Analysis: Idaho has sold 1/3 of land, not 41%
Idaho has sold only a third of its state endowment lands since statehood, not 41 percent, the Idaho Department of Lands reported in an analysis done after a Wilderness Society report.
The Wilderness Society, using a database provided by the Department of Lands, reported the state of Idaho sold 1,760,783 acres to private interests of 4,254,448 acres it got at statehood.
The Department of Lands did a deeper analysis of the database it provided under the Public Records Act. Its staff say of an original 3,650,763 acres granted at statehood, 1,208,973 acres were sold over time/Rocky Barker, Idaho Statesman. More here.
