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Teton River Restoration Tour
Join us at the Buxton River Park on the Teton River to explore FTR’s habitat restoration project at the new public access site. In 2016, FTR and a group of non-profit partners collectively raised $720,000 in public, private, and grant funds to purchase 80 acres adjacent to the Bates Bridge on the Teton River. FTR’s focus is to restore healthy instream habitat, stabilize eroding banks, and improve water quality throughout the adjacent stream section. Come out and learn about our work to stabilize a 350-foot cut-bank, create new floodplain benches, and plant riparian vegetation and wetland sod.
For tour details and to reserve your spot 48 hours in advance, email [email protected]. Minimum participation is 3. Groups are limited to 12. Social distancing will be observed. Masks are not required, but we encourage you to wear one if you are more comfortable doing so. In Addition, please bring the following:
- Water
- Snacks
- Appropriate clothing for weather and forecast
- Necessary Medications (e.g. Epipen)
- Sunscreen/Sun Protection
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.