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'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...
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...
Idaho Gives is an online giving celebration designed for the state to come together to raise money and awareness for Idaho nonprofits. PLT will be taking part in Idaho Gives again this year, and we invite you to stop by the Kick Off Party!
Last evening a group of poets and poetry lovers gathered for the first McCall Poetry Crawl in celebration of Poetry Month. The crawl started at McCall Public Library, moved to Huckleberry Garden, and then on to Hotel McCall. Three poets read at each location, and...
Three heart sculptures depicting “Conserving the Heart of Idaho” were auctioned off February 11. It was an evening of chocolates, whiskey, good conversations and mingling while overlooking the wintry expanse of Payette Lake from the Shore Lodge’s Upper Pavilion....
Payette Land Trust’s inaugural SweetHEART Party & Auction last Saturday night was a huge success! It was a fantastic community event which brought out 115 people to celebrate private land conservation in our region. Overall close to $40,000 was raised for PLT! ...
Questions about The Heart and 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 central Idaho. The project aims to promote awareness of...
The 2023 event is sold out. Please sign up to receive PLT emails if you'd like information about future events. AUCTION: The "Big Heart" by Colleen Hanley-Prior and the Tabletop Hearts by student artists Amy Ruiz and Claire Warren. RAFFLES: Variety of Amazing Prizes!...