Ninety-six percent of all registered voters in Idaho believe that public lands should remain in public hands, according to a ...

James Watt led a similar effort to privatize natural resources for mining, energy development, logging, and sprawl.

Idaho state legislators from both parties celebrated the death of a federal proposal that would have made millions of acres of public lands, including in Idaho, available to be sold off. On June ...

Idaho’s fourth member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, did not receive a letter and voted to oppose the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, the Utah News Dispatch previously reported ...

Sen. Mike Lee’s public lands sell-off rider, meant to be part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” is officially dead. But using ...

Learn why Idaho’s public lands must stay in public hands. Senators Crapo and Risch are urged to protect lands vital for Idaho’s culture and recreation.

A new version of a controversial public land sales proposal in Congress cuts back on the land that could be sold in Idaho and 10 other states. But opponents have said the changes aren’t enough.

And it has special import in Idaho. Back in April, John Robison of the Idaho Conservation League put it this way: “Public lands are not just lines on a map — they are the heart and soul of Idaho.

A U.S. Senate provision that would have brought the sale of millions of acres of public lands across the western U.S. looks to be in jeopardy after being found to ...