Ten years ago, with the stroke of a pen, then-President Barack Obama enshrined nearly 300,000 acres of Central Idaho backcountry as protected wilderness. It was a quiet conclusion to a hard-won ...
Central Idaho’s Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness got a little bit bigger this fall thanks to a partnership between two land trust organizations. The Payette Land Trust and The Wilderness ...
Obama designated 300,000 Idaho acres as wilderness in August 2015. Rep. Mike Simpson led a bipartisan effort after years of stalled legislation. New protections may emerge, but require compromise and ...