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Suiting up to protect wilderness in Idaho

November 22, 2010 By John McCarthy

Little Jacks Creek Wilderness Area, Idaho. Photo by John McCarthy

One of the great things about going on Idaho Public Television to talk about wilderness in the 21st century is that we’re building on success. When IPTV asked me to go on camera in a five person round-table show called “Dialogue”, the central question was whether we need more wilderness. The answer, of course, yes. (Watch the Dialogue episode.) Read more

Newly Protected and Worth the Visit: Idaho’s Owyhee Canyonlands

December 23, 2009 By Ben Beach

Boaters brave rain, snow, hail, long portages and rapids in the short floating season. Photo by John McCarthy.

It took eight years of negotiations, but finally Idaho’s magnificent Owyhee Canyonlands are permanently protected as Wilderness. Explore the splendor of the magical Owyhee Canyonlands in our Wilderness Magazine piece below. And to read more great articles like this one, join The Wilderness Society today and get Wilderness Magazine as a benefit of membership. Read more

Virtual OmniBUS Tour heads to Idaho wild lands

January 30, 2009 By John McCarthy

Hikers at Snow Creek in Spring, Owyhee Canyonlands, Idaho. Photo by John McCarthy.

Listen up everyone. We’re about to explore some beautiful but seriously rugged territory. Before we get out of the Virtual OmniBUS here in Idaho, I must stress that you follow today’s guide, John McCarthy, VERY closely. We’re going to hike through the Owyhee Canyonlands. Do not leave John’s sight. When we get back, let’s all take a moment to post comments that convey what we would like to say to Congress about the need to pass the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. Read more

Experiencing the Importance of Conservation Firsthand

October 22, 2008 By Alex Daue

Here I am at one of the West’s wildest and most spectacular waterways — eastern Oregon’s Owyhee River will offer the chance to escape to a remote desert canyon for six days, where I’ll enjoy stunning towers and rock formations, soak in natural hot springs, catch glimpses of soaring raptors and California bighorn sheep, and test my skill against exciting whitewater rapids. Read more