Hailey's Community Compost Program Thrives
By By Emma Drucker
The city of Hailey’s Community Compost Project, with its orange, eye-catching collection is turning waste into nutrient-dense, living humus that [...]
Environmental Resource Center Takes Over Sun Valley Mountain Huts
By By Hayden Seder
For over 50 years, the six backcountry huts that comprise the Sun Valley Mountain Huts system have served our area, [...]
The Rise of the Independent Outdoor Brands
By BY Kate Hull
The winter sports industry is entrenched with mammoths in the outdoor performance wear industry. Patagonia, North Face, Arc’Teryx … the [...]
The Small Community of Gannett Boasts a Culinary Gem
By By Cristy Sellas
Years ago, if you told an acquaintance that you lived south of town, she might assume you meant Hailey, maybe [...]
A 30-Year Dream Come True
By By Mark Dee
Thirty years ago, when the Wood River Land Trust set out to sell its soon-to-be inaugural executive director on the [...]
Mountain Humane’s Hikin’ Buddies Program is on the Right Path
By Karen Bossick
Every summer a mother and her two daughters fly to Sun Valley, not to ride Sun Valley’s 400 miles of single track, play golf on its picturesque courses or attend Sun Valley’s Ice Show. They come to walk dogs. [...]
Entertainment Center and Tourist Attraction of the Late 1800s
By John M Lundin
The discovery of silver in 1879 brought thousands to the Wood River Valley. The Valley’s Hot Springs Resorts were popular centers for entertainment, recreation and health for locals and tourists, as elsewhere. [...]
Outlaw Pals Leave their Mark
By John M. Lundin
Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker), Sundance Kid (Henry Longabaugh) and their gang (the Hole in the Wall and/or Wild Bunch) were the most prolific, successful and best-known robbers in the American West. [...]
The BLM Smokejumpers of the Great Basin
By Jonathan Mentzer
They leap from aircraft thousands of feet above ground, parachuting into some of the country’s most remote, rugged terrain—all in pursuit of flame. [...]
How Chapter One Bookstore Prevailed After 55 Years
By Cristy Sellas
Through the years, Ketchum has had its share of jewels contributing to its small mountain town charm. One of those little Ketchum jewels is the undeterred and beloved Chapter One Bookstore at 340 East Second Street in downtown Ketchum. [...]