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What We Do
What We Do
Friends of the Teton River approaches its work through sound science and collaboration. With the help of our partners, FTR has conducted one of the most comprehensive research agendas for a western watershed of its size. This robust set of watershed data informs our restoration projects and helps us prioritize work that promotes clean water, healthy streams, and healthy communities.
Watershed Research
Starting in 2001, FTR began collecting data on water quality and quantity, fisheries, and riparian habitat health in the Teton River Watershed. Explore the research that informs our decisions.
Restoration Projects
Our restoration projects are designed using the best science available to improve stream habitat and function. Explore our restoration work in three main areas: stream flow, habitat, and fisheries.
Explore Our Work
FTR has completed projects and conducts monitoring on every tributary stream in the Teton Watershed. Explore our work using the interactive map tool. For more detailed information, contact us.
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.