For a decade, The Wilderness Society has led efforts to provide bighorn sheep their own place in the forest, free from grazing domestic sheep that spread disease.
Spanning across some of Idaho's most diverse landscapes, the Boise and Payette national forests include 5 million acres of desert grasslands, high elevation conifer forests and alpine peaks.
The proposed Gateway West Transmission project would cross parts of Wyoming and Idaho, and would likely carry both fossil-fuel-based and renewable energy.
Americans collectively own 58.5 million acres of roadless forest lands. These are lands on national forests that have no roads, mining, industry or other development.
The Boise National Forest in Idaho is home to diverse landscapes — from alpine meadows and mountain peaks to desert sagebrush plains and river canyons.
One of the most dynamic, healthy and natural landscapes in the lower 48 states, Idaho’s Clearwater Basin includes millions of acres of rugged forests, rivers and mountains.
