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Forest service chief defends west reorganization plans amid criticism
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz defends agency reorganization to a state-based system, aiming to improve local management and address budget shortfalls.
Conservation groups oppose public lands nominee to lead BLM
Public lands advocates across the West urge Congress to reject Steve Pearce’s nomination to lead the BLM, citing concerns over land sales and Idaho’s outdoor future.
BLM accepts timber bids for sale near Rockland
The BLM will offer two Idaho timber sales in August, harvesting over 6 million board feet to support jobs, industry and wildfire resiliency.
Trump administration plans to rescind rule blocking logging on national forest lands
Scientists say that worsening wildfires are driven by a combination of climate change that warms and dries out forests, less logging and decades of fire suppression that has allowed fuels to build up.
U of I study confirms cattle grazing has no effect on sage-grouse nest success
The project involved an unprecedented collaboration to assess the effects of spring cattle grazing on sage-grouse nesting and brood success examined under current levels of grazing permitted on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) throughout southern Idaho.
National monuments have grown and shrunk under US presidents for over a century thanks to one law: The Antiquities Act
These federally managed public lands have long enjoyed broad bipartisan support, as have moves to turn them into protected national parks and monuments.
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