The Wilderness Land Trust transferred three Owyhee County Parcels totaling 1110 acres to the Bureau of Land Management as additions to the Owyhee Wilderness Areas, providing public access and habitat protection in this spectacular and wild area outside of Boise, Idaho OWYHEE COUNTY, Idaho, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Wilderness Land Trust announces the transfer of three properties in Owyhee County to the Bureau of Land Management, all in the newly designated wilderness located adjacent to the Owyhee Backcountry Byway.

By Anonymous The Environmental Protection Agency recently fined developers of the Bella and Rio Vista Estates and South Fork Landing a total of $20,150 for failing to comply with the Clean Water Act. EPA inspectors discovered the violations during routine inspections.

By JOHN MILLER SILVER CITY, Idaho -- The craggy gullies where Idaho cowboy Paul Nettleton runs 1,200 head of cattle are often precious minutes from reliable cell phone coverage.

Ranchers in the rugged, remote backcountry in the northwestern United States began receiving new satellite telephones this spring from the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security.

Silver Falcon Mining, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SFMI) announced today that agreements have been reached with a local contractor to undertake the grading and leveling of the access roads on the mountain to repair ruts and other damage done during the latest snow melt.