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 …

International Youth Day: Leaders of Tomorrow, Change-makers of Today

Editor’s Note: This post was co-authored by Lilly Wilson and Lily Saperston, both members of Youth Salmon Protectors and Idaho Conservation League staff. August 12, 2023 marks International Youth Day, …

This Year’s Sockeye Salmon Run: “Not a Pretty Picture”

Snake River sockeye salmon face the most arduous journey of any Idaho fish. Starting as smolts no longer than your finger in the high lakes near Stanley, they swim downstream …

Partner highlight: EcoFlight offers an indispensable perspective for our conservation work

Shimmering in the summer sunlight, the South Fork Salmon River scribes a silver arc a thousand feet below us. The towering mountains of the Needles Recommended Wilderness area form a …

Better late than never: Travel Management Planning comes to the Owyhee Canyonlands

When conservationists, ranchers, sportsmen, river runners, dirt bikers, county officials and others came together to form the Owyhee Initiative in the early 2000s, a shared love of open space was …

Celebrating Lakes Appreciation Month with ICL’s Water Quality Stewards

Throughout July, organizations nationwide are celebrating Lakes Appreciation Month. The state of Idaho has more than 2,000 lakes that provide unparalleled recreation and beauty, drinking water, fire safety, fish to …

Kaniksu Winter Travel Plan on track for year-end approval

The Forest Service published a final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Kaniksu Winter Travel Plan on July 14th. The EA documents the environmental effects of a proposed winter recreation plan …

Celebrating Latino Conservation Week in Idaho

This week – from July 15-23, 2023 – is Latino Conservation Week! Latino Conservation Week is an initiative of Hispanic Access Foundation, and is now in its tenth year. Across …

Idaho’s Enduring Wildlife Legacy

Tribal activists occupied Wounded Knee, fighting for equal rights for Native Americans. The United States opened Watergate Hearings. Roe v. Wade was decided. Debut albums came from Springsteen, Queen, Aerosmith, …

The Idaho Club resurfaces harmful development proposal on Lake Pend Oreille

Trestle Creek is a sanctuary that provides some of the best bull trout habitat in the Lake Pend Oreille watershed, historically representing nearly 50% of spawning sites. Along 10 miles …

News Release

ICL appoints Josh Johnson as new Central Idaho Director

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 Contacts: Josh Johnson, Central Idaho Director, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 301 Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x …