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
Priest River Conservation Mitigation Alternatives Position Statement
The Selkirk Conservation Alliance (SCA) is committed to understanding, supporting, and protecting the southern Selkirk environment through cooperation, scientific inquiry, education, and economic diversity. We…
The Priest River Watershed Group (PRWG) – Update
SCA is a participant on the Steering Committee of the newly formed (and long time coming) Priest River Watershed Group. The purpose of the PRWG…
SCA 2023 Education Program Update
It has been a great year for SCA environmental education (adults) and our “Living Classroom” field trips (1st-12 grade)! SCA was honored to speak to…
Upcoming Events
Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring
SCA Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring work on PRIMARY TRIBUTARY STREAMS will take place on the third Monday of the month ALL Day – April…
Trestle Creek “Living Classroom” Field Trip: Salmon Spawning!
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 been working to protect the land, air, forests, wetlands, wildlife and WATER of the lower Selkirk Mountains and Priest Lake Watershed (over 1.75 million acres) for the past 36 years.
Featured Project
Lichen Collecting
Want to Collect Lichens with Us? Join the Selkirk Conservation Alliance as we collect arboreal lichens to support the endangered Selkirk Mountain Caribou recovery plan. Lichens collected will be dried and used by the International working group in a new maternal pen program; which will protect our remaining Selkirk herd pregnant cows and their newborn…