BY KAREN BOSSICK

Logan Miller spends his days going out into the field to take air horns, flashing lights and other non-lethal tools to the guardians of sheep in hopes that he can convince them to use them to keep wolves away from their herds.

He and his assistant Nate Redon will discuss their work with the Wood River Wolf Project during a virtual talk Thursday sponsored by the Hailey Public Library.

The talk will start at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29. RSVP with Kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org to get the Zoom link.

“Wolves are large, charismatic predators and local sheep ranchers need to make a living,” said the library’s programs and outreach manager Kristin Fletcher. “This dynamic can sometimes lead to multiple layers of conflict. Logan and Nate will share what their typical work day might look like, new tools and techniques for protecting sheep and touch on the potential impact of recently passed legislation, which greatly expands efforts to reduce wolf numbers.”

The Wood River Wolf Project is a collaborative, community-led project comprised of livestock producers, community members and county, state and federal officials working together to use proactive, nonlethal deterrents to minimize conflicts between livestock and wolves.

Miller has a bachelor of science degree in Agricultural Sustainability and is in his second year as field manager for the Wood River Wolf Project. Originally from Tucson, he has experience with wolf conservation efforts in the Mexican wolf recovery region. He has also worked on solar energy initiatives in Arizona, human rights campaigns in Mexico City and with the U.S. Forest Service.

Redon earned a degree in Environmental Science and Resource Management with a focus on Wildlife Conservation at the University of Washington. He has worked with Gelata monkeys and wolves in the highlands of Ethiopia.