News
At IWF, we’re committed to sharing timely, educational updates that help you speak up for the conservation issues you care about most. Whether it’s policy news, wildlife and habitat insights, or stories about public access across Idaho, our goal is to strengthen an outdoor community united by common goals and shared passions.
BREAKING: RETURN Act Aims to Gut Pittman-Robertson Act
The RETURN (Repealing Excise Tax on Unalienable Rights Now) our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022 is an assault on a program that has been a point of pride among sportsmen and women for 85-years.
Monumental Wildlife Bill Passes U.S. House, Advances to Senate Thanks to Idaho Representative
Let Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo Know Idahoans Support Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
From The Comments SPECIAL EDITION: Salmon, Steelhead, Energy, Economics and Transportation
In May, Idaho Wildlife Federation shared a series of videos and infographics featuring fishing legend Buzz Ramsey appearance on Outdoor GPS discussing the need to breach the lower Snake River dams. We’ve compiled what we felt were the most valuable comments -and our responses - to those graphics, so you know what folks around the region are asking.
IWF Response - Murray/Inslee Lower Snake River Dams: Benefit Replacement Draft Report
Read Idaho Wildlife Federation’s official statement on Governor Inslee and Senator Murray’s Lower Snake River Dams: Benefit Replacement Draft Report and submit your comment for the record.
Conservation Commons: Hank Jones
Introducing Idaho WIldlife Federation’s latest Conservation Commons highlight, Hank Jones.
Reducing Catastrophic Wildfire Risk in Southwest Idaho
IWF has invested years into collaboratives like the Payette Forest Coalition and remains committed to bringing diverse stakeholders together to see a healthier Forest for humans and wildlife. Over the next 5 years, almost $60 million will be put on the ground in Southwest Idaho to treat 20-35% of the landscape through a combination of thinning, controlled burning, and post-treatment restoration.
#IWFInTheNews - Guest Opinion: Lower Snake River Dam Debate: Who’s winning?
It seems the lower Snake River dam debate is always one side against the other: fish versus agriculture, hydropower versus alternatives, or “my science” versus “your science”. The question is: Who is actually winning?
ACTION ALERT - Encourage Risch, Crapo to Pass CWD Bill
Idaho’s sporting opportunities hinge on the health of our herds. Sportsmen and women need to call on our members of their U.S. Senate to support this act to conserve them. Use the form below to ask Senators Risch and Crapo to pass the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act.
Turning Concern into Conservation
This blog is the first of a monthly series by IWF Philanthropy Coordinator Emily Fisher, written with transparency and the goal of sharing all the ways you can support the Idaho Wildlife Federation (IWF.)
Support Your Idaho, Support IWF During Idaho Gives
This year, Idaho Gives (May 2-5) is going to be more important than ever. In order to continue (and expand) our conservation efforts, we have some big goals for Idaho Gives 2022- and we can use all the help we can get.
Big Game Migrations, Habitat Connectivity A Central Focus for Department of Interior
Last week, the U.S. Geological Survey released Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 2.