11 groups have it in their care
National forest in Idaho, 2,500 acres, managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
The defenders
5 groups are on the record for Stibnite Mine / Boise, in the order they carry the weight. The range says how strongly our editors, the court dockets and their own filings tie each one here. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
On the ground
Grassroots · Boise, ID
Plaintiff in the February 2025 federal lawsuit challenging the Stibnite Gold Project approvals for failing to protect Chinook salmon, bull trout, and clean water in the South Fork Salmon watershed, after years of EIS comments and permit appeals.
37 staff + 343 volunteers74¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1973
Legal · Boise, ID
Lead counsel for the six-group coalition suing over the Stibnite Gold Project, filing the February 2025 complaint, a May 2026 preliminary injunction motion, and a June 2026 emergency appeal to halt construction.
14 staff + 41 volunteers79¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 2003
Also in the fight
Legal · Tucson, AZ
Plaintiff and co-counsel in the February 2025 lawsuit arguing federal wildlife agencies violated the Endangered Species Act by failing to protect salmon, steelhead, bull trout, and wolverine from the mine.
242 staff + 19 volunteers88¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1989
Watchdog · Washington, DC
Plaintiff in the federal Stibnite lawsuit and party to the June 2026 Ninth Circuit appeal seeking to stop construction of the mine.
58 staff + 11 volunteers75¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1988
Advocacy · Washington, DC
Plaintiff in the February 2025 federal lawsuit over the Stibnite Gold Project’s threats to the East Fork South Fork Salmon River.
112 staff + 55 volunteers78¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1973
On the ground in Idaho
The situation
The East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River, one of the last strongholds for endangered Chinook salmon, runs directly through the Stibnite mine project area. The mine would block fish passage for years and leave acid drainage that could last centuries. The Forest Service approved it anyway.
Source: USFS · February 1, 2025
No public comment window is open on Stibnite Mine / Boise right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
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