QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIG HEART & PAYETTE LAND TRUST Q: What is the Big Heart? A: A four-foot tall 3D heart decorated with the artist’s concept of the wilderness, agricultural and cultural aspects of the “Heart of Idaho”. The project aims to promote awareness of...
Projects and Events
The SweetHEART Party & Auction presented by Payette Land Trust is back!
2024 SweetHEART Party & Auction Saturday, February 10 6:00-10:00pm Shore Lodge, McCall This event is the signature Valentine event in the McCall area, featuring a live auction, raffles, carving station, heavy hor d'oeuvres, chocolate and whiskey tasting. The event...
2023 Student Heart Art Contest Announced!
Payette Land Trust invites Valley & Adams County high school students to submit their artwork for the Second Annual Conserving the Heart of Idaho Student Art Contest! WHAT YOU DO: Create a design you will paint on a 12-inch three dimensional fiberglass heart. The...
Payette Land Trust Presents the PLT Shindig: A Community Event Celebrating Land Conservation and Art in West Central Idaho
PLT is thrilled to announce a fun community shindig that celebrates the many ways nature and art come together. Rooted in PLT's core mission to conserve the scenic, agricultural, recreational, historic, and wildlife character of the region, this event promises to...
2023 PLT Shindig Artists
Payette Land Trust is pleased to announce the inaugural PLT Shindig Saturday, September 16, 2023 at the Glass House, McCall Exhibition & Sale of Original Art by Premiere Idaho Artists Who Celebrate and Honor Nature Through Their Work! Supporting Land Conservation...
New in 2023: Conservation Day River Excursion!
We are excited to announce the addition of a shuttled float on the North Fork Payette River prior to the Conservation Day BBQ this year! Enjoy a leisurely paddle from the City of McCall's Riverfront Park (Sheep Bridge) to the Payette Riverwalk Alliance Property off...
2023 BIG HEART update
PLT BIG HEART Artist, Claire Remsberg painted blobs and drips on the BIG HEART, creating a background for images to emerge with help from the community. As people found images of "Conserving the Heart of Idaho" within the blobs and drips she sketched them in directly...
Year 2: Conserving the Heart of Idaho HEART ART
Background: In 2022 Payette Land Trust launched the Conserving the Heart of Idaho program. PLT board member, Michael Eck, first dreamed up the idea, specifically the BIG HEART, after seeing the Hearts in San Francisco event, a fundraiser for the San Francisco General...
PLT BIG HEART Pop Up with Artist Claire Remsberg
PLT's 2023 BIG HEART artist, Claire Remsberg, invites you to help her create a new heart in the theme of Conserving the Heart of Idaho “My process is to start with random paint applied in interesting patterns, but without initial intention, using brushes, rags and...
SAVE THE DATE: PLT’s Annual Conservation Day Event June 17
PLT Annual Conservation Day BBQ DATE: Saturday, June 17 TIME: 3:30-8:30pm LOCATION: Activity Barn, Moonridge Dr, McCall Learn how you can get involved with conservation in our community. And check out PLT's 2023 BIG HEART and companion heart sculptures which will be...