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Five Years

In Review

Message From Board President

Tom Lucia

Dear Members and Friends of the Sagebrush

Steppe Regional Land Trust:

It is hard to believe it has been over 5 years since the

original Land Trust Board members got together to

start working to create a locally based voluntary land

conservation organization for Southeastern Idaho.We are very fortunate indeed to have come such a

long way in a very short time, protecting over 1,120

acres combined! As we reflect on what made this

possible, we recognize that this was accomplished

through the hard work and dedication of individu-als, organizations, and concerned partners within our

community. The spectacular conservation achieve-

ments described in the following pages—the natu-

ral resources safeguarded, the working farms and

ranches protected, all spring from strong communitysupport.

We are excited to be working to protect open

spaces, working farmlands, and important wildlife

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Letter From the President

Our Mission

Our mission is to protect and enhance natural and working

lands, now and for future generations, in Southeastern Idaho.

Quick Facts Originated in 2003 by area volunteers

Board GovernedFull-time Executive Director

Non-profit public Benefit Corporation

Membership based

Community Supported

Work with willing landownersServes Southeastern Idaho

115 Members

Executive Director Joselin Matkins

Land Protected

1,120 acres protected

Contact UsPo Box 1404, Pocatello ID 83204

[email protected]

Phone: (208) 241-4662

Tom Lucia, Board President

habitat in our community, and even more excited by the communitysupport we have received in these first few years. The outreach connec-

tions we are developing will be crucial to our conservation successes, andthey will help assure that our work today endures long into the future.

As we compiled the list of the Land Trust’s accomplishments, it is appar-

ent that we are furthering those desires of the community at large that

share our concern and vision for what we want Southeast Idaho to look

like well into the future. People want to live here because of the qualityof life and the lifestyle Southeast Idaho has to offer. We are passionate

about preserving these special places, and we will continue to work for

all Idahoans to keep these lands protected. We have just scratched the

surface, but it’s a start. We all recognize there is so much more to do.

Involvement in SSRLT is a great way to accomplish on-the-land

protection of the places your love. I would like to extend a big “ThankYou” to all of our members and partners for providing the energy, hard

work, and financial support required to pursue our collective goals.

Tom Lucia, President

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AdvisorsRandy Budge

Geoff Hogander

David Maguire

Deb Mignogno

Brent NicholsPaula Jones

BoardLance Bethke

Bill Davidson

Joan HansenMarjanna Hulet

Tom Lucia

Garry Ratzlaff

Bonnie Shaw

Babette Thorpe

Brent NicholsDeb Mignogno

Service Area

Bannock County • Bear Lake County

Bingham County • Caribou County

Franklin County• Onieda CountyPower County



Our Work

The Sagebrush Steppe Regional Land Trust (SSRLT)

was established in 2004 by area volunteers interested

in safeguarding our region’s quality of life, now andfor future generations, by helping to protect the

natural and working lands that make Southeastern

Idaho such as wonderful place to live, work, and

play! We are Board governed,

with a full-time ExecutiveDirector. We work with will-

ing landowners to protect and

enhance natural and working

lands in Southeastern Idaho.

We are membership based and

community supported. Sinceits inception, the SSRLT has

secured legal counsel, wrote

its articles of incorporation

received 501(c)(3) status,established numerous partner-

ships with land management

agencies and stakeholder

groups, and protected 1,120

acres in southeastern Idaho.Protection of Southeastern

Idaho’s natural open spaces and

working lands is vital to main-

taining our region’s high qual-ity of life. We envision a futurein which population growth

and development is matched

by land protection, thus creat-

ing and maintaining a high quality and balanced

environment for future generations. The Land Trustis accomplishing its mission by partnering with pub-

lic and private landowners to identify methods and

options for protecting sensitive open spaces for the

benefit of landowners, wildlife, and thepublic. Also

critical to accomplishing our mission, we are work-ing with landowners to explore possible income and

estate tax benefits for open space protection, fund-

raising to enable purchase of critical and sensitive

lands or easements, and increasing public awareness

of the needs for and benefits of protecting sensi-tive lands and open spaces for public and wildlife

use. Over time, we hope to serve as the primarynetworking conduit between citizens, sportsmen,

contractors and developers, local, state and federal

agencies, farmland protection agencies, and any

other groups concerned with open space conser-

vation, fish and wildlife conservation, and con-servation of wildlands and

wetlands.

Working in the

seven Southeastern Idaho

Counties: Bannock, BearLake, Bingham, Caribou,

Franklin, Onieda, and

Power, the Land Trust israpidly becoming a leader

in efforts to protect criticalhabitat and provide private

landowners with a mecha-

nism to protect their land,

now and for future genera-

tions. To date, the LandTrust has completed 11 proj-

ects protecting 1,108 acres

in 3 of our 7 service area

counties, Bingham, Caribou,

and Franklin.

Conservation

Five Years of Voluntary Land Conservation in Southeast Idaho

We envision a future in

which population growth

and development is matched

by land protection, thuscreating and maintaining a

high quality and balanced

environment for future

generations.



Service Area Map



Lands Protected

During this past 5 years, the Sagebrush Steppe Regional Land Trust completed 11 conservation projects

that protected 1,120 acres. This accomplishment include:

• conservation easement purchases totaling 149 acres

• conservation easement donations totaling 800 acres

• land purchases totaling 159 acres

Conservation Easements Acreage Watershed Date

Henderson Preserve 210 Bear River 2008

Mink Creek Canyon Ranch 600 Bear River 2007

Twin Creeks Ranch 100 Bear River 2007

Cove Easement 1/Olsen 0.25 Bear River 2006Cove Easement 2/Hansen 0.04 Bear River 2006

Cove Easement 3/McCurdy 0.68 Bear River 2006

Cove Easement 4/Olsen 0.24 Bear River 2006

Cove Easement 5/Harris 1.0 Bear River 2006

Robert Lehman Cedar Creek Preserve 37 Blackfoot River 2006

Fee Title SSRLT Preserves Acreage Watershed Date

Kackley Preserve 157 Bear River 2006Cove Preserve 2.3 Bear River 2006

Our conservation work protected working farms and ranches, riparian forests, natural areas,

wildlife habitat and recreational access as follows:

• All 11 projects protect habitat for the plant and wildlife species in SE Idaho

• 2 active farm and ranch parcels

• 1 parcel with public access to the Bear River

• 11 parcels that protected wildlife habitat and riparian areas

• 9 projects that protect important habitat for Bonneville cutthroat trout

• 1 project that enhances and protects important habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

Conservation Easements and Preserves



Lands Protected

6

Henderson Preserve

The 210-acre Henderson Conservation Easement

is located along the Bear River in Franklin County.

The conservation easement permanently protectsthe property’s diverse open space values, including

riparian woodlands and prime agricultural and ranch

lands. The conservation easement allows the land-

owners to continue traditional farming and ranch-

ing, but forever prohibits development and harmfuluses and activities on the property.

Mink Creek Canyon Ranch

The 600-acre Mink Creek property is located in

the Bear River watershed in the upper reaches of

Mink Creek. The property consists of woodlands,

sagebrush steppe habitat, cultivated fields and ranch

lands, and riparian and riverine habitat. Thesehabitats support a wide range of wildlife including

waterfowl, neotropical migrant birds, raptors, upland

game birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Mink

Creek also supports one of the best populations

of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in the Bear RiverDrainage.

Twin Creeks Ranch

The 100-acre Twin Creeks property is located in the

Bear River Watershed. The land consists of working

ranch lands, sagebrush steppe habitat, and scenicopen space.



Lands Protected

Robert Lehman Cedar Creek Preserve

The 37-acre Robert Lehman Cedar Creek Preserve is

located in the Blackfoot River watershed northwest of

Blackfoot. The project restored a reach of Cedar Creekwhich had been diverted into a ditch to facilitate agricul-

tural operations. The project partners worked together

to recreate the stream channel, plant native species, and

manage invasive weed populations. The conservation

easement protects the new channel and the surroundinguplands.

Cove Conservation Area Easements

The Cove Area Conservation Easements are locatedalong the Bear River in Caribou County about 38 miles

north of the Utah border. These easements protect the

riparian corridor from overgrazing, increase riparian

vegetation, and improve riparian habitat along the Bear

River. Altogether, the connected easements protect amile-long stretch of the Bear River.

Kackley Preserve

The 160-acre Kackley Preserve is located along both side

of the Bear River in Caribou County. The property con-

sists of sagebrush steppe, emergent wetlands, and riparian

and riverine habitat. The Kackley Preserve is man-

aged by the Land Trust to retain and protect its naturalcharacter including natural open space, fish and wildlife

populations, and scenic, historic, and cultural values.



25,000 and upHeart o the Rockies Initiative

Mink Creek Canyon LLC

PacifCorp Energy

The Lightoot Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999 Agrium

$5,000 - $9,999Brent Nichols

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

The Nature Conservancy

$1,000 - $4,999Geo Hogander

Garry and Teresa Ratzla

Wildlie Film FestivalBonnie and Jim Shaw

Twin Lakes Canal Company

$500 - $999

Tim Flandro

Joan Hansen

Tom Lucia

Monsanto

Babette Thorpe

$250 - $499

Bill and Jean Davidson

June Heilman

Marjanna and Barry Hulet

Tim and Jessica Lindstrom

John and Carol Matkins

M. R. Mickelson

Deb Mignogno

Rick Nordseth

Lance and Karen Bethke

$100 - $249

Donna Boe

Kate Delate “The Raven’s Nest”

Ed and Marsha DesanoMichael and Linda Engle

Bob and Judy Flandro

Peter and Cathy Frischmann

Don Hampton

Bruce and Carol Hodges

Scott Hughes and Vivian Golightly

Flyod Johnson

Tom Lucia

David and Pam Maguire

Jim and Laurie Mende

Karin Moscon

Our Contributors

Sharon and Norm Sel

Rodney Pearce

David Penny

Dale and Holly Reavis

David and Stella SandquistMathew and Hannah Sanger

Pete Savage

Archie and Shea Service

Je Streeper

Charles Trost

Diana Troyer and Eric Krasa

United Way o Southeast Idaho

Angier Wills

1st Congregational Church

$50 - $99Carl Anderson

Fred Belzer and Terry KaumannRobert Brown and Sandra

Thorne-Browne

Richard and Debra Cheatum

Clyde and Lee Ann Gilbert

Gene and Beverly Gillette

Scott Larsen

Paul Link

Matt Lucia

Scott and Linda MacButch

Damien Miller

Greg Mladenka

Dana Olson-Elle

Michelle Pak

Muriel Roberts

Leslie and Greg Romriell

Dean Rose

$49 and underDonald Allen

Steven and Diane Anderson

Sandi Arena-Fisher

Scott and Chris Beckstead

Terry and Kathryn Brower

Roger Bray

Henry Buescher James and Joy Dougherty

Steve Ernst

Larry Ghan

Daniel and Melissa Green

Marcus Green

Priscilla Hearst

Brian Holmes and Amy Cunningham

Ardys and Karl Holte

Margeret Hudson and

Bernd Beutenmuller

Virginia Kelly

Erika Kulman

Michael Larkin and Ana Owsiak

James Mariani

Kevin Marsh

Jane Matkins Joselin Matkins

Ellery Maughan

David and Lori Mead

John O’Connell

Will Peterson

Montelle and Amy Pike

Dexter and Verna Pitman

Dennis and Margo Proksa

Lee Purser

Darrell and Barbara Scott

Guy and Doreen Smith

Carol Stirling

Anna Streeper Douglas Nilson

Paul and Martha Wackenhut

John and Martha Welhan

In Kind Donations Alpine Enterprises - Bruce Smith

Bruce Brown

Randy Budge

Darryl Davidson

Niccole Fuhriman

Geo Hogander

Glacier Graphics

Tim Lindstrom

David Maguire

Stolworthy Family

Memorial Donations

In memory o Mildred Delate

In memory o Pug Madison

In memory o Jim Stone

In memory o Helen Flandro

Planned Giving and Bequests

Priscilla Hearst

Every effort has been made to

ensure accurate representation

of contributions.

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