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Final Travel Management Plan Released for Southeastern Idaho BLM Lands

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upper Snake Field Office recently released a plan that defines and manages travel and recreation on its lands in southeast Idaho. The plan –the Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan – is the first of its kind in this corner of Idaho. The GYC team is continuing to evaluate what this plan means for BLM lands in southeast Idaho and the wildlife and natural resources they support.

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Saving Spring Migrations: Why Travel Management Planning in Southeast Idaho is Critical for Wildlife 

Spring has officially sprung! Migratory antelope, deer, elk, and moose are beginning their journeys from winter refuge throughout public lands across southeastern Idaho to summer habitat, primarily in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. And here at the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, our Idaho team is eagerly preparing for the Bureau of Land Management to release the final plan for the Upper Snake East Travel Management Planning Area later this season – a landscape that includes winter wildlife refuges and migratory corridors to summer habitat.

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When Bears Wake Up in Greater Yellowstone

When bears wake up in Greater Yellowstone, we know spring is on its way. This month, GYC celebrated the return of bears with a project to keep bears alive and people safe in Montana and hosted a film screening about grizzly bears in Idaho. We also have an upcoming event in Bozeman on May 2 that we hope you’ll attend.

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Stories from the field: Searching for Wilderness in Idaho’s High Divide landscape

During the summer of 2023, GYC Wilderness Inventory Technician Andrew Jakovac traversed the High Divide landscape in search of areas with wilderness character. The photos, data, and GPS points he collected will help the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and GYC protect critical wildlife corridors, wildlife habitat, and open space in future forest planning processes.

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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.

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