I DAHO has done an admirable job of adopting state symbols that are both unique and representative of Idaho. It shares its state fish and insect, the cutthroat trout and monarch butterfly, with a few states. Both Idaho and Nevada call the mountain bluebird their state bird. But it's other state symbols are Idaho's alone. .
Most Idaho symbols recall the mountains.
Idaho's mountains are forested with western white pine and dappled with syringa, the state flower. The cutthroat trout swims in cool mountain streams. Even the star garnet is a resident of Idaho's mountains. Although Idaho is truly a Gem of the Mountains , my favorite Idaho symbols are creatures of the grasslands. The Hagerman horse is both familiar and mysterious.