The region known as "The Big Wild" of Idaho encompasses the area from Lake Coeur D'Alene, ID in the north to Idaho City, ID in the south and from the Snake River in the west to the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana in the east. This area, to which the Cove/Mallard region is central, provides critical habitiat for literally most of the species of wildlife prevalent in the US NorthWest and western Canada, many of which are endangered or threatened. The Cove/Mallard Region consists of two roadless areas encompassing 76,000 acres of coniferous forest in the Nez Perce National Forest. It is situated between the two largest protected wilderness areas in the contiguous Untied States, the 2.2 million acre Frank Church River-of-No-Return Wilderness and the 400,000 acre Gospel Hump Wilderness, and it provides a biological corridor vital to the area's wildlife. Read more about the history of Cove/Mallard.
Wondering where the Cove/Mallard Region is exactly?
See the map to the right. It's the green area above the "D" in "Idaho" on the map, near the start of the pandandle in the middle of the state. You can click on the map to see a full-screen version.
