The Latest from ICL
Protecting Open Space in the Boise Foothills
Does landing a small private aircraft in the lower Boise foothills push the envelope on the balance of appropriate use? ICL thinks so.
Homeward Bound
In a mad dash for the door, the Idaho Legislature sounded like an auction house this week. To finish work for the year, both the House and Senate suspended their rules to expedite must-pass funding bills. Other legislation, including several bills of interest to ICL, died on the vine and at least one should be considered for a veto.
Anyone Can See Pollution Reports from Major Facilities
The EPA's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program allows citizens to view pollution reports from major industrial facilities throughout the nation.
Civics and Public Lands
"Public lands" refers to the land and water; it also means the civic compact created by ongoing public and democratic discourse. Pat Ford hopes the inevitable tension among users will itself assure that public lands remain safeguarded as public and a horn of plenty for their many users.
Boise Open Space: Now Hard Work Begins
Read the guest opinion that our community engagement associate Lana Weber had published in the Idaho Statesman about what's coming up now that the Boise clean water and open space levy passed.
Vote YES for Open Space and Clean Water in Boise
Make your voices heard by voting YES for our foothills, clean river and tradition of protecting Boise's open space!
Boise: the Most Livable City in the Country?
In his State of the City address, Boise Mayor Dave Bieter reiterated how unique this city is, with the river running through it and the foothills and trails where we can recreate. An upcoming levy on November's ballot would let us enhance these great quality and make Boise one of the most livable cities in the country.
Live Monumental with KEEN
KEEN has launched a national campaign to rally support for protection of 3 million acres of the places we play.