BOISE, Idaho — One of the most treasured parts of the Gem State is its outdoors, but a devastating wildfire season wrecked havoc on many forests – including the Sawtooth National Forest near Stanley. The Wapiti Fire burned about 130,000 acres of the area’s landscape. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) are coming together to help restore the forest. The service organization is tied together by their love of Idaho’s lands – and their connection to patriots of the American Revolution. …Forest officials weren’t able to collect enough pinecones to restore the 130,000 acres that were burned in the fire, so the Daughters of the American Revolution are fundraising to hire expert pinecone pickers to harvest mature pinecones to grow the seedlings needed to replant trees. …Harvested pinecones will be taken to the Lucky Peak Nursery to be turned into seedlings that become trees that will be replanted.