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Lava Lake Institute for Science & Conservation and the Pioneers Alliance are working to protect pronghorn migration. Their work was recently featured in High Country News.

The December 26th, 2011 edition of High Country News features long distance wildlife migration and the work Tess O'Sullivan led at Lava Lake to document pronghorn migration in central Idaho. The article addresses the various conservation challenges to sustaining long distance migration and describes the importance of conservation on private lands. To read the article visit High Country News.

To read more on the study and to view a migration route video visit the Lava Lake Institute for Science & Conservation site

John and Diane Peavey, owners of Flat Top Ranch
Flat Top Ranch receives first approved levy funding

In Blaine County of Idaho the county commissioners have approved the first levy project awarding levy funds for an easement on Flat Top Ranch in Southern, Idaho. The funding will contribute to the protection of over 1,000 acres and sustain a conservation easement that helps to protect an important corridor for pronghorn migration. This is part of the work of the Pioneers Alliance.

Read the full article in the Idaho Mt. Express: http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005139865



Pioneers Alliance hosts Congressional Tour

There is a diverse, active, and influential grassroots base of support for conservation of the Pioneers-Craters landscape. Landowners and local residents recognize the value of conservation to their community and businesses and support public private conservation efforts in the landscape.


The Pioneer Mountain-Craters of the Moon region is one of the West’s most unspoiled landscapes. The region supports tremendous wildlife populations,large working farms and ranches, a wide diversity of ecosystem types, and provides access for hunting and other recreation opportunities.


Recently, the Pioneers Alliance shared this landscape with representatives from Senator Risch’s office, Congressman Simpson’s office and Senator Crapo’s office.


The Pioneers Alliance sustains the natural and cultural values and advances economic opportunities for communities in the Pioneer Mountains to Craters of the Moon region.

To read more about this coalition visit The Pioneers Alliance site.


Kristine Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia Inc, and Rick Ridgeway, Patagonia's Vice President of Environmental Initiatives, pose with The Nature Conservancy's Carlos Fernandez, Ovi XXI's Pablo Borrelli and Patagonia Argentina's Raul Costa at the presentation of the project event. Photo: Patagonia Argentina.
We are working with The Nature Conservancy and Patagonia Inc.

"Patagonia Inc. has teamed with The Nature Conservancy Argentina and Ovis XXI to promote the conservation of natural grasslands and their surrounding environment.

The deal is pretty straight forward: Patagonia commits to buy sustainable wool from Ovis XXI, while this organization certifies that the product comes from responsible producers that are keeping and restoring their natural grasslands, and keeps instructing them along with The Nature Conservancy.

While there are currently one million hectares of grasslands certified to be handled in a sustainable way, this partnership hopes to increase that number to six million.

Apart from ordering sustainable wool itself, Patagonia is acting as a nexus between the Argentinean wool producers and the global market of clothes makers: according to the Ovis XXI manager, the company has already connected them with three other brands which will hopefully buy sustainable wool coming from preserved grasslands."

Read the article in full at Treehugger.com