Spring Happenings
May was an exciting month for the Blackfoot Valley swans and the many people who care about them. At least 3 pairs of swans began incubating eggs on nests in […]
Return of the Swans
Trumpeter Swans released in the Blackfoot in previous years are returning to the valley in good numbers this year! Here is a little information to catch you up on the […]
Quilt & Swan Release Raffle
For the first time in nearly two centuries, trumpeter swans have successfully nested in the Blackfoot Watershed and we are proud to announce that seven cygnets are healthy and doing […]
Swans on the Move
Some of the Blackfoot trumpeters released this spring and summer have begun taking wing! Several of our young birds have left their release sites and taken their first flights, trying […]
Trumpeters 2010
This spring and early summer, biologists released 30 trumpeter swans on five different wetlands in the Blackfoot valley. The first release, on the Blackfoot WPA along Highway 200 east of […]
Swans visible from Highway 200
Thank you to all the folks that have turned in swan sightings this summer! The swans have been very visible along Highway 200; you can see them on the Blackfoot […]
To hold a swan
I have worked on the Trumpeter Swan Restoration Project for two years and with exuberance, have witnessed the joy in numerous people’s faces as they grasp the magnificent white birds […]
Partnerships to Friendships
This past weekend, I had the privilege to tour the Wyoming Wetland Society swan rearing facilities in gorgeous Jackson, Wyoming and to view the pair of trumpeter swans and their […]
Webcam Swan hatches first Cygnet
Our webcam swan pair have hatched their first cygnet on Monday, May 17th! We anticipate more to hatch in the next few days! Please log on to our website and […]
Swans return to the Blackfoot one month early!
History was made in upper reaches of the Blackfoot Watershed on March 5th, 2010. Arriving nearly a month before “schedule”, a pair of trumpeter swans was observed on Cadotte Creek […]