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The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is a state-level government agency of Idaho that manages State Trust Lands.IDL oversees forestry practices on state lands and some regulation of mining practices, as well as administering forestry programs and providing fire protection and prevention on state lands.
Idaho's oldest state park, Heyburn, was created in 1908, the first state park in the state and in the Pacific Northwest. [2] For much of the park system's history, it was managed by the Idaho Department of Lands, and briefly by the Idaho Transportation Department in the late 1940s.
A land commissioner or natural resources commissioner is a public official in the executive branch of a state or territory in the United States.While the duties of the position may vary, their general role is maintaining, protecting, and regulating public lands and natural resources; including state parks, forests, and recreation areas. [1]
These agencies are typically within each state's Executive Branch, and have the purpose of protecting a state's fish and wildlife resources. The exact duties of each agency vary by state, [ 2 ] but often include resource management and research, regulation setting, and enforcement of law related to fisheries and wildlife.
The National Conservation Area (NCA) is located 35 miles (56 km) south of Boise, Idaho along 81 miles (130 km) of the Snake River, and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The NCA covers 484,873 acres (1,962.21 km 2). In descending order of land area it is located in Ada, Elmore, Owyhee, and Canyon counties.
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Boise National Forest is a National Forest covering 2,203,703 acres (8,918.07 km 2) of the U.S. state of Idaho.Created on July 1, 1908, from part of Sawtooth National Forest, it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service as five units: the Cascade, Emmett, Idaho City, Lowman, and Mountain Home ranger districts.
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