Tag: Salmon River

Stibnite Gold Mine Plan fails to address concerns about toxic mine pollution in Salmon River headwaters

For Immediate Release: Friday, September 6th, 2024  Contacts:  Mary Faurot Petterson, Save The South Fork Salmon, savethesouthfork@gmail.com Randy Fox, Idaho Conservation League, rfox@idahoconservation.org  Nick Kunath, Idaho Rivers United, nkunath@idahorivers.org  Will …

Forest Service withdraws approval of Perpetua Resources’ Burntlog Route Geophysical Investigations Project

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Contacts:  Julia Thrower, Mountain Top Law, (208) 271-6503 Mary Faurot Petterson, Save the South Fork Salmon, (208) 630-3230 Nick Kunath, Conservation Director, Idaho …

Watching over our waters: Keeping our rivers safe from mining pollution

Between the towns of Challis and Salmon in central Idaho, the mighty Salmon River winds its way through a rugged landscape of volcanic rock. This watershed is most known for …

Idaho proposes new permit for suction dredge mining

Any suction dredge mining permit for Idaho streams must be based on accurate and current information. But ICL has concerns about the current draft permit.

Faces of ICL: Meet member Ari Kotler of Victor, Idaho

ICL has worked to protect and restore the clean air, clean water, wildlands, special places, fish, and wildlife that give Idahoans such an exceptional quality of life for over 50 …

Stories of the Salmon: Through an Angler’s Eyes

Wild salmon and steelhead are icons of Idaho. Millions of these fish once returned home to Idaho each year from the ocean, but climate change and hydroelectric dams have reduced …

This Year’s Sockeye Salmon Run: “Not a Pretty Picture”

Snake River sockeye salmon face the most arduous journey of any Idaho fish. Starting as smolts no longer than your finger in the high lakes near Stanley, they swim downstream …

Partner highlight: EcoFlight offers an indispensable perspective for our conservation work

Shimmering in the summer sunlight, the South Fork Salmon River scribes a silver arc a thousand feet below us. The towering mountains of the Needles Recommended Wilderness area form a …

Sawtooth Salmon Fest – Stanley, ID

Idaho Conservation League will be hanging out at Idaho River United and Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association’s annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival! Go for a bus tour to see wild salmon …

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 …