Progress and Challenges in the Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative

The Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative (IPPLI) continues to bring together a wide range of interests—conservation groups, timber industry representatives, recreationists, hunters, local residents, and others—to resolve wilderness and access …

Ada County Commissioners throw a blanket over solar energy

Ada County began writing new zoning ordinances in 2020. When that process began, solar energy was not on the county’s radar screen. However, large solar energy projects became a significant …

Healing Deep Wounds: Powerful Indigenous Bison Restoration Providing Cultural and Ecosystem Renewal

Not so long-long ago in a galaxy not so far-far away, former Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne ran the United States Department of Interior, serving almost the entirety of President George …

Triumph Mine Update: Remediation Efforts Headed in a Positive Direction

If you’ve been following ICL’s mining work for the last several years, you are probably aware that the Triumph Mine site near Sun Valley has been an ongoing environmental liability. …

Threat to Trestle Creek Bull Trout Sanctuary Continues

Editor’s note:All necessary permits have been issued for this development. However, The Idaho Club has committed egregious violations of the conditions of their permits, and have moved forward with major …

Vote YES for Clean Water: Sandpoint’s Future Depends on It!

If you live in Sandpoint and want to be able to keep flushing your toilet, then vote YES for the wastewater treatment bond on November 4th. Built in the 1950s …

Tiny Bones, Big Stories: How Otoliths Help Us Understand Idaho’s Salmon

When we think of saving Idaho’s salmon, images of free-flowing rivers, towering dams, or epic ocean migrations often come to mind. But one of the most powerful tools for understanding …

The Trails That Built My Boise

Growing up at the base of the east end foothills in Boise, the outdoors was my playground, my classroom, and my escape. Summer meant launching into the river from the …

Applications open for ICL Board of Directors!

The Idaho Conservation League’s nearly 8,000 members make up a conservation community dedicated to protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the lands and wildlife we love.  …

Orca Mothers, Salmon, and the Fight for Survival

Editor’s Note: This blog was authored by Sarah Plane, ICL’s Community Engagement Data Specialist. A Familiar Tragedy For the second time this year, a mother orca carrying her deceased calf …