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Pacific Lamprey: Vampire-Shark-Eel-Thing of the Clearwater

June 21, 2024

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Introducing species spotlight! In each edition of the Defender, we will look at one native species that makes the Clearwater unique. Our first species is the utterly strange, yet special, Pacific lamprey. Natural History Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) are eel-shaped jawless fish. Lamprey were some of the very first fish to evolve, at least 400 … Read morePacific Lamprey: Vampire-Shark-Eel-Thing of the Clearwater

Clearwater Carbon Report 2023

April 9, 2024

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Into Thin Air: The impacts of the revised Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest Plan on carbon and climate Will the U.S. Forest Service keeps its head placed firmly in the sand of climate denial? In May of 2023 the Center for Sustainable Economy (CSE) released a study, “Climate Impacts of the Nez Perce – Clearwater Revised Land and Resource … Read moreClearwater Carbon Report 2023

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Forest Plan Revision

April 24, 2019

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Friends of the Clearwater and WildEarth Guardians, along with a coalition of 15 groups and individuals, submitted public comments totaling over 300-pages on the deeply-flawed draft forest plan. Forest Plan DEIS Comments 4-20-20. Read the news release.     Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, FOC sent a letter in March to Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Supervisor … Read moreForest Plan Revision

Our Reports

April 9, 2019

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Our staff works diligently to research and analyze various proposals and important issues on the public lands in the Clearwater Basin of North-Central Idaho. Sometimes this results in comments or reports that we have published and shared with federal land management agencies. ♦ FOC letter on climate-resilient forest rulemaking – 2023 ♦ Climate Impacts of Nez Perce-Clearwater … Read moreOur Reports

Clearwater Defender

December 11, 2018

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Our newsletter provides important analysis of public lands law, policy, and management, along with community outreach efforts and membership updates. All members receive the Clearwater Defender, including other important information and updates. Membership is $35.00.   Defender Archive Winter 2023 Summer 2023 Spring 2023 Autumn 2022 Summer 2022 Spring 2022 Late Fall 2021 Summer 2021 … Read moreClearwater Defender

Clearwater Videos

December 11, 2018

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Enjoy our videos that tell some of the stories behind the people, place, and public land issues that shape the Clearwater Basin of North Central Idaho. “The Wild Clearwater” reflects the rugged beauty and wild nature of the beautiful Clearwater Basin in North Central Idaho. It includes personal and heart-felt interviews with enrolled members of … Read moreClearwater Videos