With a significant number of standing dead and downed trees on Bald Mountain from the bark beetle infestation, an ambitious $1 million replanting project is underway. Led by Bigwood Bread and its employees, the effort aims to remove existing fuels to help prevent forest fires.
With council approval, the City of Ketchum will contribute $10,000 that will be matched by Bigwood Bread and further matched 5-to-1 by the Bald Mountain Stewardship fund. The resulting total donation will therefore be $100,000 toward the health of a mountain.
Donations are all handled by the nonprofit National Forest Foundation. Alongside contributions from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Sun Valley Company, the National Forest Foundation has been able to raise and contribute private funds and organize volunteer efforts to support the Bald Mountain Stewardship Project.
