Recent IDL News Releases
VIEW ALL NEWS RELEASES ON IDL'S WEBSITE
Current News Coverage
$138 million investment to support wildland firefighting announced in Boise
KTVB, 1-9-24
BOISE, Idaho — Wildland fire management is getting more support to the tune of $138 million as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda.
During a visit to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise on Tuesday, Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis announced the national investment. Through the agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, $1.5 billion is being invested in wildland firefighting support over five years.
Daniel-Davis announced the $138 million investment in fiscal year 2024 will go toward training, helping reduce the risk of extreme wildfires, rehabilitating burned areas and advancing fire science.
“In Idaho, to date, the Interior Department has allocated more than $17 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for plant fuels management, and importantly, postfire rehabilitation projects,” Daniel-Davis said.
READ MORE
Mick Thomas appointed director of the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
Utah DNR News Release, 1-8-23
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 8, 2024) – Utah Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Joel Ferry has appointed Richard “Mick” Thomas as the new director of the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. He begins his new position today and replaces John Baza, who served as the division’s director for 18 years and retired after 30 years in the industry.
“Mick brings a wealth of technical, regulatory and industry experience that will help shape the future of Utah’s energy landscape,” Ferry said. “His proactive collaboration with state leaders and stakeholders underscores his commitment to driving positive change.”
Most recently, Thomas served as the division administrator for the Idaho Department of Lands and was the lead for the Mining, Navigable Waterways and Oil and Gas industry. During this time, he developed and implemented the state’s regulatory framework for mineral, navigable waters, and oil and gas, including regularly evaluating Idaho’s statutes, rules and policies. Advocating for the safe and efficient development of Idaho’s resources in a manner that protects both the resource and correlative rights of the state was a top priority.
READ MORE
State timber sale near Kamiah
Idaho County Free Press, 1-3-24
KAMIAH — The Idaho Department of Lands sold a timber sale on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, at Kamiah. School Section OSR Cedar, located six (6) miles east of Kamiah, was sold to IFG Timber LLC. The estimated 3,460 MBF was sold for an average price of $625.10 per MBF for cedar and $117.07 per MBF for non-cedar. Proceeds will benefit the Public School endowment.
READ MORE
Idaho Land Board announces $61M distribution to public schools
Emmett Messenger Index 12-26-23
It is a very Merry Christmas for Idaho’s public schools this year. Public schools are receiving a $61,532,200 distribution for the current school year, which is the largest portion of the $100,315,00 distributed to all endowment beneficiaries.
Funding for this distribution comes from money earned from managing endowment land and investments.
The Idaho Board of Land Commissioners (Land Board) presented a symbolic check to Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield and the youth in the Capital Singers Dec. 19 during its holiday celebration in the rotunda.
“It is exciting to receive this check on behalf of Idaho’s school children from the hard earned money from the endowment fund,” said Critchfield. “The men and women of Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) and the Endowment Fund Investment Board (EFIB) believe in the endowment mission. The revenue made from endowment lands and endowment investments makes a difference.”
READ MORE
Social Media Statistics
VIEW THE SOCIAL MEDIA ARCHIVE ON IDL'S WEBSITE
Smokey Bear
Posted January 12, 2024
SHARE THIS POST NOW ON FACEBOOK
Throwback Thursday
Posted January 11, 2024
SHARE THIS POST NOW ON FACEBOOK
 Enjoying the snow at Bogus Basin?  For #ThrowbackThursday we take you back to 2019 when logging trucks were working in the snow to get ready for the ski season. Hazardous diseased trees were removed thanks to an Idaho Department of Lands and U.S. Forest Service project. Our own George Nuesse explains.
#Idaho
#IdahoForests
#IdahoDepartmentofLands
Facebook Account Overview
December 11 - January 10
X Account Overview
December 14 - January 11
|
