Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey
National Conservation Area
Crags and crevices, the deep canyon of the Snake River, thermal updrafts, and a broad plateau rich in small wildlife sustain the greatest concentration of nesting birds of prey in North America.
Congress established the Snake River Birds of Prey NCA in 1993 to recognize and perpetuate the area's wildlife values. Part of the BLM National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS), the NCA encompasses 485,000 acres of public land along 81 miles of the Snake River in southwestern Idaho. The BLM manages the area to preserve its remarkable wildlife habitat while providing for other compatible uses of the land, so that birds of prey flourish here as they have for thousands of years.
The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 officially added the name of conservationist Morley Nelson to the NCA, in honor of Nelson's work on behalf of birds of prey and their habitats.
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