sustainable Idaho

Jessa and Emma sit down with Mike Settell from Watershed Guardians to gain an understanding of this unique Idaho organization.

Jessa and Emma sit down with Mike Settell from Watershed Guardians to get more information about what is threatening Idaho Beaver, who play a vital role in Idaho’s ecosystem.

The Portneuf Valley Environmental Fair. is held on or around Earth Day every year. This year’s fair was held on April 22 at Caldwell Park and included live music, free food, and over 75 booths representing local organizations, businesses, and government entities. Emma took a field trip to the Environmental fair, and together Jessa and her listened to the community’s responses to a variety of questions.

As part of an ongoing series on Pocatello’s trail system, Jessa and Emma talk to Luke Nelson, co-director of Scout Mountain Ultras, about the work that goes into planning a sustainable event on Pocatello’s trails and the responsibility that the outdoor recreation industry has towards the communities that support it.

In this episode, Jessa and Emma talk to Maren Hunter, a representative from the city of Pocatello and Sheila Larsen, a representative of the Forest Service about just how much work goes into maintaining and supporting Pocatello’s extensive trail systems.

The greater Pocatello area encompasses about a thousand miles of trails. It’s well beloved by locals and visitors alike. But these trails take a lot of love and maintenance to keep them open and available to the public without degrading our environment. In this episode, Jessa and Emma talk to Glenn Thackray and Jennifer Cornell, local scientists, about what threatens our Pocatello trails.

In the wrap-up episode of this long series, Jessa and Emma contemplate the many stances of the Stibnite Gold Project that have been shared. We (J & E) would like to thank again everyone who helped us put this series together: Mary Farout Petterson, Julie Thrower, Sydney Anderson, Mckinsey Lyon, Willie Sullivan, and Julie Good.

Perpetua Resources mining company has proposed to reopen a mining site near McCall Idaho to mine gold and antimony. This incredibly complex project has caught the attention of grassroots and state organizations worried about the impacts of the proposed mine on Idaho’s environment and socio-economic culture. In the second part of their interview with Mckinsey, Jessa and Emma uncover the community collaboration Perpetua took part of in creating their project, and also more about the minerals being mined - gold and antimony.

Perpetua Resources mining company has proposed to reopen a mining site near McCall Idaho to mine gold and antimony. This incredibly complex project has caught the attention of grassroots and state organizations worried about the impacts of the proposed mine on Idaho’s environment and socio-economic culture. Now in part six of unpacking this complex project, Jessa and Emma invite Perpetua Resources Vice President of External Affairs, Mckinsey Lyon, to explain why Perpetua is proposing to reopen the Stibnite abandoned mine site.

Perpetua Mining Company has proposed to reopen a mining site near McCall Idaho to mine gold, silver, and - to some degree - antimony. This incredibly complex project has caught the attention of grassroots and state organizations worried about the impacts of the proposed mine on Idaho’s environment and socio-economic culture. In their fourth installment of this series, Jessa and Emma talk with Sydney Anderson with Idaho Rivers United and IRU’s methods for protecting the area’s waterways.