Payette Land Trust

“What this means is this access will be in perpetuity. It will always exist, no matter what happens to that land in the future.”

When Craig Utter talks about the decades-long mission and the day-to-day hefty lifting of the Payette Land Trust, he often uses the word “forever.” Indeed, when the Trust helps craft a historic conservation easement agreement for a portion of Cougar Island, the end product would have an ever-lasting impact.

Conservationists say the future of Cougar Island on Payette Lake is a now bit more secure.

A 100-acre ranch along the South Fork of the Salmon River is now under a conservation easement with the Payette Land Trust, ensuring the land won’t be…

A group of land conservationists from around the state are meeting in McCall Monday. The meeting comes as folks in the West Central Mountains have seen…