Volunteers sought for public lands cleanup in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Recreation Area

KETCHUM (Idaho Capital Sun)– Environmental organizations in Idaho are looking for volunteers who want to help protect America’s public lands by cleaning up the Sawtooth National Recreation Area this month.

Organizations including the Idaho Conservation League, the Idaho Trails Association, the Sawtooth Society, Idaho Rivers United, the Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association, the Wood River Trails Coalition and the Environmental Resource Center have partnered with the U.S. Forest Service for the annual cleanup event.

The cleanup campaign began Monday and runs through Sept. 29.

For the event, interested volunteers can sign up online and pick the date they would like to clean up the Sawtooths.

Volunteers can select a cleanup mission in the front country (which organizers define