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Buxton River Park Walk
In 2016, FTR and a group of non-profit partners, Teton County, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game collectively raised public, private, and grant funds to purchase 80 acres adjacent to the Bates Bridge on the Teton River. This purchase secured permanent protection and the future of this popular river access for the entire community. Teton County owns the parcel, named the “Buxton River Park,” includes a 46-acre portion under conservation easement and a public access point to the Teton River.
Join us for a walk around Buxton River Park and to learn about upcoming instream restoration projects. Please email [email protected] to reserve your spot no later than 9 am on Monday, August 24th.
Participants will be required to practice social distancing the entire outing and activities will be structured to allow participants to do so. Although participants will not be closer than 6 feet at any point during the walk, masks are certainly welcome. If you or anyone in your family feels ill or if you have had known contact with someone with COVID-19 symptoms, please do not attend and contact us to cancel your sign-up.
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.