Our
Team
Meet The Staff
Maggie Seaberg
Executive Director
Maggie comes to SVS with a professional background primarily in Natural Resource Management, having worked for the US Forest Service in Montana, Oregon and Idaho from 2004 through 2019 as a Forester, Program Manager and Environmental Planner. Recently, Maggie started up and managed a successful ice cream business in downtown Salmon and has served on several local non-profit boards including the Salmon Arts Council, the Salmon River Mule Deer Foundation Chapter and the FernWaters Charter School Board. Maggie, and her husband, Travis, have 3 young children and as a family they love experiencing the wide variety of outdoor recreation opportunities this amazing area provides. She also enjoys traveling, cooking, running and watching her kids learn and grow in this awesome community!
Kate Yeater
Director of Communications and Outreach
Originally from the farmlands of Ohio, Kate fell in love with the Salmon River and the surrounding mountains after an internship with the Salmon-Challis National Forest in 2017. Since then she’s farmed in Alabama, learned to speak Chitumbuka in the Peace Corps in Malawi, shared Crow culture at a state park in Montana, and managed the visitor center and interpretation/education programs at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park. Kate's passionate about community engagement and getting everyone outdoors! During time off work Kate enjoys quilting and sewing for her business Broad Vista Quilts, hiking and exploring new places, and oohing and aahing at all the incredible details found out in nature.
Ari Pepper
Restoration Program Manager
Ari recently graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in conservation & restoration ecology. Ari grew up in Minnesota and got his start in the natural resources world after moving to Tucson, Arizona and joining the Arizona Conservation Corps in 2016. Since then, he has worked on a variety of field crews doing a wide array of work including invasive species removal, trail construction and maintenance, timber harvesting, habitat monitoring, native seed collection and native planting projects all across the western United States. Now located in Salmon, Idaho, Ari has a passion for all things outdoors and restoring our native landscapes. He spends his free time botanizing, hiking, climbing and kayaking wherever phone service is lacking.
Meg Super
Environmental Education and Outreach Specialist
Meg is an enthusiastic lover of life, curious about all things outside, with a particular conviction that kids can teach adults as much as we can teach them. She was born just over the pass in Hamilton, MT and likes to joke that she is returning to her natal waters, like our beloved salmon. She has worked in salmon and river conservation for the past few years, most recently on the Lemhi River as a field technician with Idaho Fish and Game. Meg grew up between Montana and North Dakota, always exploring rivers. She got her bachelors and masters degrees in molecular biology at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. While the medical research was interesting, she realized her true passion was in conservation. Meg has now worked with howler monkeys in Costa Rica and river/salmon conservation in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. She believes that strengthening communities and kids' connection to the land and its creatures should be at the forefront of all conservation efforts. Meg is continually in awe of this community, its beautiful ecosystems and resiliency. Salmon is an incredibly unique place, and she is honored to get to work directly in and with the community through Salmon Valley Stewardship.
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Owen Baughman
Restoration Program Coordinator
Owen Baughman is a life-long resident of the sagebrush drylands of the West, and has worked since 2004 in native plant management and research. From seasonal technician to crew lead to research leader, he has worked for The Nature Conservancy, the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, and the University of Nevada Reno across the Great Basin, Colorado Plateau, and Intermountain West. His research and efforts have focused on understanding how to improve native plant restoration success in drylands, especially in the face of widespread exotic plant invasions. He was thrilled to join SVS as the Restoration Program Coordinator in Spring 2025 to continue his learning and have a tangible impact. He has a B.S. (U. of Idaho, 2010) and M.S. (U. of Nevada Reno, 2014) in Ecology. He moved to Salmon with his wife (fisheries biologist) and son (fearless toddler) in Spring 2025 to enjoy all that this region offers, and in his spare time partakes in self-propelled adventures outside, gardening, beekeeping, foraging/hunting, and sometimes traveling the West.
Cameron Rolle
Community Food Systems Manager
Cameron has lived in Salmon for 10 years, and has worked in several local businesses, including the Salmon Public Library, Farmers Market, and Odd Fellows’ Bakery. She spent several seasons with SVS as a Natural Resources Technician, and still loves getting out in the woods to hike and botanize. Her primary passion is running Sweet Belly Farm, where she grows and wildcrafts herbs for tea, tinctures, and other healing products, and uses local fruit in tasty fruit preserves. She also loves cooking with local foods, backcountry skiing, hiking, and spending time at home with her partner and their kitties. She is looking forward to contributing to the local food and farming community in a deeper way through her role at SVS, striving for a more resilient, interconnected food system here in the Salmon River region.
Garret Stahl
Local Food & Agriculture Manager
Before starting his role with SVS Garret managed wine-grape vineyards in Washington, Idaho and Arizona as well as worked in agriculture research in Montana and Idaho. Garret earned his Master of Science in Horticulture from Washington State University and a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from the University of Idaho. Garret hopes to help strengthen the community by supporting local agriculture and promoting local foods utilization. Outside of work he and his wife are raising two sons and enjoy the wide range of seasonal activities that Central Idaho has to offer.
Sarah Mallory
Program Coordinator
Sarah grew up in Ohio and first came to Idaho in 2016, drawn by the Salmon River and a deep love of wild places. She spent a decade working as a multi-day river guide on the Salmon and Snake Rivers, where she developed a strong connection to local landscapes, community, and ecology. Off the river, she runs Kinshop, a small business focused on handcrafted leather and canvas goods. In 2022, Sarah decided to put down roots in the Salmon Valley. Since then, this small town has filled her days with powder turns at Lost Trail, pizza parties, and book club gatherings. She brings her creative spirit, background in design, and a guide’s knack for leadership and adaptability to her role as Sustainable Food Systems Program Coordinator. Sarah is excited to support local food access, regional growers, and community resource sharing through SVS’s Tool Library and food systems initiatives.