Idaho Finds a Scummy Pest in the Snake
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture confirmed yesterday the presence of quagga mussel larvae in the Centennial Waterfront Park area of the Snake River.
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CSRIA Issues Memo Address Dam Breaching
The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association is running an attached full-page "open memo" ad in several regional papers and magazines to address three key areas. The CSRIA’s Darryll Olsen said the first item deals with the Lower Snake River biological opinion litigation that is ongoing.
“And t...
EPA Orders Corp To Make Changes At Northwest Dams
Last month, the EPA ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop oil and other toxic chemical discharges into the Columbia River. The announcement put the issue of river spills back to the front burner. The group Columbia Riverkeeper sued the Corps last year, and says these pollutants harm fish and other wildlife in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Miles Johnson, Co...
BPA: Thousands Of Salmon Steelhead Saved By Fishing Program
According to the Bonneville Power Administration, in 2022, anglers caught and removed more than 140,000 northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers, saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of young salmon and steelhead. BPA said this week nearly 1,200 people registered to be part of the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program which ran from May 1st through September 30th. When th..
Newhouse: Policies Of The Administration Hurting Rural America, Farmers
Dan Newhouse, chair of the Congressional Western Caucus, took to the House floor last week to call on the Biden Administration to do more to help producers. Newhouse noted farmers across the PNW work hard to feed to country and the world, adding many across the U
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McMorris Rodgers, Risch Question Federal Agencies Looking At Snake River Dam Removal
On Tuesday, Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Idaho senator Jim Risch sent a series of letters to ten federal agencies involved in looking at plans to breach the Lower Snake River dams. The agencies, which include NOAA Fisheries, the U
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Idaho Expands River Otter Trapping
Last week, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted to expand trapping for river otters on the Middle Fork of the Clearwater, the Snake and the Salmon rivers. Last week’s 6-1 vote also lifts restrictions on portions of the North Fork of the Payette River. Acc
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Idaho Snowpack Looks Good For Mid-January
A series of wet storms over the past month have greatly improved the snowpack in the Gem state. Corey Loveland with NRCS-Idaho said the numbers are looking really good statewide right now.
“All of the basins are near to above normal. The
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ISGA Expands, Changes Name
The Idaho Sugarbeet Growers Association is no more. The organization announced Tuesday is has expanded membership to the west now including Oregon and Washington growers. And with that expansion comes a new name, Snake River Sugarbeet Association, which represents 700 growers across the PNW on a combined 180,000 acres, accounting for nearly seven million tons of production
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Idaho Snowpack In Good Shape, But Could Improve
Like the other two Northwest states, the past couple of weeks have helped the Idaho snowpack improve. Erin Whorton with NRCS Idaho said the snowpack in pretty healthy in the northern and central portions of the state, where most basins report snowpacks of 100% for this time of year
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