Volunteers provide the workforce to restore native habitat in southwest Idaho, collecting seed and planting since 1990 when the Department initiated its Volunteer Program. Native habitat restoration is the focus of our Southwest Region Volunteer Program and volunteers make this important work possible and successful.
Our Volunteer Native Riparian Habitat Restoration has evolved to semiannual project work: mid-April through mid-June, resuming late September through early November. Plus we provide TLC to plantings during hot, dry summer months, watering and weeding plantings. We plant mostly five gallon native trees and shrubs in the spring and construct willow weavings in the fall.
