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The Department of Lands is overseen by the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners. Land Board membership consists of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Controller and Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Land Board also has involvement with the Federal Lands Task Force and the Endowment Fund Investment Board. The Department of Land's Director is appointed by, and reports to, the Land Board. Please visit the Land Board web page for meeting dates, minutes or other information as presented to the Board.
For more information about the Department of Lands, please visit our Overview page. This page contains our Mission and Vision statements, a link to our annual reports, strategic plan, links to applicable Idaho Code and Administrative Rules, along with an IDL organizational chart.
The Department of Lands has two main administrative offices, our Director's Office (Boise) and our Staff Office (Coeur d'Alene). We also have 14 Supervisory Area offices throughout the State to assist you. For additional information, please visit our Administration and Supervisory Areas pages.
Programs administered include:
Boise Director's Office, 300 North 6th Street, Suite 103, PO Box 83720, Boise ID 83720-0050
(208) 334-0200 - FAX (208) 334-2339
Management Information Systems - Information Technology and Geographic Information Systems. IT Resources are managed by our Director's Office in Boise and Coeur d'Alene Staff Office.
Real Estate - The Bureau of Real Estate manages the following: Land Bank, appraisals, exchanges, easements, disclaimers, rights-of-way, surplus property sales, temporary permits authorizing land uses on endowment lands, such as roads, utility lines, reservoirs, ditches, pipelines, corrals and hydroelectric projects, and maintenance of inventory and title records of all state land.
Surface and Mineral Resources - The Surface and Mineral Resources Bureau includes Minerals * , Navigable Waters, Cottage Sites, Commercial and Surface Leasing, Grazing and Cropland Leasing.
* The Minerals Program includes:
- Abandoned Mines
- Dredge & Placer
- Exploration Locations
- Gemstone Guide
- Interagency Programs
- Leasing Bonds
- Minerals Leasing
- Mining Best Management Practices (BMPs)
- Reclamation Projects
- Surface Mining
Coeur d'Alene Staff Office - 3780 Industrial Avenue South, Coeur d'Alene ID 83815 (208) 769-1525 fax (208) 769-1524
Fire Management and National Fire Plan - protects six million acres of private, state and federal forest lands in Idaho and provides technical assistance to local fire departments throughout the state
Forest Management - The Forest Management Bureau coordinates and administers forest products sales, forest improvement, forest inventory and measurement of all designated forest products from endowment lands. -- Timber Sales Plans by Year --
Forestry Assistance - The Forestry Assistance Bureau coordinates and administers the following programs to protect state and private forests of Idaho:
- Cumulative Watershed Effects
- Urban/Community Forest Management - visit our Community Forestry web pages
- Service Forestry assistance to Small Forest Landowners
- Forest Legacy
- Idaho Forest Practices Act
- Forest Health Program
Information Technology - IT Resources are managed out of our Director's Office in Boise and out of our Coeur d'Alene Staff Office.