Land Trust of the Treasure Valley

Our Mission

The Land Trust of the Treasure Valley’s mission is to create opportunities for conserving the natural, scenic, recreational, historic and agricultural values of southwestern Idaho’s open spaces through collaborative efforts for current and future generations.

The Land Trust identifies lands with special natural, scenic, recreational and agricultural values, and works with willing landowners to conserve these lands through acquisition, easement, education, and good stewardship.

Our Vision

Abundant open space exists in the Treasure Valley for recreation, scenic vistas and wildlife as a natural heritage for our children. Our communities are thriving, buffered from one another by lush and productive farmlands. The signature features of the area - the Foothills and the Boise River - remain largely in their natural state, contributing as they have historically to our exceptional quality of life.

Our Primary Goals

1. To define areas of significant natural, scenic, recreational and historic value in the Treasure Valley.
2. To protect these special places through cooperative arrangements with landowners.
3. To build understanding of the many values of open space in community and business leaders, and families of the Treasure Valley.

Our Strategy

Use existing scientific reports and community studies to identify and map specific sites that residents and community leaders hope to preserve.

Work cooperatively with landowners who wish to keep their land in its natural state or its historical use, using conservation easements and other land protection devices.

Our Credentials

Since 1996 the Land Trust of the Treasure Valley has built a substantial base of talent and experience. Real estate, soil, plant, and wildlife specialists as well as a lawyer and a landscape architect serve on our Board of Directors. Accountants and estate planners contribute to our efforts. Local businesses such as Spatial Dynamics and Dames & Moore Group helped develop the open space inventory maps using state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems (GIS). REI has supported our membership development efforts. Others are helping by providing technical assistance, grants and in-kind donations.

We know the value of cooperation - the power of working in partnership with local communities, regional organizations such as the Treasure Valley Partnership, other land conservation groups working in the areas, natural resource agencies, and citizen activists. We know that together we can make our vision a reality.