Did you know that light pollution, characterized by unwanted or excessive artificial light affects 80% of the lightening of the night skies around the globe? In collaboration with the Central Idaho Dark Sky reserve, UCLA student researchers will share information on the impacts of light pollution, as well as what the public can do to get involved to tackle it! Register now to secure your spot!
2024 Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Speaker Series – Sierra Robatcek – “Wildlife Migration and Status in the Valley”
Join the Wood River Land Trust and The Community Library this winter to discuss how we can take local action in the face of global and regional challenges. “Wildlife Migration and Status in the Valley” WITH SIERRA ROBATCEK Idaho Fish & Game Regional Wildlife Biologist – Her research focused on modeling pregnancy rates of elk in Idaho, as a function of habitat quality and habitat use. M.S., Natural Resources – University of Idaho FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TIMES AND HOW TO REGISTER VISIT COMLIB.ORG
2024 Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Speaker Series – Evan Thomas – “Valuing Water to Survive Climate Change”
Join the Wood River Land Trust and The Community Library this winter to discuss how we can take local action in the face of global and regional challenges. “Valuing Water to Survive Climate Change” WITH EVAN THOMAS PhD, PE, MPH Professor Mortenson Endowed Chair in Global Engineering Director, Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Resilience Director, Climate Innovation Collaboratory – University of Colorado Boulder FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TIMES AND HOW TO REGISTER VISIT COMLIB.ORG
Think Globally, Act Locally Speaker Series – Jon Ambrose -“The Latest Science on the Big Wood River”
Join the Wood River Land Trust and The Community Library this winter to discuss how we can take local action in the face of global and regional challenges “The Latest Science on the Big Wood River” WITH JON AMBROSE Pacific Northwest Hydrology Director at Environmental Science Associates Master of Science Hydrology and Geosciences – Colorado State University FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TIMES AND HOW TO REGISTER VISIT COMLIB.ORG
Holiday Meal Planning Class with Chef Joe Tocci
FARE Idaho invites you to learn a new cooking skill or two at our Holiday Meal Planning Class being held at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute! Join us and our friends from the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience, the Idaho Wine Commission and the Trailing of the Sheep Festival for an evening with SVCI Chef Joe Tocci focused on how to utilize local produce and wines. At the end, you’ll enjoy the delicious results, featuring locally sourced lamb, potatoes, and assorted seasonal vegetables. Space is limited and will sell out, so order your tickets today!
Visit Sun Valley, Sustainably!
Traveling sustainably is an important aspect of modern-day travel, and being mindful of our environmental impact while traveling has never been more critical. Fortunately, there are simple things we can all do to help preserve the environment and make our travels more sustainable. From using reusable items to picking up litter, shopping locally, and reducing our carbon footprint, these small actions can go a long way in helping protect the places we love to visit. In this blog post, we’ll cover some easy ways to travel sustainably while enjoying all that the Ketchum area has to offer. Bring reusables! Did you know that Americans use over 100 billion plastic bags each year? If 25% of families used 10 fewer bags per month, we would save 2.5 billion bags per year! Grab that reusable bag and water bottle and hit the town! This is a simple way to do your part when out and about and stopping in shops and groceries. Plus, our local tap water is out of this world. Pick it up! It can be a damper to roll up to a campsite, trailhead, lookout, or even a park and see pieces of trash around. Be sure to pick …