For our March Social Distancing Hour, Advocates for the West Executive Director Laird Lucas sat down with Idaho Conservation League’s Justin Hayes to discuss US Congressman Simpson’s bold proposal to save salmon and steelhead. After Justin provides a comprehensive overview of the plan, they review what the plan means for the Pacific Northwest. View the […]
Today, Advocates for the West completed briefing for a Preliminary Injunction to halt domestic sheep grazing in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in our latest effort to protect bighorn sheep in Washington. Pending the outcome of our lawsuit filed late last year representing WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project, the injunction cites the potential catastrophic outcomes to wild bighorn in Washington if grazing […]
Advocates for the West teamed up with Golden Eagle Audubon Society, our client and partner, to bring you a special presentation: Can Sage-Grouse Save the West? View the full presentation here.
Advocates for the West won a resounding victory for sage-grouse when U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill overturned a Trump Administration decision to strip protections from 10 million acres, mostly in Nevada and Idaho, to allow mining in critical habitat for greater sage-grouse. This ruling is the latest in Advocates for the West’s series of victories against Trump’s efforts to […]
2020 Annual Report
For our January Social Distancing Hour, Advocates for the West teamed up with Western Slopes Conservation Center to discuss: “Our Plan for Progress: Pivoting from the Trump Administration’s Energy Dominance Agenda to the Biden Administration’s Bold Vision.” View the full presentation here.
Public Comment Period Open:Help Protect Idaho’s Centennial Mountains from Gold Mine Exploration! Last spring, Advocates for the West and the Western Mining Action Project successfully halted Canadian mining company Excellon Resources’ 3-5 year plan to explore for gold on National Forest land in the Centennial Mountains near Kilgore, Idaho. A federal court ruled in favor of our clients, Idaho Conservation […]
WE ARE HIRING!Staff Attorney Advocates for the West seeks an experienced attorney to join our team of passionate environmental attorneys to protect the American West through strategic litigation and legal advocacy. The position will initially focus on assisting with existing litigation, and then expand to include a wide range of cases involving public lands, fish and […]
Happy Holidays from Advocates for the West! As we look ahead to 2021, Advocates for the West is filled with gratitude for our supporters (you!), our partners, and each other. This year presented challenges we never could have imagined. But thanks to you, our conservation community, we are still fighting – and winning! – for the West. Advocates […]
Advocates for the West recently filed a new lawsuit claiming the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is placing bighorn sheep at high risk of disease outbreaks by authorizing domestic sheep grazing in the vicinity of bighorn herds. Senior Attorney Laurie Rule and Staff Attorney Lizzy Potter are representing WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project in this suit, which asserts that the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has known of the high risk that […]