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Category: Articles

Essays on current events, policy, and science.

Introducing the Big Wild

FOC Director Kyran Kunkel introduces our new campaign to protect the largest wildland area of the Lower 48—the Big Wild.

Appalling Limit Suggested on Public Input from Forest Service

Friends of the Clearwater’s Policy Director, Jeff Juel, and board member, Dr. Harry Jageman, recently submitted comments regarding the proposed change to limit public input from the U.S. Forest Service. Friends of the Clearwater advocates for democratic management of the public’s land. For nearly 40 years we have advocated for greater transparency and openness from […]

Wolves are not Target Practice

A wonderful Friends of the Clearwater member, Christine Gertschen, sent us this letter to the editor they submitted. “In 2023, the Idaho Wolf Control Board approved proposals to allocate $140,000 to hire private contractors to use aerial gunning to kill wolves on federal lands, grazing allotments and private property, the Center for Biological Diversity, Western […]

Two Wins for Wolverines

Good news is hard to find. But for imperiled wolverines, two new efforts are giving hope for the future. With only about 300 wolverines in the entire Lower 48, FOC achieved a huge win when the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) finally listed wolverines in December 2023. However, we are not resting on our […]

9 Wins for the Wild

Public Lands should serve the Public Good The following list is just some of the work that we do everyday to ensure that our public lands are used for their highest and greatest good—as refuge for Wild Nature. 1. We are advocating for Roadless Wildlands The Trump administration set it’s sights on rescinding the 2001 […]