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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.

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Wilks Bros' Bill Dead-For Now

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.

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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

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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.

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