News Release

Gov. Little and U.S. Forest Service Chief Christiansen to Speak at Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership Workshop

Gov. Brad Little and USFS Chief Vicki Christiansen will officially open the Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership (IFRP) workshop on Tuesday morning, April 27.

2021 Session: Gripes, growls, and grumbles

The Idaho Legislature crossed the 100 day mark this week, making it the 3rd longest session in Idaho history.

Morel Hunting 101

Springtime in Idaho and across the Northwest brings mushroom lovers into our forests for a time-honored activity, hunting mushrooms!

2021 Session: Nearing the finish line?

Instead of comfort in our political bubbles, we need to find ways to sit down, discover the facts, and find common ground.

Stepping up to the challenge of saving Idaho salmon and steelhead

Youth Salmon Protectors, a “coalition of young people in the Pacific Northwest dedicated to saving wild Columbia River salmon and steelhead,” strongly supports Simpson’s Columbia Basin Initiative.

Northwest in Transition: Investing in a certain future

Simpson’s “Northwest in Transition ” is about much more than taking out four dams on the lower Snake River.

2021 Session: Back with a vengeance 

If you thought the Idaho Legislature came back with a more measured and thoughtful approach to policymaking, you’d be wrong.

Celebrate Dark Sky Week

We have to protect our dark skies because it’s next to impossible to turn off the lights once they get approved and installed.

A Week of Action for Salmon and Steelhead (April 12 to 16)

It’s critical to show widespread support for Rep. Simpson’s proposal and push other elected leaders to engage with his office.

Debunking Teck on selenium and water pollution

Even after pleading guilty, Teck continues to portray the damages their mines are causing to transboundary waters and fish as minimal.