Fun on the Weiser River

Almost 50 people had a great time floating down the Weiser River. Marie Kellner photo. Editor’s note: ICL, along with colleague organizations Idaho Organization of Resource Councils, Weiser River Resource …

Desegregating Wilderness

Editor’s note: This posting was authored by Pat Ford. Many years ago, Pat served as the executive director of ICL. Most recently, he was the executive director for Save Our …

No Place Like Idaho on Earth

Read Senior Conservation Associate Jonathan Oppenheimer’s guest column about Earth Day, published in the Idaho Falls Post Register. He writes about how we should recognize our joint responsibility to keep Idaho the way we like it.

Atlanta Gold Continues to Pollute Boise River

New records show that Atlanta Gold continues to pollute the Boise River in violation of federal law and a federal court order. Today, ICL and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center notified Atlanta Gold Corporation of their intent to take legal action to protect the Boise River.

Fish and Wildlife Service seeks to “reaffirm” limited habitat protections for caribou

A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service erred when it significantly reduced habitat protections for Idaho’s lone caribou herd without first seeking additional public input.

Teach Our Children Well

The Idaho Legislature recently rejected revised Idaho science education standards. Now’s your chance to help correct that wrong and make sure that our kids are receiving a quality education, consistent with well-founded scientific principles.

It’s Here!

Idaho’s first large-scale solar project will go live by the end of April. After years of waiting, the future is here-locally generated clean energy to replace out-of-state fossil fuels. This week, a couple of us at ICL visited the project: learn what we found out.

Court Ruling: Wolverines Deserve Protections

A federal judge in Montana ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) must reconsider protections for wolverines under the Endangered Species Act. The ruling applies to the estimated 300 wolverines that remain in the northern Rockies and north Cascades, including subpopulations that persist in some of Idaho’s most rugged high country.

“Boots on the Ground” Grant Seeds New Stewardship Program

The Idaho Conservation League was granted $1,500 for our new wilderness stewardship program in Central Idaho. It’s time to dig in and get dirty in the wilderness!

Looking at Our Water Future

How should Treasure Valley work with its growing water needs? The Treasure Valley’s population is expected to more than double over the next 50 years. But that doesn’t mean its water use has to double, too.