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“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” – John Muir
Forests
Any outdoorsmen, be it to fish, hunt or hike, rely on our forests to provide recreation. KEA monitors all Forest Service timber sales and takes action when violations of environmental laws may happen. Taking action ensures our forests remain a source of clean water and recreational opportunities for all.
In 1990 KEA launched its Forest Watch program and since has been the protective watchdog of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. We work to keep our forests sustainable and to provide habitat sufficient to support viable fisheries and wildlife populations.
Helpful Links
Idaho Department of Lands
208-769-1535
3780 Industrial Ave S
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815
Bureau of Land Management
208-769-5000
3815 Schreiber Way
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
208-765-7223
3815 Schreiber Way
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815
The Forest Practices Act was passed by the 1974 Idaho Legislature to assure the continuous growing and harvesting of forest trees and to maintain forest soil, air, water, vegetation, wildlife, and aquatic habitat.
Forest News
US Forest Service Plans to Limit the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Process
Almost anytime there’s a chance for you to weigh in with land managers about an important decision—from trying to fight off mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters to the creation of a new management plan for your local National Forest—that opportunity exists...
Ex-BLM Chiefs Say Interior Moving to Transfer Land to States
Two former Bureau of Land Management directors say plans to move the agency’s headquarters to Colorado are an early step toward abolishing the entire agency and transferring millions of acres of federal land to the states. “I think the endgame is to try to make it...
Sometimes It is Better Not to Collaborate
Too often, these environmental organizations have been captured or compromised by those whose intent is for greater access to public lands and greater resource exploitation thereof. They participate, they argue, because without their input the results would be more...
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