Environmental, Public Health

Research Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils were originally established with the Agricultural Act of 1962 as part of a partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). After many changes through the years, today RC&D Councils are non-profit organizations that work to preserve natural resources, better the community, and form connections with local government, school boards and other civic entities. The Mid-Snake RC&D Council was formed in 1993 and covers a primary service area of Twin Falls, Jerome, Cassia, and Minidoka counties. Today, our mission is to help develop the economy of the region and improve the well-being of citizens while protecting the environment and conserving the unique resources of the area.

The Shoshone Basin RFPA, located south of Twin Falls in Rogerson, covers a big swath of country, total 488,000 acres of land with 45 members.
Rangeland Fire Protection Associations empower local landowners to protect their own property and their neighbors’ where fire protection services are limited or not available. By responding quickly, fires on the range can be kept small. RFPAs can also respond to fires nearby that would otherwise take time for other firefighting agencies to reach. They operate under the concept of “neighbors helping neighbors” with support, including start-up funding, training, and refurbished equipment provided through IDL, BLM, and other partners including the Office of Species Conservation and US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Conservation Economics Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides independent research on economic means to simultaneously provide for biodiversity, ecological health, and community welfare.
​ Our Mission is…. To apply economics to the sustainable management of our natural resources, the development of healthy communities, and the conservation of nature.
We practice Total Economic Valuation to ensure that natural capital is being adequately accounted for in land management and planning. Natural capital accounting includes understanding changes to ecosystem service flows and impacts of conservation on local communities. We do this in the following areas:
– Public Lands Management and Planning
– Conservation and Landscape Design
– Conservation Benefits
– Energy and Climate Change

EarthKnowSys is an environmental science technical service and operations company. Contractible services include resource inventory, resource monitoring; environmental instrumentation; instrument maintenance; geospatial data collection (GPS); geospatial analysis (GIS); project hand-labor and equipment operations.
Our mission is to support researchers and land managers in projects that contribute to informed stewardship of environmental systems, natural resources, and conservation landscapes. The Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes, more specifically to provide operations, support, and technical expertise for natural resource projects on public lands, areas with sensitive resources, and conservation properties.