Thank you for submitting comments on the proposed Lava Ridge commercial wind development’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement to the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM released their Preliminary Summary of Public Comments, and over 11,000 comments were submitted by the public. The largest percent of comments were about Minidoka National Historic Site.

You can read the full preliminary report here

The new timeline includes the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement in March 2024 and the Record of Decision in April or May 2024.

Friends of Minidoka continues to fight the project and seek long term protections for the Greater Minidoka viewshed. Read more about our Area of Critical Environmental Concern nomination to the BLM.

We will keep you updated as we learn more.