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The Grandest Teacher: a River Guide’s Reflections from the Salmon-Challis National Forest

The Salmon-Challis National Forest expands over 4.2 million acres of Idaho backcountry. The wildlands of the Salmon-Challis National Forest are largely roadless; they contain essential habitats for plant and wildlife …

The Mining Regulatory and Clarity Act: A free pass to dump toxic waste on public lands?

For over 150 years, mining has been given preferential treatment on public lands thanks to the overly generous language of the General Mining Law of 1872. This Civil War-era law …

Exploring the Wildest Path: Upcoming Webinar Highlights a Father and Son’s Journey on the Idaho Wilderness Trail

Spanning 296 miles, the Idaho Wilderness Trail runs from the southernmost end of the Sawtooth Wilderness, across the length of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, all the way …

Kaniksu Winter Travel Plan one step closer to completion

A winter recreation plan for the Sandpoint, Bonners Ferry, and Priest Lake Ranger Districts is one step closer to being finalized. The Idaho Panhandle National Forest recently published a draft …

ICL wants YOU to join Wilderness Stewards!

Well, folks, it’s that time of the year again. Little green sprouts are beginning to pop up through the mud, our favorite trails are slowly drying out once again, and …

ICL Legislative Update: Budgets, bears, and sunshine – End in sight?

For weeks, I’ve been suggesting that the legislature would never achieve their target adjournment date of March 24. I didn’t want to jinx it, knowing that if I suggested they …

Clean energy in Idaho: The need, the opportunity, and where wind fits in

The proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project There’s been a lot of talk about wind energy since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its draft Environmental Impacts Statement (EIS) on …

ICL Legislative Update: Time Out! And (almost) rounding the corner

The House and Senate both took a much needed time out last week. But it wasn’t because they’d been naughty. (They have been). After first entering the Idaho Statehouse as …

Groundwater magic: Hidden oases of the Snake River region

This week (March 5-11, 2023) is National Groundwater Awareness Week, an annual observance to highlight the responsible development, management, and use of groundwater. ICL will be doing a series of …

Forest Service scopes restoration project near McCall to address invasive insects, recreation, and watershed health

I recently went on a cross country ski outing near my home outside McCall, through the forest and up onto the ridge separating the Little Salmon River valley from the …

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