Discover the short-eared owl, a daytime-hunting, ground-nesting species found in the NCA, and learn how habitat protection is key to their survival.

Meet Lynell Sutter, our Habitat Improvement Program Director. For more than 20 years, Lynell has worked across Idaho's sagebrush steppe, studying plant communities, restoring habitat, and searching out rare species like slickspot peppergrass.

From prairie falcons to golden eagles, the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA is one of the densest raptor nesting grounds in the world. Here's what makes this Idaho landscape so extraordinary.

We sat down with our newest team member to hear about dream dinner parties, a peregrine falcon that changed everything, and what it's like to work in the field in in one of North America's most important raptor habitats.

Meet our new intern Kateri Bilay! We asked her a few questions to get to know her better, and learn about her wonderful raptor experiences.

Each nesting season for the last 60 years, researchers with the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, and more recently, the Raptor Research Center at Boise State University have monitored the golden eagle population in the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. This is the longest running study of golden eagles in the world. This long-term study examines golden eagle population status, breeding biology, and post-fledging behavior to better understand the environmental factors shaping eagle survival and conservation in the western United States.