The Idaho Owyhee Canyonlands is a rugged place. With canyons over 1000 feet deep, this landscape serves as home to antelope, bighorn sheep, sage grouse, eagles, falcons, and more. The Owyhee is is a high desert; a quiet, remote place symbolic of the untamed mountain west.

Here's your chance to help protect it.

The Bureau of Land Management is now gathering public comments to aid them in drafting new management plans for 517,000 acres of recently-designated wilderness and 316 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers in the Owyhee Canyonlands. They are also preparing to draft a plan for managing recreational use throughout the rest of Owyhee County.

Tell the BLM: As you draft this plan, help our environment and our recreational economy by keeping in mind wild rivers, specatular plants and animals, and a balanced approach to off-road vehicle use in this fabulous area.

Photo Credit: Idaho Conservation League.