202,000 Idahoans will take a trip – 60% more than last year, but 13% less than in 2019
Dworshak Dam will continue minimum releases of 1,600 cubic feet per second (cfs) as the reservoir refills. Discharges are expected to remain at 1,600 cfs until the last week of May.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Idaho has released the May Water Supply Outlook Report for the 2021 water year.
The Idaho Department of Lands sold a timber sale on Wednesday, May 5, at Kamiah.
The Clearwater County Road Department will be preparing roads for dust abatement in the Clearwater County Road Department Jurisdiction. If you would like dust abatement applied to the county road in your area, please submit a completed permit before June 1. Permits can be printed from our we…
With thousands of people expected to get a burn permit in Idaho this year, the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is making it easy to get a permit with a self-service website and a how-to video tutorial.
Idaho state parks will see an increase in several fees for the coming season. Alongside traditional campsite fees, the parks will also be implementing the following changes:
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests officials advise the public to use caution during the Lowell Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) logging operations located adjacent to Forest Service Road (FSR) 317, the Coolwater Road.
Clearwater Highway District will be applying dust abatement to district roads in the vicinity of residences that are adjacent to Clearwater Highway District gravel roads. The charge to Highway District patrons this year will be 40 percent of the cost of the magnesium chloride.
KOOSKIA - On Thursday, May 6, 2021, road work is being planned for FSR 319 and FSR 426 in the Nezperce-Clearwater National Forest that will cause some temporary delays to travelers during daytime hours.
The University of Idaho Extension in Clearwater County is offering: “How to Plan & Manage a Timber Harvest on Your Property” Thursday, May 6, at 6 until 8:30 p.m. by online Zoom presentation. It is free.
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s (ISDA)will be hosting unusable pesticide collections in Southwest and North Idaho in May 2021.
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests officials announced plans for their annual spring prescribed fire projects. Planned ignitions began last weekend when weather and fuel conditions become optimal for achieving management objectives while minimizing smoke impacts to surrounding communities…
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) is accepting applications to fill vacancies on the following Advisory Committees in the following areas:
Are you interested in a summer position with the National Park Service? Nez Perce National Historical Park is recruiting up to two individuals for its Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program.
It’s that time of year again. Many weed control measures are best applied in spring when weeds are young and actively growing.
It’s that time of year again and Idaho State Parks and Recreation would like to remind everyone to get their Invasive Species Stickers, ATV/UTV/boat registration, and annual passes sooner rather than later.
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office is in search of a volunteer campground host for its popular Hammer Creek Campground and Recreation Site. Situated along the beautiful Lower Salmon River, Hammer Creek is located just three miles from Whitebird. The site is highly …
Timber officials on the Nez-Perce-Clearwater National Forests advise the public to be aware of helicopter logging operations in the Blacktail area near Lightning Creek beginning within the next two weeks.
Several campgrounds along the Selway River have been temporarily closed while the Moose Creek Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests undertakes a project that will improve these popular recreation sites.
Dworshak Dam will be increasing releases to 9,700 cubic feet per second (cfs), to support hatchery releases which began Wednesday, March 31.
A Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests project that is expected to manage forest vegetation to restore natural disturbance patterns, improve long-term resilience at the stand and landscape levels, improve and reduce the potential risk to private property and structures, improve watershed c…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the USDA Forest Service will invest more than $218 million to fund Great American Outdoors Act projects to conserve critical forest and wetland habitat, support rural economic recovery, and increase public access to national forests and grasslands.
District Ranger Terry Nevius of the Red River Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests invites the public to a virtual, collaborative meeting on March 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.to solicit input for the development of the Red Siegel project. The project proposes actio…
Mar. 23 – Mar. 30
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $285 million to help the Forest Service address critical deferred maintenance and improve transportation and recreation infrastructure on national forests and grasslands.
As of 02-24
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The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office has extended the current temporary closure at the Hammer Creek recreation site into mid-March to complete improvements to the boat ramp. Construction at the site began in early January and when completed, will provide additional a…
Last week we groomed three days. We covered from the Rosebud Trailhead over Hemlock to Beaverdam Saddle and down the 103 road to the Musselshell. Then from the Musselshell we groomed down the 100 road to the intersection with the 500 road, up to the Mex Mountain Warming Hut, across Boundary …
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(Approximately eight inches of new snow had reportedly accumulated in the lower elevations of Clearwater County as of Monday night, Feb. 15.)
As of 02-07-2021
The above information is the snow water equivalent graph as of Feb. 7, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service’s website.
The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is working with Idaho County and the Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative to complete needed upgrades at Pittsburg Landing Campground. To help cover the cost of improvements, Idaho County is seeking funding from the Idaho Parks and Recreation (IDPR) recr…
Green Things will be teaching a class on successfully starting seeds indoors and transplanting those seedlings to your garden this coming spring.
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) has added dozens of new vendors this month for snowmobile registration sales and other recreational permits. Among the list of new vendors are several state parks, included in the list below.
Bald Mountain
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