The Forest Service continues to move forward with permitting for the project. Midas Gold has been emphasizing several positive restoration outcomes, but under the current plan, these benefits could be overshadowed by permanent large-scale impacts from the mine layout.
Why don’t we have a state railroad track inspector in Idaho? How do we know BNSF is capable of containing an oil spill during spring runoff?
Provide input on the wilderness evaluation process for the Salmon-Challis National Forest now through Jan. 31, 2019. Speak up for protecting wild places!
It’s that dreaded time of year when inversions cause valleys across Idaho to fill with pollution. While we can’t prevent inversions, we can all do our part to keep pollution levels as low as possible.
98.6% of Idaho’s Snake River steelhead die from causes downstream. Of the 1.6% that return to Idaho, only 3.2% of these may die from incidental interactions with anglers.
In June 2019 I will step down as the Idaho Conservation League executive director. We’ve done many good things together, because it’s been a group effort all along. You have had my back for decades. I am very grateful to you.
The most interesting part of this job so far has been the people working in the Idaho Conservation League office.
The key to designing a good restoration project is having feedback from locals who know the trails and the backcountry areas. Be part of the conversation!
ICL is working to make the Snake River fishable and swimmable again. To do that, we must better understand the successes and challenges that impact farmers, canal operators and others who are working to restore the Snake River.
Don’t be disheartened. Act now! We have the time and the ability.