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.

A monthly series sharing the most valuable takeaways from the comments section of IdahoWildlife.Org and IWF’s various social media channels

The Wilks’ bill would accelerate habitat fragmentation and open-space development, but such ill-conceived growth didn’t just spur opposition from land-users. This bill is important for wildlife or hunters and angler for unmitigated growth is a serious threat to important open space vital for habitat and ecosystem connectivity.