Progressive outdoor enthusiasts and conservative hunters and anglers gathered together in Boise earlier this month to express their mutual desire to preserve Idaho's public lands.
While displeasure with the Trump Administration is expected from Idaho's bluer citizens, many Trump supporters are expressing frustration with Washington's public lands policies. The opening of national parkland and monuments to oil and natural gas drilling, mining and further development has vexed conservationists on both sides.
Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker covered this gathering and joined Idaho Matters to parse out the nuances of the struggle over public lands.
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