The Birch Creek Project
Community. Rewilding. Advocacy. Conservation.
The Birch Creek Project
We believe that proper management of our lands can sustain opportunities for wildlife, ranching, recreation, and wild horses.
Community
We believe conservation must move in step with people. Birch Creek seeks to support diverse, place-based livelihoods that are economically sustainable and aligned with the scale and character of the region. Our approach honors local knowledge, uplifts rural communities, and recognizes the enduring stewardship, rights, and contributions of the First Peoples whose relationship with this land spans generations.
Corridor
We are committed to protecting and strengthening the East–West Wildlife Corridor that links the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with Central Idaho. Where the corridor remains intact, we work to conserve its continuity. Where it has been disrupted, we support its restoration so wildlife can once again move freely across the landscape, maintaining genetic diversity, seasonal migration patterns, and the ecological balance that depends on connection.
Science-Led Monitoring and Accountability
Monitoring is central to everything we do.
At Birch Creek, long-term, data-driven monitoring allows us to understand how rewilding horses affects land, wildlife, and ecosystem processes over time. This ensures our work is measurable, transparent, and grounded in ecological science.
Monitoring allows us to adapt, improve, and clearly communicate results to communities, funders, scientists, and agencies.
Rewilding
Our work centers on restoring the vitality of a biotic community that has gradually diminished over time. Through thoughtful stewardship, we support the return of species to vacant ecological niches while restoring the natural processes that sustain land, water, and life. By renewing these relationships, we aim to protect and strengthen the remarkable biodiversity that defines the Birch Creek landscape.
The Birch Creek Project values tradition, culture, and community
The Birch Creek Project sits within a broader network of public lands.
Across the country, these landscapes, communities, and the wildlife that rely on them face mounting pressures.
Our work is centered on safeguarding spaces where ecosystems can remain strong and adaptable while maintaining thoughtful and responsible land use, and public access.
As public lands come under increasing threat, we stand for the American’s people right to access and responsibly use these lands.
Protecting land is not about exclusion. It is about long-term care, shared responsibility, and future generations.
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