Since 2004, we have been conducting research, restoring landscapes, and engaging the community.

What We’ve Achieved

  • Founding member of the Pioneers Alliance

  • Founding member of the Wood River Wolf Project, and fiscal agent for WRWP until 2020

  • Initiated study of pronghorn migration in the Pioneer Mountains - Craters of the Moon landscape with multiple partners

  • Established Lava Lake Research Fund to formalize commitment to supporting scientific research

  • Conducted a workshop and lecture program with ethno-botanist Gary Paul Nabhan for local community leaders, ranchers, and educators to address conservation issues related to local food production

  • Conducted outreach and education efforts to inform students, scientists, and natural resource management professionals about our work

  • Developed relationships and partnerships with non-profit organizations dedicated to conservation (The Nature Conservancy, Wood River Land Trust, Idaho Conservation League, The Conservation Fund, Sawtooth Science Institute, Intermountain Bird Observatory), professional scientists (University of California Berkeley, University of Idaho, Idaho State University, New Mexico State University, Princeton University, Brigham Young University- Idaho), and land managers (Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, National Park Service).

  • Developed GIS database to house and make use of ecological data generated through inventory efforts and scientific research.

Learn more about our ongoing projects below!

  • Pronghorn Migration

    We document and work to preserve pronghorn migration routes in the Pioneer Mountains.

  • Predator Coexistence

    We work with local ranchers, nonprofits, and government agencies to help livestock coexist with apex predators using nonlethal deterrents.

  • Injured Veterans

    Every year we hosted injured veterans and their VA therapists for week-long sessions of equine therapy in Idaho’s backcountry.

  • Landscape Conservation

    Our landscape conservation efforts protect core habitat for wide-ranging wildlife species including pronghorn, sage grouse, deer, and elk, and for sensitive and/or declining species. We also work to protect free flowing waterways and associated riparian habitats.

  • Bird Count Surveys

    In partnership with Jay Carlisle of the Intermountain Bird Observatory, we have gathered two decades-worth of bird count data in important riparian habitats.

  • BSU Soundscape Study

    Dr. Jesse Barber of BSU conducts research at Lava Lake and investigates the effect of artificial noise on animal behavior.