KETCHUM, Idaho — This summer marked ten years since a slice of solitude became a protected wilderness area. Conservationists, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson and many other advocates fought for decades ...

Ten years ago, with the stroke of a pen, then-President Barack Obama enshrined nearly 300,000 acres of Central Idaho backcountry as protected wilderness. It was a quiet conclusion to a hard-won ...

Obama designated 300,000 Idaho acres as wilderness in August 2015. Rep. Mike Simpson led a bipartisan effort after years of stalled legislation. New protections may emerge, but require compromise and ...