Since 2007, the Wood River Land Trust has been working with local homeowners, businesses, HOAs, and municipalities to implement landscaping that keeps our rivers clean and our local fish populations healthy.
What is Trout Friendly?
How we care for our gardens, lawns and landscapes directly affects the health of our river, fishery and aquifer. Help us protect these limited and valuable resources and build community awareness on protecting our water.
The Trout Friendly program promotes simple (or advanced) steps to create attractive landscapes that promote water and soil health. It’s free to join the and you’ll receive invitations to soil and water workshops, seminars, home tours, and a free lawn sign to display your support of the program.
The Trout Friendly Program:
- Reduces water use
- Reduces or eliminates the use of synthetic fertilizers and herbicides
- Includes native and drought-tolerant plants
Certify your Landscape Trout Friendly
- Review the form, printable version click HERE (PDF)
- Choose your level: Basic, Silver or Gold.
- Register online or mail in the printable form:
119 East Bullion Street
Hailey, ID 83333 - Wood River Land Trust will contact you to schedule a visit and certify your landscape.
- Proudly post your Trout Friendly sign!
Join the Trout Friendly Program
All Membership levels receive a subscription to the monthly TF newsletter which has informative information on how you can become more TF and has links to local and national articles related to the program’s BMP. Also you will get inclusive invites seminars by landscape professionals and updates on Wood River Land Trust projects!
Resources
Find out more about the benefits that the Trout Friendly Program can have for you, and some great tips on how to implement the program in your landscape.
Download the Water Conservation Landscaping Best Practices
Download a list of Drought Tolerant Trees, Shrubs, and Grasses For The Wood River Valley
Trout Friendly Partners
These local businesses are an amazing resource for when you are looking to implement the Trout Friendly Best Management Practices into your own landscape! Our business partners range from nurseries where you can purchase native and waterwise plants, to full service landscape companies that will help maintain your yard in alignment with your own Trout Friendly ideals. We value these businesses' commitment to keeping our fisheries healthy! In addition, we are proud to partner with local municipalities and homeowners associations to advocate for Trout Friendly Best Management Practices on a broad scale.
Business Partners
Do you want to install a Trout Friendly, low water irrigation system? Are you looking to swap some of your landscaping plants out for Trout Friendly Natives? Do you have plans to overhaul your whole yard and need some landscape design advice? Look no further than these local businesses and firms! They are well versed in our Trout Friendly Best Management Practices, and are the first people you should call for advice, help, and products.
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C-U Next Storm
When you hire the landscapers from U Next Storm Landscaping in Hailey, our experienced team will provide professional services at an affordable price. We’ll focus on the little details that will make your property look polished all year long, and you’ll be amazed by our high-quality work and design plans. We offer lawn maintenance, landscape and hardscape design and installation, sprinkler systems, and irrigation systems.
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EcoIrrigation
Eco Irrigation is a water conservation business that installs and monitors smart irrigation technology to maximize water savings. By using modern technology to adjust and personalize your landscape, we plan to save you money and conserve water. Eco Irrigation is offering an opportunity for people to be more environmentally sustainable with their water usage on landscapes.
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Greenscape Lawn & Garden Inc.
At Greenscape Lawn and Garden, we understand that the outdoor aesthetic of your home or business is as important as your interior. We have a team of experts that will consult with you to determine your exact needs. From landscape maintenance to new construction, our residential and commercial clients in the Sun Valley area know that when they call Greenscape Lawn and Garden they will get the best.
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Lily & Fern
In 2015 Lily & Fern became a division of Whitehead’s Landscaping, making it possible to offer full service custom garden design and maintenance programs, with you in mind. Our services include garden design, landscape design, beautiful installation, and maintenance programs. Plus, we have an awesome organic vermicomposting system. The end result of Vermicomposting is Vermicast, which is what is left after the worms completely break down the material! The reason why Vermicompost is considered “black gold” is because it is packed full of water-soluble nutrients. When added to the soil that your plants are already rooted in, it acts as a nutrient-dense, organic fertilizer, as well as a soil conditioner.
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Magic Valley Turf Grass
Magic Valley Turfgrass offers diverse sod options for residential, commercial, sports and golf properties. Please visit out products tab to review the various types of turfgrass sod offered. Products include options for drought tolerance, low maintenance, shade tolerance, athletic fields and a native grass blend.
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Webb Landscaping
Welcome to Webb Landscape, Inc. From our humble one-man, one-mower beginnings, Webb has always believed in improvement through innovation and a tradition of best practices. We operate year-round at our three living stores in Bellevue, Ketchum and Twin Falls. We are also on the job every season building incredible landscapes and servicing properties to maintain the Webb quality standard.
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Whitehead’s Landscaping Inc.
Voted Best Of The Valley For 7 Straight Years!
Whitehead’s Landscaping is a full service landscaping company committed to offering quality services at competitive prices.
Municipal and Nonprofit Partners
Homeowner's Associations
While we can all make changes on an individual level, our HOA partners are taking things a step further by implementing the Trout Friendly Best Management Practices to whole housing associations. If you belong to a HOA and would like them to consider implementing the Trout Friendly Best Management Practices in your community, have them call us at (208) 788-3947 to find out more.
We would like to thank
Thanks to Thunder Spring Condominium Owners Assn, Inc.
We would like to thank Thunder Spring Condominium Owners Assn, Inc.for their longtime commitment to implementing the Trout Friendly Best Management Practices in their community!