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State of Working Lands: December 1, 2010 Sent Wednesday, December 1, 2010 The State of Working Lands December 1, 2010 Working Lands Website - Announcement The Idaho Working Lands Steering Committee announces changes in the Coalition's Website. Due to the current economic conditions, a policy initiative will not be pursued during the Idaho 2011 legislative session. The Website will continue to be available for the calendar year, but the monthly newsletter will not be published in 2011. Resources will continue to be available to […]

State of Working Lands: September 17, 2010 Sent Friday, September 17, 2010 The State of Working Lands September 17, 2010 Working Lands Website - New Features The Idaho Working Lands website offers two new features: Bibliography: The on-line Bibliography of reference documents is available in a new format. Reports and publications are added to the Bibliography throughout the year. The index to the documents is available on the Home page under the category Bibliography. View current index>> News Clips. The recently announced […]
State of Working Lands: September 15, 2010 Sent Tuesday, September 14, 2010 The State of Working Lands September 15, 2010 Working Lands Website - News Clips The Idaho Working Lands website includes a new feature - News Clips. The Home page now includes a post of recent news articles about Working Lands. The source of the articles is a variety of publications on the Web. Check the Home page for recent stories. News Feeds (RSS): […]

State of Working Lands: March 15, 2010 Sent Monday, March 15, 2010 The State of Working Lands March 15, 2010 Working Lands Fund Update: Senate Bill 1343 The Idaho Senate passed S 1343 by a vote of 21-13. The bill was sent to the House, and at time of this newsletter, the bill was held at the Speaker's desk. The status of the bill may not change for the remainder of the legislative session. To track the status: Read more>>. The Senate Resources and Environment public hearing minutes on S 1343 (March 3rd) are available […]
State of Working Lands: March 1, 2010 Sent Monday, March 1, 2010 The State of Working Lands March 1, 2010 Working Lands Fund Update: Senate Bill 1343 The Senate Resources and Environment Committee has scheduled a hearing on the Idaho Working Lands Fund Act. The bill proposes that the Idaho Legislature establish a Working Lands Fund to protect and enhance the benefits that working lands provide to Idahoans. Read more>>. […]

State of Working Lands: February 2010 Sent Tuesday, February 2, 2010 The State of Working Lands February 2010 Having Lots to Learn Prior to the real estate bubble, landowners and developers subdivided private working lands. The speculative housing market drove real estate prices to values many multiples greater than values for forest, farm and ranch production. The bubble residue left a pattern on the landscape of premature subdivisions - a configuration of building sites with no one home. Three partners share an […]

State of Working Lands: January 2010 Sent Friday, January 15, 2010 The State of Working Lands January 2010 Wyoming Trust Allocates $4.8 Million The Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resources Trust Board approved projects totaling $4.8 million. The current round of applications included acquisition of conservation easements, treatment of beetle infested forests, and watershed restoration projects. The legislature established the fund in 2005, and over $18 million of projects benefited from the trust. The Trust Fund seeks […]

State of Working Lands: December 2009 Sent Monday, December 21, 2009 The State of Working Lands December 2009 Interim Committee Requests Draft Bill The Idaho Working Lands Coalition presented a concept paper to the Natural Resources Interim Committee on December 15th. The paper proposes a Working Lands and Wild Life Trust Account, dedicated to retaining private working lands and wildlife habitat. Following the presentation and discussion, the Committee requested draft language of the enabling legislation for their […]

State of Working Lands: November 2009 Sent Thursday, November 12, 2009 The State of Working Lands November 2009 The Cost of Wildlife Recovery What is the value of wildlife habitat? Economists have struggled to estimate the dollar value of wildlife habitat and other ecosystem services. The recent Fish and Wildlife Service report on threatened and endangered species expenditures for 2007 offers a cost based perspective. When the quality of habitat diminishes, what does it cost the public to recover the species? Read […]

State of Working Lands: October 2009 Sent Thursday, October 1, 2009 The State of Working Lands October 2009 Wildlife and Working Lands The Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy identifies important habitat areas across the state. Known as Focal Areas, the delineated regions represent locations important to species of greatest conservation need. The Focal Areas are not restricted to ownership boundaries, and include federal, state, and private lands. The testimony of Idaho Fish and Game to the Natural […]