Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region

Warm Springs Preserve Restoration and Enhancement Project

In 2022, the City of Ketchum took possession of 65 acres of the Warm Springs Ranch property in Blaine County, Idaho and established the Warm Springs Preserve for public use. The City of Ketchum partnered with the Wood River Land Trust and various stakeholders, including the Friends of the Warm Springs Preserve, to create a renewed landscape and enhance the streamside park.

The Wood River Land Trust applied and was selected for a U.S. Department of the Interior Water SMART grant to restore and enhance Warm Springs Creek and the Warm Springs Preserve property. The WRLT proposed to restore aquatic habitat within Warm Springs Creek, create side channels, enhance floodplain connectivity, improve flood water conveyance, establish native plant communities, improve pedestrian connection to adjacent neighborhoods, and provide public park amenities including walking trails, off-leash dog access, Nordic ski trails, public restrooms, picnic tables, benches, and interpretive signage.

Public Scoping on the project was held in August and September of 2024. Environmental compliance was completed in June 2025 when Reclamation issued an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.

Related Links

• Warm Springs Preserve

Contact

Rich Jackson, PhD
208-383-2285
rjackson@usbr.gov

Bureau of Reclamation
Snake River Area Office
230 Collins Road
Boise, ID 83702