NTDMG431.xml Guide to the Idaho Conservation League Records 1973-1999 Idaho Conservation League Records Finding aid prepared by Lee Steiner Funding for processing this collection was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. University of Idaho Library © 2009 Finding aid encoded by Lee Steiner 2009 Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives MG 431 Idaho Conservation League Idaho Conservation League Records 1973-1999 74 cubic feet 83 boxes The Idaho Conservation League (ICL) was formed in 1973 by a group of concerned Idaho citizens. This collection contains organizational records. This collection is in English

Historical Note

The Idaho Conservation League (ICL) was formed in 1973 by a group of concerned Idaho citizens who desired an effective information and coordinating center and a citizens’ lobby on conservation and public interest issues. In a little over three years, ICL established itself as one of the most influential non-partisan citizens groups in the Rocky Mountain region. ICL communicates information to their members and the general public through their monthly Newsletter, a statewide telephone network, legislative “alerts”, and periodic press releases. ICL staff travel extensively around the state, meeting with League members and others and conducting informational programs. The staff researches issues, organizes citizens, and maintains lines of public input into decision-making processes. ICL also has an active volunteer base that observes and reports on legislative activity during the session, prepares and sends the Newsletter, and aids in fund raising. The Idaho Conservation Leagues’ members have worked on a myriad of issues and projects and have had many important victories in their efforts to protect and preserve Idaho.

The Idaho Conservation League records span the years 1973-1999. Included in the records is membership information, board of directors meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, legislative issues and proposals, court cases and mitigation, pollution and contaminant concerns, VHS recordings, photographs, slides, floppy disks, and newspaper clippings.

This collection was minimally processed with the original order retained within each of the boxes but the arrangement of the boxes within an accession was changed to conform to series or subseries. The first series is made up of the Idaho Conservation League’s general administrative files with two subseries separating the materials into their history/membership files and Board of Directors files. The second series deals with the broader issues relating to the state of Idaho with those files divided further down into two subseries of materials that are the issues themselves and the legislative and legal actions taken. The third series is comprised of materials that were specific to the northern Idaho region and contains two subseries, one on the issues relating to northern Idaho and the other are the papers collected by Gerald Snyder, an officer with the Idaho Conservation League who was involved primarily with the northern Idaho region. The fourth series is focused on the southern Idaho region and is divided into four subseries. The first subseries in the fourth series are the issues related to the southern Idaho region, and the second (Bruce Boccard), third (Mike Medberry), and fourth (Rick Johnson) subseries are the personal papers collected by officers of ICL who were involved primarily with the southern Idaho region. The fifth series is a collection of newspaper clippings that have been alphabetized by topic that either was related to an environmental issue or about ICL.

The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives.

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with Copyright Laws (17 U.S.C.) and any other applicable statutes.

Idaho Conservation League Records, MG 431, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho

The records of the Idaho Conservation League were in the possession of the various ICL officers until time of donation.

The records of the Idaho Conservation League were donated to the University of Idaho Library in nineteen different accessions by various members of the Idaho Conservation League starting in June 1987 (MA 1987-23), March 1990 (MA 1990-06), May 1990 (MA 1990-15), February 1991 (MA 1991-08 & MA 1991-09), March 1993 (MA 1993-06), July 1994 (MA 1994-20), April 1995 (MA 1995-21), July 1995 (MA 1995-35), October 1996 (MA 1996-39 & MA 1996-42), June 1997 (MA 1997-19 & MA 1997-20), July 1997 (MA 1997-23), November 1997 (MA 1997-35), April 2002 (MA 2002-09), June 2006 (MA 2006-10), March 2009 (MA 2009-16), and June 2009 (MA 2009-25).

This collection was processed using the Basic processing method. Some materials were refoldered. The collection was reduced by 21 cubic feet.

Publications were removed and placed into a separate manuscript group Conservation Reports and Publications (MG 449).

Nelle Tobias papers MG 439

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Idaho Conservation League Environmental Activism Idaho SERIES I ICL ADMINISTRATIVE SUBSERIES A HISTORY/MEMBERSHIP 1 History – Membership – Fundraising - Administrative SUBSERIES B BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2 Board of Directors Minutes and Mailings 3 Board of Directors Minutes and Mailings SERIES II STATE ISSUES SUBSERIES A ISSUES 4 Mining Issues 5 Mining Issues 6 Mining Issues 7 Air Quality Issues 8 Mining – Contaminants – Salmon & Steelhead Issues 9 Salmon & Steelhead Project 10 Hazardous Materials 11 Energy Issues 12 Environmental Issues 13 Energy Issues 14 Public Lands Files 15 Public Lands Files 16 EPA – Land Board – Mining Issues 17 Mining Issues, 1990s 18 Mining – forest – Wildlife Issues 19 Pollutants – Total Maximum Daily Loads (TDMLs) 20 Specific Waters – Bull Trout Issues 21 Salmon – 1990s Issues 22 State Wilderness Issues, 1990s 23 State Wilderness Issues, 1990s 24 State Wilderness Issues, 1990s 25 Forest – Wildlife, 1995-1999 26 Politics – PEW Project, 1994 27 State Issues 28 State Issues 29 Air Quality – Toxins – Hazardous Waste Issues 30 Water & Air Pollutants and Contaminants Issues SUBSERIES B LEGISLATIVE/LAWSUITS 31 Legislative Issues and Proposals 32 Legislative Issues and Proposals 33 Law – Politics – Legislative Issues 34 Legislation - Mitigation 35 Solid Waste Legislative Issues 36 Solid Waste Legislative Issues 37 Legislative Issues 38 Law – Politics – Legislative Issues, 1998 groups 39 Law – Politics – Legislative Issues, 1998 groups 40 Wilderness Legislation, early to mid-1990s 41 Wilderness Policies and Proposals 42 Lawsuits 43 Pre-1998 Legislative Issues 44 Pre-1998 Legislative Issues 45 Litigation Issues, mid-1990s SERIES III NORTHERN IDAHO SUBSERIES A ISSUES 46 Potlatch – Paper & Pulp Issues 47 Groundwater – Potlatch – Paper & Pulp Issues 48 From Moscow Chapter – Box Canyon Issues 49 Wilderness – Hells Canyon – Clearwater Lawsuit, 1993 50 Coeur d’Alene (CD’A) Regional Pollution Issues 51 Coeur d’Alene (CD’A) Regional Pollution Issues 52 Endangered Species Act (ESA) – Grizzly Issues 53 Endangered Species Act (ESA) – Miscellaneous Concerns 54 ICL Issues SUBSERIES B GERALD SNYDER 55 Miscellaneous Papers 56 Miscellaneous Papers SERIES IV SOUTHERN IDAHO SUBSERIES A ISSUES 57 Southern Idaho Forest Planning Issues 58 Southern Idaho Wilderness Issues 59 Payette Forest Issues 60 Boise State Forest Issues 61 Payette and Owyee Issues 62 Henry’s Fork – Snake River 63 Water Issues 64 Water Quality Issues 65 Water Quality Issues 66 Water Quality Issues 67 Research Data and Proposals 68 ICL Issues, 1980s & 1990s 69 Payette Files – Early 1990s Appeals 70 National Forest, Late 1980s to early 1990s 71 National Forest, Late 1980s to early 1990s 72 Timber – Fire – Salvage Issues 73 Endangered Species Act (ESA), 1994-1996 74 Stibnite Mines – Grouse Creek, Rock Creek, Eagle Creek 75 State Protected Rivers – Grazing Issues SUBSERIES B BRUCE BOCCARD 76 Miscellaneous Papers – Correspondence SUBSERIES C MIKE MEDBERRY 76 Miscellaneous Papers 77 Miscellaneous Papers SUBSERIES D RICK JOHNSON 78 Correspondence 79 Correspondence SERIES V NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS 80 Clippings 81 Clippings 82 Clippings 83 Clippings