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 …

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, …

The Dark Side of Data Centers, Part 1: Energy Hogs

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 …

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 …

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 …

Bogus Basin, the Boise Valley and Climate Change

Pat Ford ponders the ski resort as an indicator of climate change.

Lewiston Trib: Abandoning Upper Lochsa Is Not an Option

The Lewiston Tribune offers a compelling option to address the widespread public concern over the proposed Lochsa Land Exchange…Reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund and apply some of those funds to purchase the private timber lands which provide important fish and wildlife habitat near Lolo Pass.

Road to Paris: What’s Happening? Why Now?

Gary Payton is in Paris observing the United Nations-sponsored Climate Talks. This is the 3rd installment of a series of guest blogs about his experiences as a witness to these historic discussions.

Snowmobilers Can’t Get Enough

Only 6% of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests are recommended for wilderness protection under a new land management plan adopted by the Forest Service earlier this year, but snowmobilers aren’t satisfied with the decision.

Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines in Idaho Could Cost $1 Billion

If efforts to seize public lands are successful, costs for abandoned mine cleanup could total more than $1 billion, according to a new report. State taxpayers would be solely responsible for these costs. Instead, a state takeover of public lands should be abandoned, and mining laws should be reformed to ensure adequate funding for mine reclamation.

My, Oh My, What a Year…

Thoughts about the year from 2015 artist in residence Peter Lovera.

Sage-grouse Would Benefit from Mining Withdrawals

The greater sage-grouse needs large expanses of undeveloped sage-brush habitat. The Bureau of Land Management has proposed protecting 3.8 million acres of sagebrush areas in Idaho from the threat of mining. Under this proposal, sage-grouse and many other species would benefit.