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Only Congress can create wilderness areas, which have tight land use restrictions. Sen. Jim Risch introduced legislation to protect about 14,000 acres of…
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U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, an Idaho Republican, has introduced a bill that would protect the state's portion of the craggy, scenic Scotchman Peaks.The…
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A draft forest management plan is recommending making more than 25,000 acres of the Scotchman Peaks area in northern Idaho and Montana part of a federally…