Sheep Ranching Families Wanted for Trailing of the Sheep Festival October 2015

In 2014, the Idaho based Trailing of the Sheep Festival began a three-year program, "Celebrating Generations." The goal is to listen, learn, share and save the memories of our western sheep ranching families who live and work the land and are the keepers of open space. The first year was devoted to honoring the visionaries; those first families who found a piece of western land that matched their dreams. They made it home, made it their life's work, cared for it and fed the country from its bounty. This year the focus will be on today's hardworking second and third generations, the landowners of today who survived depressions, droughts, fires and the pressures of a rapidly developing west. What are their stories of triumphs and loss? To accomplish this, ranching families are needed so that festival guests can see and feel the power of this important family tradition. Ranchers can help by coming to the festival, being a Lambassador, recording your story and helping trail the sheep.  Full details of the events and performances planned for the Oct. 7-11 festival are available at www.trailingofthesheep.org.