From the Director



Sagebrush Steppe Regional Land Trust is pleased to announce the completion of of our latest conservation project, the 200-acre Thunder Ridge Preserve, located up Sleight Creek Canyon outside of Paris, Idaho in Bear Lake County. This project ensures 200 acres of important winter range habitat in the Bear Lake Valley is protected for future generations. Protection of winter range in the area is becoming increasingly important as development and mining activities fragment the landscape. The beautiful property sits below Paris Peak with a view of Bear Lake. The sagebrush steppe habitat on the property is in great shape with healthy populations of sagebrush and bitter-brush. The Land Trust will hold the property in fee title ownership and manage it for its wildlife values.

The property was donated to the Land Trust by Keith and Jan Rasmussen. “Jan and I are pleased to work with the Land Trust to protect this critical wildlife habitat. Over the years, our family has enjoyed observing elk, deer, moose, eagles, and sage grouse on the property during all seasons of the year,” said Keith. "The Land Trust was a pleasure to work with.”  To see photos of the property, visit our facebook site at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150547536587184.430861.69144787183&type=1&l=2f27c2b16d.