Data Now Available on Idaho Soil Erosion, Land Cover and Use

Richard Sims, State Conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Idaho today announced the availability of data on soil erosion and land cover and use statewide. This data comes from the NRCS 2003 National Resources Inventory (NRI). The NRI provides comprehensive and statistically reliable information on various natural resource conditions and trends on nonfederal lands.

Why is data on...

Ol' Ladies Race drew 30 riders

Excellent snow conditions made for fast finishes and great fun...

Fishing for answers in Island Park Reservoir

By GREGG LOSINSKI

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is looking at ways to rebuild the fishery at Island Park Reservoir.

The fishery has suffered since the onset of the most recent drought in 2000, leaving many anglers wondering what can be done to improve it. To answer that question, the IDFG fisheries staff members have been examining the fishery's history and...

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Otter should have a more balanced view of wolves

Mountain Views

As our state’s “alpha male,” Governor Butch Otter ought to display some respect for science when he howls about wolves. Instead, he has expressed...

It’s cold, Daddy!

Marler’s musings

My daughter called this evening, the blonde one that lives in California, on purpose. There was no crisis going on in her life, or...

We’re a county in crisis

Valley Perspectives by Chan Atchley

We are a county in crisis. We are like cows contentedly chewing our cud, oblivious to the wolves circling for the...

Pfeiffer’s Pfacts

by Fred Pfeiffer

Range riders rounded up many colorful expressions

Western cowboy slang included the phrase “skunk eggs” which were actually onions. Pancakes were sometimes called “splatter...

Vacation cabin renters should get a fair shake

Recently the Fremont County Assessor sent personal property tax declarations to private homeowners who rent their cabins/homes by the night.

Our business is Island Park Reservations...

Sacred Sites Run 2007 begins on March 21

Members of five Native American tribes hope to use a running event to call attention to the loss and desecration of sacred Native American sites,...

A closer look at sacred sites

According to members of the California-based Earth Island Institute’s Sacred Land Defense Team, “Native American sacred sites are threatened all over the United States. The...