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…
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…
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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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 Hydroelectric Projects
Sullivan Dam Surrender Project Sullivan Lake (1,240 acres) sits on the east slope of the Selkirk Mountains and is fed by incoming waters of Noisy and Harvey Creeks. It’s been a lake for a long time but its elevation was raised by placement of a small dam at Outlet Creek in 1931. The Sullivan Dam…