Jennifer Ellis is an Idaho rancher in Bingham and Caribou Counties. She has been involved with many agricultural and natural resource groups in Idaho and nationally. Over the course of 25 years of involvement with these organizations she has come to appreciate the complex relationships between the agricultural communities and those who recreate on, and move to them. The stunning pace at which agricultural lands are being converted to commercial and residential areas is of grave concern to many farmers and ranchers, and the Ellis’ are no exception.

As a fourth generation Idahoan, the people, places, and critters of Idaho mean a tremendous amount to Jennifer and her family. She looks forward to working with the Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust to ensure her grandkids have the same quality of life and access to the great natural wonders Idaho has to offer that she has enjoyed throughout her lifetime.

Jennifer is married to Shawn and mother of Kassidy, Devon and Chandler and grandmother of Sloane and McCoy- who will hopefully be the 6th generation of Idaho cowboys in the family.