Southfork Blackmare Creek – Volunteer Trail Work Project

On this self-supported backpacking project, volunteers will travel into the rugged Idaho backcountry to help open South Fork Blackmare Trail. The crew will base camp at the lakes and work down on the South Fork Blackmare Trail, returning to camp every evening. The goal for the trail work is to clear toward Poverty Flat Trailhead, …

Payette River Volunteer Day

Banks Recreation Area

Join ICL, Idaho Whitewater Association, Idaho Rivers United, BLM, and USFS for a day volunteering along the Payette River. Groups will be meeting at Banks Beach Recreation Site, about 20 minutes north of Banks. Projects: A variety of projects includes build/install information kiosk at Banks Beach: build access trail,  improve access road/parking area, repair erosion …

Payette Endowment Lands Clean-up 2022

Idaho Department of Lands - McCall, ID 555 Deinhard Ln., McCall, United States

Join ICL and United Payette on Public Lands Day to give back to the Payette endowment lands! This event will be an excellent opportunity to give back to the land that means so much to our community while working side-by-side with neighbors and fellow conservationists. Volunteers will meet at the Idaho Department of Lands parking …

Wildlife Science Pub – McCall

Salmon River Brewery - Taphouse 411 Railroad Ave., McCall, Idaho

Based on the Science Cafe model developed in Europe in the 1990s, ICL is pleased to present Science Pub as a fun way to bring educators, scientists, presenters, and the public together. Come on out, grab a beer, and hear about our wildlife program with Jeff Abrams, ICL's new wildlife associate! Idahoans care deeply about …

Free

Stop Stibnite: Comment Writing Workshop – McCall

Idaho First Bank 475 Deinhard Ln, McCall, ID

Perpetua Resources is moving forward with plans to construct the Stibnite Gold Project, an immense open pit, cyanide vat leach gold mine in the headwaters of the East Fork South Fork of the Salmon River.  These headwaters provide critical habitat for Idaho’s wild fish, important habitat for wildlife like wolverine and amazing opportunities for recreation. …

Free

Voices for the West: Enlightened by Dark Sky – Webinar

Join  ICL and Advocates for the West for the next Voices for the West webinar to discuss the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve. The Reserve is a treasured resource for all Idahoans and visitors from across the world that come to experience the wonder of the starry night sky and is the result of a …

Free

Paddling the Owyhee Canyonlands – McCall, ID

Alpine Playhouse 1210 Roosevelt Ave., McCall, ID, United States

The best way to celebrate the Owyhee Canyonlands is to float one of the Wild and Scenic Rivers! The second best way to celebrate is to join us at this upcoming event.

Free

Idaho Gives 2023!

Show your love for Idaho! Join us for Idaho Gives, the state's largest giving event. From May 1st-4th, visit idahogives.org to search for your favorite nonprofits and show them some love!  

Conservation Day BBQ – McCall, ID

The Activity Barn 141 Moonridge Dr., McCall, ID, United States

Come out on June 17th and join ICL as we celebrate Conservation Day in West Central Idaho!  ICL will be on hand at the McCall Activity Barn with the Payette Land Trust, United Payette, Idaho Rivers United, Idaho Wildlife Federation and many others to highlight local conservation efforts and how people can get involved, all …

50th Anniversary Party in McCall!

The Terrace at Ponderosa Center 1117 E Lake St, McCall, ID, United States

Join ICL in celebrating our McCall office and 50 years of conservation in Idaho with live music, yard games, a food truck and refreshments! Thank you to our Program Sponsor, McCall Jewelry Company! Please RSVP here.

Say No to CuMo: Comment Writing Workshop – Virtual

The 2023 CuMo Mine Exploration Project has the goal of constructing one of the world’s largest open-pit molybdenum mines in the headwaters of the Boise River.  The current drilling exploration proposal aims to construct up to 8.9 miles of new temporary roads, up to 122 new exploration drill sites, and drill up to 250 exploration …