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.

In December, the Birds of Prey Partnership joined agency partners to restore fire-damaged habitat in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA. Over 1,000 native plants—including sagebrush, penstemon, and rabbitbrush—were installed to support threatened species and shrub-steppe ecosystems, marking a major step in ongoing post-fire restoration efforts.