Accomplishments

For more than two decades, The Lands Council has been the leading voice for preserving and revitalizing Inland Northwest forests, water and wildlife.

The Lands Council collaborates with a broad range of interested parties - communities, businesses, recreational groups, government agencies, elected officials, and others - to seek smart and mutually respectful solutions to environmental issues.

When necessary, we use litigation to protect our forests and enforce key environmental rules. In fact, in the past decade, we have won several landmark cases to protect tens of thousands of acres in Washington, Idaho, and Montana.

• In 2004, we stopped the "Iron Honey" timber sale, proposed for the north fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. This court decision is one of the most far-reaching in recent memory and will likely lead to dramatic changes in management of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and other national forests
  
  
• We created a wildfire protection program for rural residents and forests in Eastern Washington. Since 2003, we have met with more than 1,000 rural residents and written 125 wildfire protection plans to help these people prepare for wildfire
  
  
• A century of mining has left the Coeur d'Alene basin, including the Spokane River, laced with lead, cadmium, and other heavy metals. We created the Get The Lead Out program to educate citizens, and local and federal officials about the need for cleanup
  
  
• Our years of advocacy work helped build support for one of the largest Superfund projects in the nation in the Coeur d'Alene Basin. To date, thousands of tons of contaminated soil have been removed from homes and yards, protecting children from lead contamination. In 2006, work began on cleaning up contaminated beaches along the Spokane River
  
  
• Since 2004, we have educated over 6,400 people, primarily low-income and non-English speakers about reducing their risk of exposure to toxics from Spokane River fish and sediments

So why should you join The Lands Council? For three reasons: protecting environmental health; promoting public health; and preserving outdoor recreational opportunities.

And because keeping a close watch on the health of our environment is essential to preserving an entire ecosystem where forests, rivers and wildlife can thrive for future generations.

Please join us today!