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 …

Report finds 75% of Idaho’s sewage treatment plants are violating pollution discharge limits

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Contacts: Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Will Tiedemann, Conservation Associate, (208) 345-6933 x 228 Report finds 75% of Idaho’s sewage …

State of Idaho set to auction Cougar Island

With September’s cooling temperatures (I promise…they’re around the corner), cottonwood and aspen leaves start to turn color, garden harvests are in full swing, and on September 14th, the Idaho Department …

What the Inflation Reduction Act means for Idahoans

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is expected to boost the U.S. economy, strengthen American energy security, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030. It is a big step …

Group hatches proposed winter recreation plan in North Idaho

A group of snowmobilers, conservationists, guides, hunters, and other community members recently gave a thumbs up to a proposed winter recreation plan that, if approved, would affect about 1 million …

ICL Member Profile: Eric Oliver

Eric Oliver is a high school teacher in Boise, and a member of ICL’s Advocates for Idaho monthly giving program. Eric discovered ICL by word of mouth when he was …

Establishing Roots: Caching 10,000 whitebark pine seeds at Railroad Ridge

This summer, high in the mountains of central Idaho, ICL Wilderness Stewards and staff partnered with the National Forest Foundation, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management to cache …

A step for salmon: the Murray-Inslee process concludes

Nearly a year after Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) commenced an investigation of breaching the lower Snake River dams, the officials released a final report and …

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Washington leaders slowly move toward dam breaching, but more urgency is needed to save salmon, recover orcas, and deliver Tribal justice

For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 25, 2022 Contacts: Mitch Cutter, Salmon & Steelhead Associate, (541) 280-8474 Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Washington leaders slowly move toward dam …

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Lawsuit challenges marina, housing development on Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille

For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 25, 2022 Contacts: Brad Smith, Idaho Conservation League, North Idaho Director, (208) 345-6933 x 403 Abby Urbanek, Idaho Conservation League, Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x …

Halftime check-in: ICL Central Idaho Wilderness Stewards are doing great things!

Central Idaho Wilderness Stewards have been hard at work this summer cleaning up some of central Idaho’s most treasured areas. These stewards hit the trails to recreate with purpose in …