Idaho Conservation League, Inc. v. State

McDEVITT, Chief Justice.

I

BACKGROUND AND FACTS

The facts relevant to this appeal are not in dispute. Appellants, Idaho Conservation League, Inc., Idaho Rivers United, Inc., Idaho Wildlife Federation, Inc., and Northwest Resource Information Center, Inc., (the Conservation Groups) are Idaho nonprofit corporations dedicated to the preservation and management of Idaho’s natural resources. The Conservation Groups petitioned for leave to intervene in the Snake River Basin Adjudication (SRBA) under I.R.C.P. 24(a) and (b) to represent the interests of the public through the public trust doctrine and…