New map shows public land in Idaho flagged for potential disposal
More than 60% of the land in Idaho is public land, including this high altitude lake at the base of Thompson Peak in the Sawtooth Wilderness. (Photo by Clark Corbin/Idaho Capital Sun)
A company that produces maps for hunters and hikers has partnered with a conservation nonprofit to create a map of Bureau of Land Management-managed parcels in the West that appear to be at risk of sale or “disposal,” including numerous parcels in Southern Idaho.
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and onX published the data in early August. It highlights around 6 million acres of public land in 17 states that has been flagged as eligible for sale or disposal — a designation that doesn’t necessarily mean the land will be sold.