…
Surviving Below Zero
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Fire Ecology Field Trip in Island Park
By Caitlyn Wanner With more massive wildfires making the news each summer and filling the air with smoke, public concern is growing over the risk of wildfires in Island Park.…
Appreciating a Conservation Easement
by Jean Bjerke People love Island Park for many reasons. Its natural beauty, mountains, valleys, lakes and streams. Its abundant wildlife and birds, and its world-class fishing. Its lush meadows,…
Hundreds attend wildlife conservation event in Island Park
ISLAND PARK – Two hundred members and guests celebrated Henry’s Fork Wildlife Alliance’s first big event since the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday night at Meadow Vue Ranch in Island Park.…
Bats of Idaho
By Sarah Cubells For good reason, the birds and large mammals of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are the awe-inspiring “main characters” among locals and tourists alike. But, outside of Halloween…
Sage Grouse
By Caitlyn Wanner This is the first summer in several years I haven’t spent doing sage-grouse research, first as a wildlife technician and then for my master’s thesis. I am…
Eared Grebes at Henrys Lake
By Mary VanFleet Grebes are a fun family of birds to watch at Henrys Lake. They are constantly chattering in the bays, even before the ice is off. You can’t…
Grizzly Family
Article and photo by Charlie Lansche I had the good fortune of watching this Yellowstone grizzly family over the past few days as they peacefully foraged and grazed in an…
Food-Conditioned Grizzlies Put Down in Island Park
Published May 22, 2022 The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. ISLAND PARK – On May 21, Idaho Fish and Game in cooperation…
Trumpeter Swans at Henrys Lake
Article by Mary VanFleet Photo by Jean Bjerke Trumpeter Swans (TS) have historically nested at Henrys Lake, but have not been breeding there much of the last 50 yrs. Historically widespread in the US, by 1900’s there only…