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‘This year is different’: The water reality Idaho can no longer ignore

  • Dan Davidson

I’ve spent the majority of my career managing water on the Snake River in Idaho, and I can tell you plainly: This year is different.  According to the most recent calculations by the Idaho Department of Water Resources, the amount of water needed across southern Idaho to feed crops this past spring ran at nearly […]

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Army Corps of Engineers uses released water from Dworshak Reservoir to cool river temperature 

  • Laura Guido

Hot temperatures across western Idaho and southeastern Washington have been heating up river temperatures, which can be dangerous for salmon and steelhead. The Army Corps of Engineers has responded by releasing cold water from the reservoir behind Dworshak Dam.  The Clearwater River, near Orofino, had a water temperature of 79.7 degrees on July 25, according […]

As America’s Rivers Are Under Pressure, One Idaho River Shows What Protection Can Do
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As America’s Rivers Are Under Pressure, One Idaho River Shows What Protection Can Do

  • Emese Maczko

Rivers are among the most at-risk ecosystems on the planet despite their importance to society. That pressure is also visible across the United States, where rivers face pollution, drought, mining, or aging infrastructure. But not every American river story is about decline. In Idaho, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River offers a blueprint for success, one shaped by protection and decades of responsible use.