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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Idaho Public Television is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act with a sweeping hour-long look at Idaho's wild places. The program…