Idaho Public Lands Advocates Respond to Latest Sell-Off Proposal: Rural Idaho Needs Teamwork, not a Giveaway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 16, 2025  Contact: John Robison, Idaho Conservation League | [email protected]  Emilie Ritter, Greater Yellowstone Coalition | [email protected]  Chris Saeger, The Wilderness Society | [email protected]  Idaho Public Lands Advocates Respond to …
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The Dark Side of Data Centers Part 2: Water Guzzlers

The recent rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) has driven explosive growth in a once-niche industry: data centers. These facilities host vast networks of computer processors that power the processing, …
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The Dark Side of Data Centers, Part 1: Energy Hogs

The recent rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) has driven explosive growth in a once-niche industry: data centers. These facilities host vast networks of computer processors that power the processing, …
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Survey shows community support for McCall land exchange

For the past 5 years, ICL has worked with United Payette, a coalition of Valley County residents partnering with local and state-wide organizations, to conserve the endowment lands surrounding Payette …
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Saving Salmon, Protecting a Way of Life

This blog was originally published in 2024, and has been updated with new information. We often say that, without the work of Tribes, Idaho’s wild salmon and steelhead would be …
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IDFG’s high-stakes strategic plan needs more work—Here’s how to give wildlife a voice

Idaho’s native wildlife sustains and inspires us. Wild creatures give us comfort and endless entertainment. They enhance our everyday experiences—whether we’re visiting remote, wild landscapes across our state or sitting …
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The Importance of a Story, Part 1

Every time you share your experience on how conservation has improved your life in Idaho, or express your gratitude for clean air, water and land – you help Idaho value these important things.

Government Shutdown Threatens Idaho Steelhead Season

The federal fisheries biologists who were working to keep Idaho’s steelhead season open have been deemed "non-essential" by the Trump administration and were furloughed. ICL writes to Gov. Little in the hope that he agrees with us: Idaho families that depend on healthy runs of salmon and steelhead are essential. These people matter, their jobs matter and these fish matter.

Saddle Up! It’s Time to Ride

ICL is back at the Statehouse for the new legislative session. Idaho’s newly sworn in Gov. Brad Little laid out his legislative and other priorities in his first State of the State Address today. As he noted, he’s got a lot of work ahead of him.

Work Hard – And Laugh

To be clear, there’s not a thing about today’s environmental news that’s funny to me…. But I am all in for humor right now.

An Artist’s Year in Review

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to share some of our artist in residence’s reflections and images with you!

Challenges and Rewards of Watercolor

ICL 2018 Artist in Residence Jessica L. Bryant shares her thoughts on some of the ways in which painting with watercolor is unlike anything else!