As of 11:00 am, Monday October 7th
Firefighters continue to work to control the Valley Fire which is nearly 10,000 acres so far.
IBO staff and our team are in close communication with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Boise River WMA staff as well as BLM fire. We don’t expect that Highland Valley Road or our station will be re-opened any time soon. So this effectively means that our fall 2024 season has officially ended.
We hope to get access to our Lucky Peak station sometime this week to survey the damage. From what we can see on the ground we know that the fire reached some trees on the back side of the peak. We have heard that the yurt and wall tents may still be standing, but nothing is confirmed so far. We’ve also heard that area around the peak received a number of treatments with fire retardant.
We will update when we know more. Thank you for all your thoughts and kind wishes.
You can donate to support our recovery efforts in our general fund.
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As of 10:40 pm, Friday October 4th
Our crews and a school group evacuated safely this morning. Everyone is off the peak. Our Diane Moore Nature Center station is safe.
Based on views we have from town we believe our Lucky Peak hawk trapping blind has been completely destroyed by the nearly 8,000 acre Valley Fire.
We’re waiting to find out the status of our main camp, banding equipment, the yurt, our crew’s belongings, or the habitat at the peak.
We’re not sure the full extent of the support we will need, but we at least know we have to rebuild our raptor trapping blind and all our traps and gear. If you’d like to help please donate today.
Thank you for your thoughts and concern. We’re glad our crews are safe. This wasn’t how we wanted to mark our 30th year.