Wilderness Act

Former president Jimmy Carter took a float trip on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River which inspired him to save millions of acres of Alaska's wilderness.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the law that gives congress the authority to establish wilderness areas. Decades later, land managers and advocates say it’s still a valuable tool to protect landscapes, and hope to expand its legacy.

The advocacy group the Wilderness Society has released an interactive map that allows users to locate the wildest places in their communities, even if they are far from formally designated protected areas.

Only Congress can create wilderness areas, which have tight land use restrictions. Sen. Jim Risch introduced legislation to protect about 14,000 acres of…

A new book takes a unique look at Idaho’s wild places. Titled “Idaho Wilderness Considered,” the book is more than a field guide to the state’s…

The senate subcommittee on public lands, forests and mining will take up a bill Thursday with a long history in southwest Idaho.Known as the Owyhee…

Back on August 7th, President Obama signed a bill that turned 275,000 acres of the Boulder-White Cloud Mountains into wilderness.The law creates three…

A new wilderness in Idaho is one step away.The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill protecting 275,000 acres in central Idaho.The U.S. House or…

The push to protect almost 300,000 acres in central Idaho has picked up steam the last few weeks. A bill that would designate the Boulder-White Clouds…

The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public comment on plans to build a road and bring drilling equipment to a remote area of Idaho's Frank Church-River…