The fungus that causes the disease, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd, was first detected in Idaho’s Minnetonka Cave in 2022. That cave is right next door to Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

A collaborative cleanup effort by the Idaho Department of Lands and an Ada County Sheriff’s work detail has restored a ...

Mining has been a bedrock of Idaho's economy since before the Gem State became a state, but an environmental nonprofit group says abandoned mines are leaving a legacy that's harming the landscape.