Idaho Conservation League

06/04/2026

The Bureau of Land Management is fast-tracking approval for a gold and silver mine in southwestern Idaho. The Canada-based mining company Integra Resources has proposed building an open-pit cyanide heap-leach mine in the area where the DeLamar Mine once operated in the 1980s and ’90s. ⛏️🏔️

Columbia Insight spoke with ICL's Public Lands and Wildlife Director about the impacts of this proposal.

“Basically putting a chemical factory at the very top of the mountain … you’re really heightening the potential for contaminants to flow downstream, as well as being picked up by wind and being dispersed into other areas... This same type of mining has been banned in Montana because of impacts to surface and groundwater.”

Read more at the link below ⬇️

Feds sidestep input while expediting cyanide heap-leach permit that might impact irrigation for 100,000+ acres of farmland Stone cold: The BLM is tamping down public

06/04/2026

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Speak up for Public Lands! 🏞️🫶

🗳️The Senate could vote on the Public Lands Integrity Act amendment today. This critical measure would help protect America's public lands from being sold through the budget reconciliation process by requiring any future public land sale proposal to clear a 60-vote threshold in the Senate.

Public lands belong in public hands—not sold off to the highest bidder. 🤝💚

🔗Tell your Senators to vote YES on the Public Lands Integrity Act amendment and stand up for our shared public lands at the link below!

https://idahoconservation.quorum.us/campaign/164043/

06/02/2026

H.R. 7567 the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, recently passed the House, despite strong opposition from farm, farmworker, food, and environmental advocates. 🚜🌾🧑‍🌾

⚠️This bill is fundamentally flawed and we need to urge the Senate to reject it in favor of a “clean” extension of current law without controversial amendments. Overall, the House Farm Bill deepens dependence on petrochemical fertilizers, fails to address hunger, weakens support for fair and accessible family farm safety nets, and rolls back successful conservation investments.

🔗Learn more and take action at the link below.

https://idahoconservation.org/blog/bayer-continues-its-fight-for-legal-immunity-over-harm-caused-by-pesticides

06/02/2026

Ready to spend time on the water with someone who knows Idaho’s rivers, fish, and conservation work firsthand? 🎣🤝

Bid on a private fishing experience with John Robison, ICL’s Public Lands & Wildlife Director, and enjoy a day rooted in place, conversation, and connection to the waters that make Idaho so special. 🐟

💧Your bid supports ICL’s work to protect clean water, healthy habitat, and the wild places Idahoans love.

Place your bid before June 8th at the link below 👇

http://idahocl.org/OnlineAuction26

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month from ICL! 🌈

Idaho’s clean air and water, public lands, and wildlife are for ALL to love, respect, and enjoy–we look forward to continuing the work toward a future where all feel welcome and are able to safely enjoy wild Idaho!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

05/29/2026

This week the team at Advocates for the West and Mountain Top Law represented ICL and Save The South Fork in Idaho State Court as we sought to protect public health from arsenic releases related to the Stibnite Gold Project 👷🪨⛏️

Featured left to right, John Robison, Julia Thrower, Bryan Hurlbutt, Andrew Hursh, Will Tiedemann, Andrew Hayden and Jeff Abrams.

05/28/2026

Want to experience Idaho’s wild places alongside the people working every day to protect them? 🎣🐾🙌

ICL’s online auction features unique staff-led experiences that bring you closer to Idaho’s lands, waters, wildlife, and conservation stories.

💚 From time outside to thoughtful conversation, these auction items are designed to help you connect more deeply with the places you love.

🔗 Bidding is open through June 8th. Link below.

http://idahocl.org/OnlineAuction26

05/22/2026

We’ve all had bad days and bad weeks, but the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is having a doozy of a time. 🏔️😦

The administration’s Director of Office of Management and Budget, Russ Vought, seems to be achieving his stated goal of putting federal workers “in trauma.” Hundreds of workers have been fired or reassigned. Any potential cost savings from firing these civil servants and defunding these programs are going to be short term, as the loss of stewardship for our trails and fish and wildlife habitat will cost more in the long run. 🐟💰

The administration also made it clear that conservation is not a priority, specifically through rescinding the Public Lands Rule. Rescinding the rule is yet another example of how this administration is favoring the short-term profits of a few at the expense of us all—most importantly the future of our public lands. 🌅

Steve Pearce, a known supporter of selling out and selling off public lands, was just confirmed as the new director of the BLM with potentially troubling implications for Idaho.

Additionally, the administration removed almost all requirements to notify the public of projects on federal lands and is disallowing public comments on Environmental Impact Statements for complicated projects like cyanide heap leach mines. ⚠️😷

🔗Learn more about recent decisions and how they impact Idaho at the link below.

https://idahoconservation.org/blog/a-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-week-for-the-blm

05/21/2026

🏔️⛏️ICL staff recently toured the proposed Black Pine gold mine near the Idaho-Utah border. ICL will be engaging in the permitting process for this project to ensure that its environmental impacts are mitigated to the extent possible with robust mitigation in place.

05/21/2026

⚠️⛏️As the proposed Stibnite Gold Project moves toward construction in central Idaho, join us for a behind-the-scenes look at one of the state’s most consequential environmental fights this decade. 🏔️

💧Learn about the project’s current status, its impacts on clean water and public lands, and the legal and regulatory work underway to uphold environmental protections.

Join us and our partners with Save the South Fork and Advocates for the West for this informative presentation.

🗓️Wednesday, June 3rd
⏰6:00 - 7:30pm MT
📍McCall Public Library, Community Room

Learn more at the link below ⬇️

https://idahoconservation.org/events/stopping-stibnite