northern Idaho

December has been a wet month across much of the Northwest, and while much of that fell as rain rather than snow, any precipitation is welcome news, especially in northern Idaho.

A U.S. District Court has stopped a logging project in northern Idaho that environmental groups claim could harm the Selkirk grizzly population habitat.  Estimates say roughly 50 grizzlies live in that portion of Idaho.  Mike Garrity head of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, a Montana-based conservation organization, which has been in litigation with the Forest Service over this issue for nearly

Idaho Fish and Game is updating its strategic plan this year, and the department wants to hear from those that enjoy the state’s wildlife.  Known as The Compass, Fish and Game’s Strategic Plan was last updated in 2015.  Much has changed in Idaho since then, so the Department said to update the Compass to reflect the needs and demands of today.   Those who want to part...

Idaho lawmakers are considering reforms to the state’s domestic use exemption in Idaho water law.  The Idaho Farm Bureau Federation’s Braden Jensen said Senate Bill 1083A, was developed by a water user workgroup, of which IFBF was a part.   “Curren...

Idaho Fish and Game is investigating two recent incidents of illegal take of a white-tailed deer and bull elk near Wallace, and investigators are asking for your help with information.  It’s believed the first poaching took place late January 9th into early January 10th.  A bull elk wa...

Idaho grain farmers warned that conditions appear “optimal” for pressure from Stripe Rust.  University of Idaho cereals pathologist Juliet Marshall made those comments during the recent East Idaho Cereals Conference in Fort Hall.  She explained preva...

Idaho Fish and Game is asking for your help identifying the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing of a bald eagle in the Panhandle.  Fish and Game received information about a bald eagle that was shot and killed near Sandpoint between December 24th-26th.  Th...

Idaho Fish and Game recently announced with the detection of chronic wasting disease in Unit 1, a new CWD management zone has been established.  This new zone is defined as that portion of Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains divide.  Fish an...

With April 1st just around the corner, the snowpack across Idaho is looking good for this time of year.  That’s the assessment from Erin Whorton with NRCS-Idaho, who noted that the Willow/Blackfoot/Portneuf as well as the Bear River basins above 150% of normal for this time of year, and the Owyhee at 163% of typical for this time of year.  She said whil...

A University of Idaho crop researcher is trying to work out the agronomics of raising food-quality fall peas as a high yielding rotation crop for farmers in the state’s panhandle.  The UI’s Kurt Schroeder says while local growers have planted fall peas in the past as a cover crop, planting them for food is very different.  He said one of the ...