Issues
A list of some of Idaho Conservation League's work on issues
The Idaho Conservation League is Idaho’s voice for clean water, clean air, and wilderness—values that are the foundation to Idaho’s extraordinary quality of life.
We encourage people to get out and enjoy Wild Idaho because those that know it love it and work to protect it.
Our work spans issues important to all Idahoans.
- Helped move the Owyhee Canyonlands wilderness bill to and through Congress, the first new wilderness designation for Idaho in 29 years
- Passed Idaho's first county-wide open space measure for Blaine County
- Championed the popular Boise Foothills Open Space Levy, which preserved Boise's spectacular natural setting for recreation and other human uses
- Made sure state officials and agencies lived up to the Clean Water Act, guaranteeing Idaho's water remains fresh and clean.
- Stopped the single largest source of airborne mercury pollution in the United States
- Joined a diverse coalition to defeat the Sempra coal-fired power plant in Magic Valley
- Worked to make sure all Idahoans' concerns were heard as the state planned to manage wolf populations
- Worked to improve the Idaho Forest Practices Act and to make sure logging plans on state and national forests balanced timber harvest with clean water, healthy habitat, and recreation.
- ICL is helping to curb greenhouse gases by advocating for better energy options and to lessen the impacts of climate change by changing the way we manage fire.
