The park will feature a visitor center, 24 cabins, two fishing ponds, a natural warm spring, 360-degree views, and access to ...

A request by the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association to allow chain saw use for trail clearing in the Frank Church-River ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The largest contiguous wilderness area in the Lower 48 states just grew by 38 acres. A nonprofit that converts private land in ...

Some people, namely outfitters and guides, are pushing the U.S. Forest Service to allow the use of chainsaws in wilderness ...

Idaho officials are challenging a federal court order to destroy information collected from tracking collars placed on elk and wolves obtained illegally by landing a helicopter in a central Idaho ...

KETCHUM, Idaho — U.S. officials have permanently closed four sheep and goat grazing allotments in and near central Idaho wilderness areas that are important habitat for wolves, bighorn sheep and other ...

Ten years ago, with the stroke of a pen, then-President Barack Obama enshrined nearly 300,000 acres of Central Idaho backcountry as protected wilderness. It was a quiet conclusion to a hard-won ...

One of the newest coins in the U.S. Mint’s America the Beautiful series honors a renowned Idaho wilderness area. But there is just one problem. The U.S. Mint is marketing it as the “Frank Church River ...

Obama designated 300,000 Idaho acres as wilderness in August 2015. Rep. Mike Simpson led a bipartisan effort after years of stalled legislation. New protections may emerge, but require compromise and ...