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At IWF, we work to provide timely and educational updates that give you the tools necessary to be an effective voice for the issues in conservation that matter to you. From policy updates to wildlife and habitat statistics to public access stories throughout Idaho, we want to build an outdoor community that can come together around common goals and shared passions.

Idaho Wildlife 1/24/22 Idaho Wildlife 1/24/22

IWF In The News: ‘River Conditions Still Concern for Salmon Despite Good Ocean News’ - for Public News Service

"The best thing that we can do is remove some dams, return this to a more natural state, get those fish from the headwaters where, hopefully, we have snowpack and it's cold to the ocean where the nutrients are and it's a bit colder than it is in the stretches of river where the dams are.” Brian Brooks, Idaho Wildlife Federation

Daniel Ritz 1/18/22 Daniel Ritz 1/18/22

2022 IWF Legislative Recaps

Each week, Brian Brooks, Executive Director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation recaps the events of the week in the Idaho Legislature, as they pertain to Idaho sportsmen and women, fish, wildlife, public lands, access and habitat.

Idaho Wildlife 1/12/22 Idaho Wildlife 1/12/22

Introducing: The Legislative “Season”

Why the legislative season deserves space on every Idahoans yearly hunting, fishing, outdoor calendar

Brian Brooks 1/6/22 Brian Brooks 1/6/22

The More Things Change....

A resolution is defined as “the quality of being determined or resolute,” and with that, here’s a few of IWF’s 2022 New Year’s resolutions.

Kyle Maki 12/16/21 Kyle Maki 12/16/21

The CWD Dilemma: IWF Field Representative Kyle Maki Shares His CWD Surveillance Hunt Experience

Idaho Wildlife 12/13/21 Idaho Wildlife 12/13/21

RECAP: 2021 End of Year Bash

Daniel Ritz 12/3/21 Daniel Ritz 12/3/21

Introducing: Emily Fisher - Philanthropy Coordinator, Idaho Wildlife Federation

Idaho Wildlife 11/29/21 Idaho Wildlife 11/29/21

IWF in 2021: A Year In Review

Garret Visser 11/18/21 Garret Visser 11/18/21

CWD Detected in Idaho, Here's What Sportsmen Can Do Now

Kyle Maki 10/29/21 Kyle Maki 10/29/21

Priest River: North Idaho's Next Premier Trout Fishery?

Brian Brooks 10/22/21 Brian Brooks 10/22/21

Salmon/Steelhead Campaign Enters New Stage of Momentum

Brian Brooks 9/21/21 Brian Brooks 9/21/21

Land Board Denies Trident's Appeal to Reverse Land Exchange Rejection

Garret Visser 9/20/21 Garret Visser 9/20/21

Wildlife, hunting impacts must be analyzed In Lava Ridge Wind Project

Brian Brooks 9/8/21 Brian Brooks 9/8/21

Trident Sues Idaho to Reverse Payette Land Exchange Denial

Brian Brooks 8/20/21 Brian Brooks 8/20/21

Idaho Steelhead Returns Likely Lowest Ever

Guest User 8/19/21 Guest User 8/19/21

Job Announcement: Communications and Outreach Coordinator

Guest User 7/20/21 Guest User 7/20/21

New Senate Bill Would Help At-Risk Species, Boost Wildlife Conservation Funding

Locally-led efforts to prevent extinctions and help at-risk wildlife species across the nation would be funded through new bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act will allocate approximately $17.6 million to Idaho each year, which the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will use to help hundreds of species of concern, including bighorn sheep, sharp-tailed grouse, and mountain goats.

Guest User 6/28/21 Guest User 6/28/21

Private Land Conservation, Public Land Benefits

Roughly 31% of the land in Idaho is privately owned. Wildlife, of course, does not adhere to the same property boundaries as humans. Migratory species especially rely on a patchwork of land ownership to survive from year to year, whether that land is someone’s private ranch, farm, or expansive BLM-managed sagebrush steppe.