Pollinator Pathway - The Pollinator Pathway Project engaged K–8 students in learning about the vital role of pollinators in healthy ecosystems and food systems. With guidance from local artist Cheryl Mihalka and support from volunteers, the Salmon School District, and The O'Hara Commons, students painted wooden cutouts of birds, bees, and moths that were transformed into the vibrant Pollinator Pathway mural displayed beside former Pioneer Elementary School. 

Streams of Dreams - The Stream of Dreams Project celebrates the Salmon community's deep connection to its fisheries while inspiring the next generation of watershed stewards. Students learned about fish species, migration, life cycles, river ecosystems, and the importance of healthy watersheds before painting more than 500 life-size fish for a vibrant mural displayed along the school fence on Highway 93. The mural continues to welcome visitors while showcasing our community's salmon and steelhead heritage. 

Central Idaho Public Lands Collaborative - The Central Idaho Public Lands Collaborative (CIPLC) was an organized group of diverse stakeholders whose mission was to develop recommendations for the management of public lands that reflected the needs and desires of the general public, and to then provide those recommendations to the relevant land management agencies. In 2017, the CIPLC engaged in the plan revision process on the Salmon-Challis National Forest (SCNF). By 2020, the CIPL had  finished their formal review as part of the forest plan revision and published a report called the Wild and Scenic River  Suitability Summary Report for the Salmon-Challis National Forest. While the CIPLC is no longer an active group, their efforts and work are highlighted here, as Salmon Valley Stewardship helped serve on this diverse committee.

Central Idaho Aspen Working Group - The CIAWG formed in 2006 with a commitment to work together toward recovery and enhancement of quaking aspen as an ecologic and iconic species of our central Idaho landscape. Together, SVS and CIAWG have worked on aspen restoration projects and conducted monitoring surveys to inform restoration treatments, creating jobs and developing local monitoring skills. In addition, SVS and CIAWG have hosted public field trips with aspen experts from the University of Idaho and the Western Aspen Alliance, Utah State University. You can learn more about aspen stands by viewing interpretive signs developed by 2019 Salmon high school senior Kelsey Stansberry at the Sacajawea Interpretive Center in Salmon, Idaho. 

Lemhi Forest Restoration Group - In Central Idaho’s High Divide, the Lemhi Forest Restoration Group (LFRG) worked to collaboratively design restoration projects on national forest lands. Since the inception of LFRG in 2006, the results of this multi-stakeholder effort have had a tremendously positive impact on forest restoration efforts and associated local community benefit. Our collaborative success hinges on people who are willing to learn and raise questions collectively, spend time in the field together, and show respect for others and their ideas. After over a decade of successful collaboration, the group is currently inactive.

2L Pathway - Throughout Lemhi County’s Salmon Valley Trails Feasibility study process (2014-2015) five candidate trail segments were assessed for community connectivity, nonmotorized transport, and safety. The Highway 93 project rose to the top, receiving nearly unanimous community support as a safety priority.  A Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) grant application was created and submitted in 2015 for a 5-mile pathway from Salmon, south to the BLM’s Shoup Bridge Recreation Site. Salmon Valley Stewardship took the lead and worked with the City of Salmon, Lemhi County, Salmon Field Office Bureau of Land Management, Youth Employment Program, Idaho Department of Transportation, and local engineers to come up with construction and maintenance plans. Local partners worked closely with Federal Highway Administration engineers every step of the way, ensuring the final design of the trail would be representative of improved safety along the Highway 93 corridor. The Western Federal Lands Highway Administration completed engineering and trail design, and managed construction of the trail during the spring and summer of 2022. 

Produce Rx - In 2025, Salmon Valley Stewardship partnered with Steel Memorial Medical Center, Mountain Harvest Community Market, and the University of Idaho Extension to pilot the Produce Prescription (Produce Rx) Program. The six-month initiative provided participants experiencing food insecurity or diet-related health conditions with free, bi-weekly boxes of locally grown produce prescribed by their healthcare provider. While the pilot has concluded, it demonstrated the potential of connecting healthcare with local food systems to improve community health. SVS hopes to revive the program in the future as funding becomes available.

Osprey Camera Project - Through partnerships with local organizations and agencies, Salmon Valley Stewardship helped bring a live osprey camera to the Salmon Outdoor Classroom in spring of 2025, creating a unique opportunity for the community to observe nesting ospreys while fostering environmental education, wildlife appreciation, and stewardship of local ecosystems.