WHAT WE’RE UP TO
EXPLORE OUR WORK
STREAM BANK RESTORATION
FTR’s river restoration projects address watershed issues in a holistic way—to benefit fish, wildlife and ecosystem function—for generations to come. Click on the link below to visit the digital story map and learn about restoring unstable stream banks at the Buxton River Park! This Story is representative of the work we do throughout the watershed to address multiple project goals and community needs.
TETON CREEK CORRIDOR PROJECT
This project builds on over a decade of stream restoration and conservation work in the beautiful Teton Creek corridor, just outside of Driggs. With your help, it will be an ecological and recreational asset to our community, for all to steward and enjoy.
Camrin Dengel
FARMS & FISH
FTR and agricultural producers are spearheading watershed protection efforts like the No-Till Initiative, the Teton Water User’s Association, and Farms & Fish Campaign, to keep “working lands working” in a way that supports livelihoods and a healthy river.
Our work is focused on the Teton River Watershed. The Teton River sits just below the foothills of the Teton Mountain range in the Southeast corner of Idaho. Get to know our work a little better using our interactive map.
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ABOUT FRIENDS OF THE TETON RIVER
Friends of the Teton River works with our community and partners to develop place-based solutions that maintain the viability and health of our working lands and stream corridors, while protecting our precious water resources, improving water quality and stream flows, restoring well-functioning fish and wildlife habitat, and engaging citizens of all ages to connect with the Teton River.
Betsy first visited Teton Valley as a 10-year-old from Atlanta, GA, on a family trip west (station wagon and pop-up camper in tow), and knew from that point that the Tetons were amazing and the Rockies were where she wanted to be when she grew up. With a B.A. in Biology and an M.A. in Geography, she enjoyed a career in natural resource management with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service, the last 20 years in Utah and Montana. In 2022, she and her husband Dan started building their home in Tetonia, moving here in 2023, and are enjoying the outdoor joys of the Tetons and getting to know Teton Valley. She enjoys all things outdoors, particularly hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and trying to dabble in bikepacking; loves traveling although finds leaving their senior tabby to be so hard.
Rafe owns and operates Canewater Farm in Victor, Idaho. Rafe studied business at The University of Georgia and organic agriculture at the University of California Santa Cruz. Rafe brings the unique perspective of the local agricultural community to Friends of the Teton River. He is a farmer and a fisherman who views the Teton River as the lifeblood of the community. He advocates for collaboration between agricultural and recreational stakeholders. He is a proud father of two children, Rowan and Emmalou. He and his family sneak away from the farm any chance they can to camp, fish, ski, bike and explore the beautiful mountains and rivers of the area.