Our Mission

Engage the public in southern Selkirk resource and land management issues through cooperation, scientific inquiry, education and economic diversity.

Our Vision

The Selkirk Conservation Alliance is the leading and faithful advocate to all who live, love and benefit from Priest Lake and its surroundings. We are committed to understanding, supporting and protecting the environment and all living beings found here. We are dedicated to the educational programs and scientific research that support and maintain this rare and exceptional environment for future generations.

Latest News

Outstanding Resource Water (ORW) nomination for Priest Lake

Selkirk Conservation Alliance will be working with Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and local community stakeholders over the next couple of years to get Priest…

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Protecting the Coolin Wetlands: A Court Win, and the Work Still Ahead

At the south end of Priest Lake, the Coolin Wetlands are one of only 13 Idaho wetlands given Idaho Fish and Game’s top Class 1…

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Action Alert: Speak Up for Priest Lake Before the Yoman Bluffs Decision

Bonner County commissioners are deciding the fate of the Yoman Bluffs Subdivision near Coolin. Email your opposition today and join the hearing on Oct. 20.

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Upcoming Events

SCA Board of Directors meeting

Thursday, October 15, 2026
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SCA FUNdraising Committee meeting

Tuesday, November 03, 2026
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Who We Are

The Selkirk Conservation Alliance (SCA) is a 501(c)3 nonpartisan environmental nonprofit organization founded in 1986. SCA is one of north Idaho’s oldest environmental nonprofits and has worked continuously to protect the land, air, forests, wetlands, wildlife and WATER of the lower Selkirk Mountains and Priest Lake Watershed (over 1.75 million acres).

Featured Project

Selkirk Winter Habitat Monitoring

From 2008 through 2015 the SCA supported several aerial monitoring flights over critical habitat areas which are closed to motorized vehicles. Each flight documented motorized tracks and activity within the critical habitat closure areas. Reports were provided to the federal agencies responsible for enforcement in the non-motorized closure areas. Copies of these reports and other…

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