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Idaho’s Snake River Plain: A Tale of Two Basins

Idaho's Snake River Plain: A Tale of Two Basins

Here is an excellent article on the geologic history of the Snake River Basin in Idaho. The Fall River – a tributary of the Snake -flows through Pitchstone Waters. CLICK HERE To find more information on the animals (including wild horses) that inhabited this basin before humans arrived. NOTE: this article

Idaho Biologists Catch and Release Three 10-Foot, 500-Plus Pound Sturgeon

Idaho Biologists Catch and Release Three 10-Foot, 500-Plus Pound Sturgeon

Giant sturgeon, the only source of true caviar, were once abundant in America’s rivers. Two hundred years ago, the Hudson, Delaware and other eastern US rivers were the main suppliers of caviar for Europe. During those years, the Russian Czars maintained agents in New York to buy Hudson River

Dam Dumps Mask Record-low Snake Flows

Dam Dumps Mask Record-low Snake Flows

“Because water is managed regionally across the West, and first allocated to the earliest-dated permits, states like Utah which was farmed before Wyoming and Idaho, are getting are getting priority water from states upstream. The rivers are full from the reservoir draw-downs, but the water is headed out-of-state. NOTE: this

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Idaho, Oregon Congressmen Agree on Dam Removal for Salmon

Paraphrasing the article below, “Under the Simpson Plan, no one is left behind. It recognizes the biological crisis the Northwest faces — many salmon and steelhead populations are heading toward extinction — and at the same time sees that the solution to the crisis offers broad energy, economic and infrastructure opportunities for