Trent came to Hall and Hall in the spring of 2003 after spending eight years with The Idaho Nature Conservancy where, as Lands Program Director, he was responsible for overseeing the chapter’s real estate activity around the state. Trent also served as the Conservancy’s field representative for central Idaho where he worked with local communities and landowners to preserve working ranchlands and resolve natural resource conflicts. He became a partner of Hall and Hall in March 2004 and holds real estate licenses in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. A native of Virginia, Trent graduated from Woodberry Forest School and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Hampden-Sydney College. Trent and his wife, Cecile, moved west to Idaho in 1994. Enjoyment of the outdoors is evident in Trent’s dedication to fly-fishing and upland bird hunting. Trent maintains strong ties to the southeast and is a trustee of The Duke Endowment based in Charlotte, NC and a committee member of the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation in Durham, NC. He is a current board member of the Idaho Rural Health Association and past president of the board of directors for the Wood River Land Trust and was an original board member of the Blaine County Land, Water, and Wildlife Program. Trent and Cecile have two children, a son Parker and a daughter Airey.
Each year hundreds of wild Chinook salmon and steelhead swim nearly 1,000 miles up the Columbia, Snake and Salmon Rivers to the Pahsimeroi River in central Idaho to spawn in the clear waters of Big Springs Creek. Previously, irrigation diversions and intensive grazing prevented spawning in some of the most promising parts of the Pahsimeroi system. After purchasing the 1,395± acre Big Springs Creek Ranch, the owners removed barriers, reduced grazing, restored creeks and allowed substantially more water to remain instream. Spawning activity has increased from none to 60± spawning beds over the past several years. Now, Big Springs Ranch plays a critical role in the survival of these incredible ocean-going fish, making the ranch one of the most important wildlife properties in the region.
Two-thirds of the ranch encompasses riparian bottomland with many springs, several spring creeks including Big Springs Creek and over a half-mile of the Pahsimeroi River. The bottomland areas are mostly sub-irrigated and highly productive, supporting robust populations of waterfowl and big game, including elk, whitetail deer, and mule deer. The upland portions of the ranch encompass 160± acres of irrigated pasture and cropland and offer a great combination of agricultural productivity and upland bird habitat.
A conservation easement on the ranch ensures that critical riparian habitat will be preserved for generations to come while offering the flexibility to pursue agricultural and residential activities. With the essential restoration complete, Big Springs Creek Ranch is ready for a new owner to write the next chapter of this important stewardship story.
I have purchased four ranches through Hall and Hall over the past 20 years.
I have purchased four ranches through Hall and Hall over the past 20 years, and there is simply no other team in the world like them. They have navigated complexity, professionally attended to every detail, operated with fairness and integrity, and demonstrated an unwavering commitment to me–...
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