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SOLD OUT: The Lost Salmon at Alpine Playhouse

Join the Idaho Wildlife Federation and Idaho Outfitters and Guides at 7 PM on Saturday, February 18th at Alpine Playhouse in McCall, Idaho for The Lost Salmonby Shane Anderson. Reserve your seats now.

IWF NewsDaniel RitzJanuary 30, 2023The Lost Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Spring Chinook, Springers, Genetics, Shane Anderson

PHOTOS: 2023 Camo At The Capitol, Legislative Reception

Recapping the 2023 Idaho Sporting and Wildlife Partnership Camo At The Capitol and Legislative Reception

2023 Weekly Legislative Recaps

See all 2023 Weekly Legislative Recaps here…

IWF NewsDaniel RitzJanuary 22, 20232023 weekly Legislative Recaps, 2023 Legislative Session

REFLECTIONS: IWF Achievements In 2022

A remarkable year, all thanks to supporters like you

IWF NewsDaniel RitzDecember 14, 20222022 End Of Year, Month of giving

LISTEN: IWF Talks Lower Snake River Dams on KIDO Talk Radio

Idaho Wildlife Federation Executive Director Brian Brooks joined Kevin Miller of the Kevin Miller Show on KIDO Talk Radio for an almost two-hour discussion and Q&A with listeners on the need to breach the four lower Snake River dams.

IWF NewsDaniel RitzDecember 1, 2022lower snake river dams, LSRD, salmon, steelhead, KIDO, Kevin Miller Show, breach

Gut Piles and Ground Meat: Debunking Copper vs. Lead with Sporting Lead-Free

Idaho Wildlife Federation supports the National Wildlife Federation’s Lead-Free Landscapes campaign to promote the voluntary switch to lead-free to reduce the negative impacts of lead on wildlife.

IWF NewsDaniel RitzOctober 4, 2022Lead Free, Copper, Lead, Toxic, hunting

PHOTOS: Elevating the Priest River Project

IWF continues to engage on rectifying the Priest River’s temperature impairment issues in hopes of bringing fish-filled days to Panhandle anglers by working with local sportsmen and community members on locally driven solutions.

IWF NewsDaniel RitzSeptember 27, 2022Priest River, EcoFlight, Northern Idaho, Pandhandle

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

IWF NewsDaniel RitzAugust 19, 2022Recovering America's Wildlife Act, RAWA, Crapo, Risch

Congressman Fulcher Doubles Down on Attack on Wildlife, Sportsman

As original sponsors continue to drop off, one Idaho representative continues to attack the cornerstone of the North American Model of Conservation

BPA: Replacing Energy Created By Lower Snake River Dams Cost Effective

Study commissioned by BPA shows the cost of replacing energy from LSRDs is within existing estimates and could potentially drop power bills for ratepayers.

UPDATE: FINAL NOAA REPORT REITERATES Breaching Lower Snake River Dams Essential

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explicitly identifies breaching the lower Snake River dams as acton with highest potential to return Idaho’s Chinook salmon, steelhead.

IWF NewsDaniel RitzJuly 14, 2022Lower Snake River Dams, salmon, steelhead, fishing, NOAA, USFWS

LISTEN: Brian Brooks Discusses RETURN Act on Western Huntsman Podcast

IWF Executive Director Brian Brooks discusses the RETURN Act - unfortunately cosponsored by Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID) - with Jim Huntsman (@thewesternhuntsman) on the Western Huntsman podcast.

IWF NewsDaniel RitzJuly 12, 2022IWFInTheNews, Podcast, Jim Hunstman, Western Huntsman

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.

IWF NewsGarret VisserJune 30, 2022Pittman-Roberston, RETURN Act, Fulcher, Excise Tax

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 NewsDaniel RitzJune 29, 2022Buzz Ramsey, Salmon, Steelhead, lower Snake River Dams

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.