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Wood River Chapter (Blaine County)

The Wood River Chapter includes Carey, Picabo, Gannet, Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, Sun Valley and all of Blaine County. We love to get out on trails throughout the year but generally focus on speaker presentations in the cold months and field trips in the warm(er) months. Our events are open to all, although we do offer a couple of events, campouts etc., each year for chapter members only. Besides scheduled events, we offer pop-up events at the last minute, which we announce via our email newsletter.

Upcoming events are listed below. You can also find out about all our programs by subscribing to our email newsletter, which is open to anyone. Just send an email to woodriver@idahonativeplants.org and say you’d like to be added to the newsletter list.

You don’t need to know much about wildflowers to hang out with us. Our group consists of professionals, photographers, hikers, birders, butterfly lovers, tree huggers, and lots of folks who just think plants are pretty. You’ll fit right in!

See upcoming talks and walks below…Everyone is welcome!

2024 Officers:

Mary McClanahan, president
Jay Dorr, vice president
Paul Ries, treasurer
Ted Stout, secretary
 
members-at-large:
Patti Dorr, Kristin Fletcher, Carol Henry, Lisa Horton, Deanna Schrell, John Shelly, Kimber Traue
  • » Wood River event May 24

    Silver Creek Opening Day, May 24, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. In partnership with Nature Conservancy staff join us as we kick off the summer season at this fun annual event. We will be staffing an information table and providing a plant identification walk at 1:30 p.m., after the BBQ lunch at noon.

  • » Wood River event May 17

    Bug Zoo, May 17, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. We will be staffing an information table in partnership with Sawtooth Botanical Garden staff at this annual event.

  • » Wood River walk May 14

    Sagebrush, Meadowlarks and Puffballs, oh my!, May 14, 6-7 p.m.; Slaughterhouse Canyon Trailhead Join naturalist Kristin Fletcher for an evening walk Wednesday, May 14, on the new trail system up Slaughterhouse Canyon, just east of Bellevue, to explore the Sagebrush Ocean in our midst.  We’ll learn a little about the local geology and mining history of […]