Topos & Anthros Update

STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM IN CENTRAL IDAHO

STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM IN CENTRAL IDAHO

In meeting with grocers, school superintendents and cooks, farmers, educators, ranchers, meat processors, bakers, chefs, extension agents, community garden growers, non-profit leaders, senior center volunteers, community leaders, plant start growers, food entrepreneurs, cheese makers, backyard gardeners, and farmers market regulars, Becca and I were able to get to know the communities of Mackay, Leadore, North Fork, Salmon, Elk Bend, and Challis, to really know them. The shared fears and hopes that reverberate throughout so many rural western communities were made specific and singular in the hands and hearts, dreams and desires of the people who call Central Idaho home.

CREATING A MASTERPLAN WITH DOWNTOWN HAVRE

CREATING A MASTERPLAN WITH DOWNTOWN HAVRE

There’s something powerful in asking people what they love about the place where they live and asking them what their hopes are for the place in which they build their livelihoods. There’s something inspiring in inviting people to come together to celebrate their identify and imagine their future.

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SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE MANAGING MONTANA SOILS

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SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE MANAGING MONTANA SOILS

The group diligently met with the collective purpose to increase the pace and scale at which land stewards implement voluntary practices and systems to maintain and improve soil health, and thereby the long term economic and ecological vitality of agriculture in Montana. And in September 2022, JG Research produced a report, which encompassed what was learned as well as recommendations that emerged from the effort.

One of the major takeaways from the effort both for the group at large in hearing from participants in the process as well as for me specifically in facilitating the group was the hunger for community, for connection, for conversation with people who share common concerns and cares.

Community Building

Community Building

Whether we are tackling questions like “How to strengthen the local food system” in Custer and Lemhi County Idaho or “How to create more equitable land access for producers while supporting added enterprises on the landscape” in North Central Montana or “How to create more housing opportunities to support the rural community, which the surrounding working lands depend on” in Petroleum County Montana, we are ultimately bringing together those that care for a place and asking them for the solution.

CREATING CONNECTIONS TO IMPROVE LAND STEWARDSHIP

CREATING CONNECTIONS TO IMPROVE LAND STEWARDSHIP

As part of the services we offer to clients, we serve as a buyer’s agent in real estate transactions. With particular projects, our contributions extend well beyond closing. We have connected landowner who engaged us post-closing with a number of local organizations and will manage various projects on their property with partners like Swan Valley Connections and Lake County Conservation District.

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

We are endlessly curious about the connection between people and place. Undoubtedly the spaces we inhabit and the natural world that surrounds us shape who we are, how we connect with each other, and how we view our relationship to the plants, animals, water, and landscapes that around us. There are a handful of books that have greatly aided in our practice of broadening our perspectives.

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NEW RELEASE: REDUCING CONFLICT WITH GRIZZLY BEARS, WOLVES AND ELK

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NEW RELEASE: REDUCING CONFLICT WITH GRIZZLY BEARS, WOLVES AND ELK

Reducing Conflict with Grizzly Bears, Wolves and Elk, A Western Landowner’s Guide is now available. This informative landowner’s guide produced by Western Landowners Alliance features case studies from ranchers across the west that address the challenge of how to share and manage a wild, working landscape that sustains both people and wildlife.

INTRODUCING PROPERTY LISTINGS

INTRODUCING PROPERTY LISTINGS

By offering buyer's representation to prospective landowners and operators, and seller's representation and marketing to property owners, we work to minimize risk, identify and capitalize on opportunities and ultimately to simplify landownership for our clients.  As part of this service line, we are debuting the Property Listings section of our website. 

IN THE FIELD

IN THE FIELD

We are so excited about our work that we just can't keep it to ourselves. Soon we will be featuring #inthefield photo posts revealing glimpses of the projects we are contributing to and featuring the inspiring places in which we work. Follow Topos & Anthros on Instagram to keep up with what we're doing #inthefield! 

JOINING PFISTER LAND CO.

JOINING PFISTER LAND CO.

Initially drawn to Pfister Land Co. because of the company's professional reputation and proven track record of interesting projects across the west, Kelly ultimately decided to partner with Rob Pfister because of their shared values and the similarity of the business foundation of Pfister Land Co. and Topos & Anthros. 

YOUR JOURNEY AWAITS.