Blog and Stories
Despite overwhelming opposition, Kilgore Gold Exploration Project approved
Last week, a U.S. District Court sided with the U.S. Forest Service and Canadian mining company Excellon Resources in a ruling that allows Excellon to proceed with the five-year Kilgore Gold Exploration Project, greenlighting exploratory drilling that puts the wildlife, rural character, and water quality of the foothills of Idaho’s Centennial Mountains and all those downstream at serious risk.
BLM seeks public comments on Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan
Take action for Yellowstone’s iconic wildlife in southeastern Idaho! Comment on BLM’s Draft Environmental Assessment for the Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan
GYC Staff Picks | May 2022
GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.
GYC Staff Picks | June 2022
GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.
GYC Staff Picks | April 2022
GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.
We’re back in court speaking up for the lands, waters, and wildlife of Eastern Idaho
GYC is back in court challenging the Forest Service over their most recent approval of the Kilgore Gold Exploration Project. This exploration project—and the potential for open-pit, cyanide heap-leach mining down the road—continue to present serious threats to the values that make this area special.
Local community expresses overwhelming opposition to Kilgore Gold Exploration Project
An update on the fight against the Kilgore Gold Exploration Project in eastern Idaho.
GYC gathers over 3,000 comments against the Kilgore Gold Exploration Project
An update on the Kilgore Gold Exploration Project post-comment period with the U.S. Forest Service.
The Kilgore Project's second Environmental Assessment still leaves room for risk to water and wildlife
On January 12, 2021 the U.S. Forest Service released a new Draft Environmental Assessment for the Kilgore Gold Exploration Project, 3-5 years of gold exploration proposed in the foothills of the Centennial Mountains near Kilgore, about 80 miles north of Idaho Falls on the Targhee National Forest.
The Wonders of the Sand Creek Desert | Part III: The Future
The third installation of a three-part blog series on the Sand Creek Desert in Idaho.
The Wonders of the Sand Creek Desert | Part II: The Present
The second installation of a three-part blog series on the Sand Creek Desert in Idaho.
The Wonders of the Sand Creek Desert | Part I: The Past
The first installation of a three-part blog series on the Sand Creek Desert in Idaho.
