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.
Listen as Brian and Aaron revisit salmon conservation in the northwest in advance of nationwide day of action asking for immediate action and the removal of the four Snake River dams on the National Wildlife Federation podcast. Available where you get your podcast (and linked here)
Read MoreIdaho’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.
Read MoreThis 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.)
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreJoin Idaho Wildlife Federation and official beer sponsor 10 Barrel Brewing at Green Acres Food Truck Park on Saturday, June 11th for an afternoon of tasty drinks, good company, fantastic raffles, a silent auction and more food trucks than you could shake a stick at. All in the name of Idaho’s fish wildlife and public lands.
Read MoreLast week, the U.S. Geological Survey released Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 2.
Read MoreA monthly series sharing the most valuable takeaways from the comments section of IdahoWildlife.Org and IWF’s various social media channels
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreA monthly series gathering and sharing the most valuable takeaways from the comments sections of IdahoWildlife.Org and our various social media channels
Read MoreChanges in energy systems ‘routine’ and shows clean, firm power in the region either already available or being planned are more than sufficient to replace lower Snake River dams.
Read MoreThe people of Idaho have spoken. But are your legislators listening? 2022 Western States Survey exposes rift between public opinion and political policy
Read MoreYes. That Trident. They’re back….
Read MoreBPA - the agency responsible for selling dam power, counting fish, and funding their recovery efforts - funded an over 800 page study that concluded the dams must be breached to save Idaho’s fish.
A recently published article by Greg Fitz shares unique Idaho perspectives, inspiring reflection on progress.
Read MoreIdaho Politicians are taking wildlife management and hunting regs into their own hands.
Read More"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
Read MoreEach 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.
Read MoreWhy the legislative season deserves space on every Idahoans yearly hunting, fishing, outdoor calendar
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