jump to navigation search lava lake institute for science and conservation type not for profit organization industry not for profit conservation founded 2004 founder brian & kathleen bean headquarters hailey idaho area served central idaho key people brian and kathleen bean founders tess o sullivan program director of science and conservation website lavalakeinstitute.org the lava lake institute for science and conservation is a not for profit organization with a mission to increase scientific knowledge and advance conservation in the pioneer mountains idaho and craters of the moon national monument region of south central idaho . the institute is engaged in research and conservation projects . founding edit the institute was established in 2004 by brian and kathleen bean owners of lava lake ranch who had conducted research and habitat restoration projects on their own deeded and leased public lands . as their own conservation programs increased in size and scope they recognized the need for an independent non profit that would promote and conduct scientific research and implement more ambitious conservation projects throughout the region . 1 projects edit the major project areas of the lava lake institute include land conservation scientific research education and collaboration with partners . examples of the institute s work include initiated study of pronghorn migration in the pioneer mountains craters of the moon landscape with multiple partners . in partnership with blm and other entities initiated and supported ecological inventories and experimental research conducted by independent scientists . established lava lake research fund to formalize commitment to supporting scientific research . conducted a workshop and lecture program with ethno botanist gary paul nabhan for local community leaders ranchers and educators to address conservation issues related to local food production . conducted outreach and education efforts to inform students scientists and natural resource management professionals about our work . developed relationships and partnerships with non profit organizations dedicated to conservation the nature conservancy wood river land trust idaho conservation league the conservation fund sawtooth science institute professional scientists university of idaho idaho state university new mexico state university princeton university brigham young university idaho and land managers bureau of land management united states forest service idaho department of fish and game national park service . developed gis database to house and make use of ecological data generated through inventory efforts and scientific research . references edit reinventing ranching sun valley magazine summer 2009 http www.sunvalleymag.com sun valley magazine summer 2009 reinventing ranching v t e non profit organizations based in idaho idaho botanical garden idaho state historical society idaho youth ranch international festivals and events association lava lake institute for science and conservation world center for birds of prey retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lava lake institute for science and conservation & oldid 647130941 categories non profit organizations based in idahoconservation organizations based in the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 18 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view