Idaho preparing to sell 160 acres of state-owned endowment land near the Tetons
On July 15, the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners voted 5-0 to sell the 160-acre parcel of land, which state officials refer to as the Driggs 160, through a public auction. (Photo courtesy of Nick Beard)
Nobody from the state gave fifth-generation Idaho rancher Nick Beard a heads-up that state officials were considering auctioning off the state endowment rangeland his family has leased for grazing since the 1990s.
Instead, his wife found out through a Facebook post that the 160-acre parcel of land near Driggs and the Teton Range is set to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.