Listen to the interview or see the full transcript below. Conservationists say the future of Cougar Island on Payette Lake is a now bit more secure. "It's a huge win for Payette Lake. It's a huge win for the West Central Mountains of Idaho. It's a huge win for...
Payette Land Trust (PLT) and the owners of the Stone House located on Cougar Island have agreed on a conservation easement designed to limit future development and commercial uses on the 2.52-acre property. North of the City of McCall and at the tip of Ponderosa...
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) held the auction for Cougar Island on Wednesday, August 14th at the Water’s Edge Event Center in Eagle. Members from the United Payette Cougar Island Task Force and Steering Committee were there along with Payette Land Trust...
COUGAR ISLAND AUCTION CONSERVATION STRATEGY Threat. The sale of Cougar Island poses the threat of privatization and development, which would diminish the viewsheds on the lake, end historic use enjoyed by generations, threaten water quality in Payette Lake and...
Payette Land Trust Executive Director, Craig Utter hosted an open Webinar to discuss the United Payette’s plan for working with IDL on area Endowment Lands. Click on the link below to view the entire webinar. The first 11 minutes is a video, “Song of the Land: Harmony...
Broad coalition organizes to conserve endowment lands in the North Fork Payette River basin. PLT is working with multiple local, regional and State wide conservation groups to formulate a long range plan for the conservation of Endowment Lands in the McCall area while...
Endowment Committee's Viewpoint Article -Star News - March 4th, 2021
Click here to read PLT comments on the Payette Endowment Lands Strategy
PLT was the first to give testimony regarding the Trident Proposal and IDL Strategy at today's State Land Board Meeting! November 17, 2020 - State Land Board Meeting Testimony Craig Utter Executive Director Payette Land Trust Good Morning Governor and Members of...
After reviewing both the Trident Holding's Preserve McCall Proposal and the IDL Payette Endowment Strategy presentation PLT chose not to support either Draft as presented. The Trident's proposal is in conflict with the PLT Payette River Basin Initiative. The IDL...