Teton Creek Collaborative
This is the project that launched LegacyWorks, and its ever-expanding impact is a testament to the power of well-facilitated collaborative efforts among committed local partners. Since the collaborative’s 2014 launch through a grant from the LOR Foundation, work has centered around protecting …
Jackson Hole Clean Water Coalition
Jackson, Teton Valley Dedicated to enhancing water quality and minimizing pollution, JHCWC is a collaborative of local organizations in the Teton region. Originally sparked by pollution in Fish Creek, JHCWC’s Trout Friendly Lawn program provides guidelines for ecosystem-conscious lawn care. Public engagement is a ...
Upper Snake Collaborative
Teton Valley Declining snowpack and increased downstream water demand threaten the Upper Snake River watersheds. The Upper Snake Collaborative, a group of nonprofits and stakeholders, aims to address these challenges by creating a 60,000-acre foot carry-over in Island Park Reservoir to allow water managers …
Elk Occupancy
Jackson Partnering with the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, we uplift solutions aligning ranching and wildlife habitat access. This program enacts innovative conservation strategies driven by rancher-introduced solutions. Collaborating with local agencies and ranchers, we're cultivating partnerships and...
Teton Creek Collaborative secures more land for pathway access
The Teton Creek Collaborative (TCC), a partnership that includes the Teton Regional Land Trust, Friends of the Teton River, Valley Advocates for Responsible Development, Teton Valley Trails and Pathways, and LegacyWorks Group achieved an important milestone…
Cachuma Resource Conservation District Capacity Support
LegacyWorks provides technical services and capacity support to CRCD including business systems, communications and conservation planning.
Upper Snake Collaborative Initiatives
Friends of the Teton River, Henry’s Fork Foundation, The Nature Conservancy of Idaho, and Trout Unlimited are partnering with agricultural producers to devise and enact local strategies that are consistent with and beneficial to ESPA CAMP goals, enhance economic returns for farms, and reduce demand for water in the region.
Cool California Santa Barbara Cool Block Initiative
LegacyWorks, in partnership with The Empowerment Institute, is working to bring the Cool Block program to Santa Barbara County, beginning with its 2018 deployment in Isla Vista in partnership with UCSB.
Teton Creek Corridor Project
Our flagship project is transforming a degraded stream corridor into a vibrant community asset. Once slated for development into hundreds of subdivision lots, with a streambed so degraded it put the City of Driggs at risk of flooding, the corridor is now returning to its thriving natural state.
Isla Vista Community Engagement
In 2018, LegacyWorks Group facilitated a community engagement project focused on infrastructure in Isla Vista.
Partnership for Resilient Communities
Immediately after the disastrous mudslide of 1/9/2018, a group of Montecito residents created a public private partnership with the County of Santa Barbara to bring in experts experienced with major disasters, emergency management, hazard mitigation, and FEMA cost recovery.
Bates Teton River Public Access
In 2016, the most popular public access point for the Teton River came up for sale. We mobilized a collaborative of conservation partners to protect it for public use forever.
