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URGENT opportunity to take action for North Idaho Grizzlies!
The USFWS has primary responsibilities for recovering grizzly bears in the lower 48, including 6 western recovery zones. The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee—a leadership team of state and federal agencies—is seeking comment on a draft conservation plan regarding multiple benchmarks in the Selkirk Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem. Learn more and speak up for North Idaho grizzlies by August 24th!
Quaggas are still in the Snake River - here’s what you need to know
Earlier this week, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced that quagga mussels were once again detected in the Mid-Snake River.
Stolen Summers: Heat, Smoke, and the Summer We Knew
Climate change has hijacked our summers and replaced the joy of our favorite outdoor summer activities with the claustrophobia of being trapped inside to escape the lung-searing smoke. But summer is not entirely lost yet—and a healthy climate is not lost to us either.
Shared Waters: A Film for a Defining Moment for the Kootenai River
Shared Waters: Ktunaxa and the Coal Mines is a film that explores the long fight for clean water and cultural survival in the Elk Kootenai/ay River Basin, as the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and other Ktunaxa Nation leaders confront unchecked coal mine pollution in British Columbia, and push for justice across international borders.
The Norm: Hot water and low fish returns
Idaho’s salmon are once again in hot water.
But we are not heading toward a crisis. We are in one.
After Decades of Investment, Salmon Mitigation is Falling Short
When the lower Snake River dams were built over half a century ago, a promise was made: the loss of salmon would be mitigated. Hatcheries became a central part of that promise, intended to replace fish lost to hydropower. Decades later, and after billions of dollars, a new paper led by Idaho Fish and Game asks: are those mitigation efforts achieving the goals they were created to meet?
NOAA Fisheries photo.
Bannock County Sets a 180-Day Data Center Moratorium
Communities across the U.S. are caught in the middle of a data center building frenzy, and most are unprepared to manage what's occurring.
Kids in Kayaks: Celebrating the Free Flowing Salmon River
The Salmon River is one of the largest free-flowing rivers in the contiguous United States, with 425 miles of clean, clear, and cold water. Youth Salmon Protectors (YSP) recently had an incredible opportunity to experience the Lower Salmon River together, growing a deeper connection to each other and the places and species they are working to protect.
