Here’s a list of all upcoming sagebrush planting and fire rehabilitation volunteer events happening this spring.
Many hands make light work. And when tens of thousands of sage, bitter, and rabbitbrush seedlings need a new home in Idaho’s fire-scarred landscapes, we could use all the hands we can get.
Whether you’re a die-hard mule deer hunter, upland bird fanatic, or just a backyard green thumb, it doesn’t matter — restocking our wildlife’s grocery store is a perfect way to be a good steward and give back to the wild places we know and love.
Wildfire hasn’t been too kind in recent years to patchworks of sagebrush habitat all across southern Idaho. That’s why Idaho Fish and Game is seeking volunteers to come spend a day or a weekend helping our habitat biologists and various partners help plant sagebrush seedlings.
Last year, an army of volunteers helped replant thousands of acres with 40 million sagebrush and bitterbrush seeds after the Paddock Fire torched a huge portion of mule deer winter range near Emmett in the summer of ’24. And sadly, that wasn’t the only big fire in Southern Idaho.
As you can see first-hand in the video, a little help can make a big difference. Below is a full list of volunteer opportunities coming up in southwest Idaho this spring.
March 7 – Valley Fire Restoration on Boise River WMA
March 14 – Valley Fire Restoration on Boise River WMA
March 21 – Paddock Fire Restoration near Fourmile Grade north of Emmett
March 28 – Paddock Fire Restoration near Fourmile Grade north of Emmett
April 4 (tentative) – Paddock Fire Restoration near Fourmile Grade north of Emmett
To sign up, volunteers can email r3volunteers@idfg.idaho.gov and wait for a reply that will contain links to online sign-up forms and all the details.
