Aspen CSG partners with Rural Development Hubs across the country to strengthen local leadership, align funding, and build regional capacity. Through research and peer learning, we support Hub leaders to refine strategies and apply what works across regions.
In Idaho, we work with Hub partners that coordinate across sectors, align resources, and connect communities to advance long-term regional strategies:
Kaniksu Land Trust (KLT) was originally founded in 2002 as the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Conservancy with the purpose of supporting the land conservation needs of Avista Corporation’s protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures as required under the Clark Fork Settlement Agreement. KLT has since transitioned to a stand-alone non-profit organization operating in Idaho and Montana and has also diversified its land protection and community engagement programs.
Salmon Valley Stewardship improves relationships between people, restores the land and water, increases living-wage jobs, and fosters rural issue awareness. They strengthen the rural way of life by educating the next generation, putting people back to work, telling the stories of our rural heritage, and creating land management solutions together. They are entrepreneurial in our approach and invested in our community’s longevity. They innovate in business, natural resource management, education, and more by combining local knowledge with local resources.
Salmon Valley Stewardship is featured in these Aspen CSG resources: Land Stewardship & Development Alignment in Rural West, Mapping a New Terrain: Call to Action, and Collaboration and Innovation for a Better Rural West.
Rural Community Assistance Corporation
The Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1978, dedicated to supporting underserved rural and Indigenous communities across the Western U.S. through technical assistance, training, financial resources, and advocacy. RCAC’s work spans environmental infrastructure, affordable housing, community resilience and disaster planning, economic and leadership development, and community finance. Serving communities in states such as Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, RCAC acts as the Western hub for the national Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) network.
As the community foundation for Eastern Washington and North Idaho, the Innovia Foundation envisions vibrant and sustainable communities, where every person has the opportunity to thrive. They work with donors to invest in long-term solutions, supporting opportunities that make the region vibrant and healthy.
