Our mission is to preserve Idaho's historic places through collaboration, education, and advocacy. The Idaho Historic Preservation Council (IHPC) was established in 1972 by a group of Idahoans concerned with the alarming rate at which historic sites and resources in Idaho were being lost. These individuals wanted to create an organization that could help the members of the public unite to work towards the preservation of these resources. Today, the IHPC receives the support of over 250 individuals, corporations and foundations as it continues the mission of its founders and advocates heritage education and preservation issues throughout the State of Idaho. Preservation Idaho is the vision on the IHPC in the new millennium. With mounting pressure from new growth issues and a continuously growing and changing population in the state, it is now more necessary than ever to preserve historic and cultural resources, to promote the smart re-use of historic facilities and to educate the community-at-large of the value of Idaho heritage.