The Bureau of Land Management recently proposed a new rule to FLPMA to prioritize conservation and landscape health on BLM managed lands. This rule proposes prioritizing conservation on BLM land through a new scheme of selling "conservation leases." This is a backdoor...
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Articles: Idaho
Forest Service Proposed Rule to Prioritize Conservation Instead of Management
Just days after the BLM announced their proposed supplementary rule which would prioritize conservation, the US Forest Service released a proposed rule that also has the same deadline, June 20, 2023 for public comment. Please join with BRC and others and submit a...
Help Us Protect Snowmobile Access in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest Kaniksu Plan
The draft environmental assessment for the Bonners Ferry, Priest Lake, and Sandpoint Ranger Districts in Idaho has been released and open for public comment. The area covers over 1 million acres of land divided into 10 analysis areas. Approximately 1/4 of the project...
Upper Snake BLM Area in Idaho Slated for Numerous Road Closures
UPDATE: The comment period has been extended through July 10, 2023. Please use the tool at the bottom of the page to submit your comment to the BLM today. The largest field office in Idaho, the Upper Snake Field Office on the east side of Idaho, managed by the BLM is...
Proposed Wind Farm at Lava Ridge Could Restrict Public Access
The nearly 200,000 acre project area in Southern Idaho has many residents and nonresidents worried about the future of public access. We want to ensure that our members are still able to access this land and can enjoy it in the years to come. Add your voice to ours...
Prevent Closures in the Panhandle National Forest Kaniksu Unit in Idaho
The Panhandle National Forest in Idaho is updating their Over Snow Vehicle (OSV) Travel Management Plan for the Sandpoint Ranger District, Bonners Ferry Ranger District and Priest Lake Ranger Districts. The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to create several areas of...
Defend Your Ground Episode 1: Don’t Let Moab BLM Cancel Dispersed Camping
We are excited to announce that we have launched the Defend Your Ground Podcast as one more way that we can keep you informed of the work we are doing. Speak up to Protect Dispersed Camping Around Moab In our first episode we discuss the BLM plans to close/restrict...
Lawsuit Over Pine Creek Road in Oregon Heats Up: County Claims Public Right of Way
A 2 1/2 mile road that crosses private land is being disputed in courts in Western Oregon. Pine Creek Road which is located in Baker County has been used for generations in the Elkhorn Mountain Range to provide crucial access to federal public lands. This is used by...
Vegetation Improvement Projects Proposed in BLM Managed Public Lands in Coeur d-Alene, Idaho| High and Dry Forest Health Treatment | Support Active Fire Management
As wildfire and poor management devastates more and more public lands across the nation, there is a dire need for active forest management. The newly proposed High and Dry Forest Health Treatment project proposed by the BLM is a turn for the better; the project...
American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas: Added, arbitrary layers of conservation to achieve 30X30
The Department of Interior is in the process of creating the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas. From our understanding, the Atlas will be used to track which lands and waters qualify to meet the objectives of the 30X30 initiative and set a road map for...








