Downtown in Boise in Ada County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Cecil D. Andrus: A Legacy of Conservation

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 27, 2023

1. Cecil D. Andrus: A Legacy of Conservation Marker

Inscription. In 1970, Cecil C. Andrus opposed a mining company’s proposal to develop an open-pit molybdenum mine at the base of Castle Peak in the White Cloud Mountains. With strong public support for his position, Andrus won the governorship that year and spent years advocating for wilderness protection for the White Clouds. The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (NRA), including the Sawtooth Wilderness Area was created in 1972. In 2015, a new wilderness bill passed that created the White Clouds Wilderness and the Hemingway/Boulders Wilderness within the Sawtooth NRA, as well as the Jerry Peak Wilderness adjacent to the Sawtooth NRA. Altogether, the Sawtooth NRA preserves 756,000 acres against the backdrop of some of Idaho’s most iconic mountains, over 300 alpine lakes and over 700 miles of trails for recreational use.

Inset:
“You and I will be dead and gone, but future generations will come here and see the Sawtooths with snow on it, the beautiful lakes that we have here. Future generations are entitled to benefit as we have. The good Lord didn’t put us here to change what we have. We were put here to enjoy it, but to also make certain that we didn’t alter it or destroy it.”

-Cecil Andrus, 2012

Erected by City of Boise Parks and Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker

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is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.

Location. 43° 36.998′ N, 116° 12.02′ W. Marker is in Boise, Idaho, in Ada County. It is in Downtown. It is on West Bannock Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 218 N Capitol Blvd, Boise ID 83702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Idaho’s Snake River Plain.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lumberjack to Statesman (here, next to this marker); Snake River Birds of Prey Area (here, next to this marker); Hells Canyon (here, next to this marker); Central Idaho Wilderness Act (here, next to this marker); Abraham Lincoln and Idaho (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank Steunenberg (within shouting distance of this marker); Idaho's Liberty Bell Replica (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boise.

Also see . . . Cecil Andrus Dies At 85, Leaving A Legacy That Goes Far Beyond Idaho.

During a 2011 interview with Idaho Public Television,
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 27, 2023

2. Cecil D. Andrus: A Legacy of Conservation Marker
Andrus said that his proudest accomplishment was steering the preservation of more than 100 million acres in Alaska.

(Submitted on February 26, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.