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Here in Idaho, collaboration is a big part of,
not just protecting public lands but solving natural resource issues, wilderness designation, restoration and protection issues - from the Owyhee's to the panhandle.

And these collaborative efforts are being used as a model to help resolve other natural resource problems facing the west.

John Robison, the Public Lands Director for the Idaho Conservation League, joined Idaho Matters to talk more.