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Learn more about Discovery Hill and download the podcast: http://bit.ly/podcast-trail


though, says Salmon Valley Steward- ship environmental education coordi- nator Rachel Layman. Salmon Valley Stewardship partnered with the BLM to follow through with community outreach and education suggestions that emerged during BLM travel plan- ning.


“Some of the heavy lifting has been done,” Layman explained. “We now have a designated trail space and the numbered posts installed. We certainly  the technology to produce this initial series of podcasts, but we now know - load the podcasts on iTunes so we can make them publicly available.” “But the possibilities for content are quite literally endless,” she added. Un- like traditional interpretive signs that can be costly to begin with and then require maintenance or replacement over time, the podcasts can be more dynamic and less expensive. Walking the trail in May, the delicate bitterroot is blooming in unusually large patches thanks to the spring rains. But there are also signs of mountain bike ruts from riding in the mud. “We could do a seasonal podcast  the spring, mentioning why we try to - dy, talking about strutting sage grouse, and the cattle drives that happen this time of year,” Layman said. “Eventually it would be great to see students creating a new series every year,” she said. “The scripts have the power to make the same trail new again.”


Karla Sigala is an interpretive specialist for the National Park Service Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. The Corps of Discovery (thus the name Discovery Hill) traveled through these foothills to avoid the then swampy Salmon River in 1805. NPS helped kick start the project with a technical assistance grant, and Sigala hiked the podcast loop on one  deep involvement of the community and especially youth make the Dis-


A young hiker pauses trailside for a “podcast stop.” Local students wrote and narrated short podcasts to educate visitors of the trail about natural and local history. (photos by Rachel Layman)


covery Hill project special. “This isn’t top down information that is being pushed on the youth. The students played a role in selecting what to high- light and they’ve been involved every step of the way,” Sigala said.  but the technology of a podcast allows information to change quickly,” she noted.


Another aspect of the podcast loop that Sigala holds up as a model is the close partnership between the BLM, Salmon Valley Stewardship, and the Salmon Schools. “The way Salmon Valley Stewardship worked side-by- side with the BLM was key,” Sigala stated, noting that BLM has faced budget and personnel tightening. The Discovery Hill podcast loop is


approximately two miles northeast of Salmon, an extremely scenic and  the Continental Divide Trail and the Salmon River Mountains. The podcast loop is far from the only activity at Discovery Hill. A network of moun- tain bike trails is becoming increas- ingly popular with riders from across the west, and there are also many 


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as a motocross park. Remote con- trolled airplane pilots enjoy their own  at the 18-hole disc golf course. The BLM-managed lands are also a great place to walk dogs, ride horses, or in the winter, snowshoe.


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