Ninety-six percent of all registered voters in Idaho believe that public lands should remain in public hands, according to a ...

In a rare bipartisan letter, Idaho state legislators celebrated the death of a federal proposal that would have allowed the ...

The bill would have required the Bureau of Land Management to sell up to 1.2 million acres within five miles of population ...

A new version of a controversial public land sales proposal in Congress cuts back on the land that could be sold in Idaho and 10 other states. But opponents have said the changes aren't enough. U ...

Idaho’s public lands aren’t for sale. Stop the reconciliation bill | Opinion. Idaho Statesman. Sun, June 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC. 5 min read. The north face of Mount Baird, left, is shown ...

In January of 2024, the Idaho Land Board adopted a policy for commercial leasing of Idaho public lands/endowment lands/open spaces. The policy reads in part: : “A. The Department has ...

Idaho's Mike Simpson backs Public Lands in Public Hands Act as House debates sale of federal land in budget talks, stressing the importance of public access. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

In Idaho, public lands support 78,000 jobs and generate $2.5 billion in wages. This week, our own Rep. Mike Simpson, R-ID, took a powerful stand for public lands. Rep.

Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo made statements Friday opposing the sale of more than 3 million acres of public land as part of the federal budget reconciliation bill.. The Republican ...

The Bureau of Land Management will be holding a geothermal lease sale for nine parcels across three counties in Idaho on 9 ...

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is working to include over 3 million acres of public land sales in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” If you live in Idaho, you care about public lands. They are now in their ...

A new version of a controversial public land sales proposal in Congress cuts back on the land that could be sold in Idaho and 10 other states. But opponents have said the changes aren’t enough.