Two state senators, Democrats Angela Giron of Pueblo and John Morse of Colorado Springs, were recalled over the gun laws.
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The truck connects to a 10-inch diameter aluminum tube, which shoots the salmon across the pier into one of three white net pens suspended in an aluminum pontoon barge. Then the pens are opened on an outgoing tide, allowing the salmon to continue their downstream migration to the sea on their own. The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plan to expand holding capacity at Livingston-Stone Hatchery, located at Shasta Dam, and bring in water chillers.
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Link through this column at idahostatesman.com. Native bitterbrush and sagebrush provide essential food sources for deer, elk and other wildlife. Many foster animals find homes within a week. All proceeds benefit SNIP's spay/neuter programs.
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There will be workshops for beginners, intermediates and advanced fly-tyers. Cost of the workshop is $30 for museum members and $40 for non-members. Entry fees are $30 per team plus $5 for big bass.
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About 60 animals and their offspring remained disease-free and were transferred to tribes on the Fort Peck and Fort Belknap Indian Reservations.
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...sagebrush winter range over hundreds of acres in Southwest Idaho. Volunteers have planted nearly three quarters of a million bitterbrush and sagebrush seedlings during the past 24 years, and saved F hundreds of thousands of dollars in planting costs, said Evin Oneale, regional conservation educator in the Fish and Game's office in Nampa. Bitterbrush and sagebrush are native shrubs in Idaho, and throughout the West. They are important food for big game and other wildlife during...
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Photo of Idaho Fish & Game 2013 Volunteer award recipients (Top Left) Dave Godfrey, Jerry Steed, Ken Olson, Bill Steinke, Carolyn Bishop, Alan Crocket, Tony Appelhans, Sam Pole, (Bottom Left) Al Yonk, Collett Olson, Harold Jones, Mary Dolven, James Brower, Robert Anderl. IDAHO FALLS - The Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) announces Ken and Collett Olson as the Volunteers of the Year for 2013 in the Upper Snake Region. As a couple, Ken and Collett provided the IDFG with over 800 hours of volunteer service in the year 2013. "I have really gotten to know these two during my last three years with the Department." says James Brower, the Volunteer Service Coordinator for the region. "Ken and Collett…
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Last year, few bison migrated out of the park, preventing the park from culling the herd as staff had hoped. So far this hunting season, almost 100 bison have been killed. Hunter success only recently increased in the Gardiner area, with 23 bison killed since Jan. 23.
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Panther Valley and Pine Grove are working towards certification. Williams Valley has earned numerous individual and team medals -- including championships -- in the Pennsylvania State NASP Tournament. The PGC started to coordinate the program in 2010.
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...landowners interested in easements have grown wary, the Natural Heritage Land Trust's Welsh said. Acquiring easements is a crucial method of preserving wildlife habitat at low cost without removing land from tax rolls, Welsh said. But many owners won't give up the right to decide who fires guns or sets traps on their land, Welsh said. "They want to control the type of hunter who hunts on their property," Welsh said. "When you open your land to public hunting, you don't...
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