The Latest from ICL
A vigil for Snake River Sockeye
On November 20, we joined with our allies and Tribal representatives at the Idaho State Capitol for a vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the listing of sockeye salmon on the Endangered Species List.
Searching for Sockeye
Last week, ICL staff got a rare opportunity to join Shoshone-Bannock Tribal fish biologists for their annual redd counts at Pettit Lake.
Hope for a salmon solution in 2022
Recently, a pair of announcements from the Biden Administration and two Washington elected leaders renewed momentum around restoring the lower Snake River.
ICL calls on Washington leaders for decisive action — salmon, orca, and Tribal justice cannot wait
Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) released a joint statement formally announcing a “federal-state process on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin and the Pacific Northwest.”
ICL encouraged by Biden Administration announcement on Columbia-Snake River litigation pause
The Idaho Conservation League joined other plaintiffs, the Nez Perce Tribe, the State of Oregon, and federal defendants to file a request for a stay in the long-running litigation associated with the continued operation of Snake and Columbia River dams and their effect on threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead.
Trestle Creek: A rare hideaway on Lake Pend Oreille
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reconsidering a permit issued to the Idaho Club in 2019 for a proposed marina and condominium complex at the mouth of Trestle Creek on Lake Pend Oreille.