Emergency Roundup Called To Save Thirsty Horses
Denver based Bureau of Land Management to roundup 200 wild horses in Douglas Mountain Colorado due to drought and water shortages. Horses to be trapped near Big Joe Draw then moved to Rock Springs Wyoming for adoption under Adopt A Horse program. Rescue operation includes veterinarian oversight and aims to avoid helicopters. Additional 250 head in the region not in immediate danger.
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Denver
UPS
Douglas Mountain
Colorado
Bureau of
Lands Management
Dale _R. Andrus
Andrus
BLM
Dinosaur National Movement
Big Joe Draw
Rock Springs
Wyo
Bureau
Senate OKs Idaho funding in Public Works bill
The Public Works Appropriations bill includes 1.5 million for Idaho fish hatchery site planning under the Lower Snake River plan. McClure notes funds will cover study of hatchery sites. bill blocks construction at McCall this year. Plans also provide money for Lewiston Clarkston bridge planning, Dwarshak Dam work, Ririe Dam, and American Falls marina projects amid low water and dam breach concerns.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
Public Works
Idaho
Jim’ McClure
Wass
Lower
Snake River
McClure
Idaho Fish and Game
U.S Army Corps of Engineers
McCall
Senate Appropriations Committee
McCall Hatchery
Lewiston-Clarkston Bridge
Lewiston
Clarkston
Dwarshak
Orofino
Ririe
American Falls
Old Dame
Andrus Names Berklund to Land Use Adviser Post
Secretary of the Interior Cecil D Andrus announced plans to appoint Curtis J Berklund, then Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as Assistant to the Secretary and Land Utilization Adviser. The role covers cross agency land use issues including park expansion, coal leasing, offshore development, Native American claims, and multi bureau coordination. Berklund, 48, has led BLM since July 1973 and previously held several department posts. He is married with six children and holds a recent honorary doctorate from the University of Idaho.
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Secretary of the Interior
Cecil D Andrus
Curtis J. Berklund
Bureau of Land Management
Berklund
Andrus
Redwood National Park
Department
Lumber and Ranch Company
Idaho
North Park College
Chicago
Michigan Technical University
University of Idaho
Fence
Wisconsin
Adele Marian Mars
Marquette
Michigan
Bonner County Fishing and Hunting License Violations Summary
A Bonner County notice lists multiple individuals cited for license violations and related offenses. Names include James Lowell Mischenko Paula Winkler Mark E Reynolds Harold L Stolz Kent Alan Larson David Kass Larson Marvin Leroy Meuli and John R Sample. Violations cover fishing without a license false statements and unlawful possession of trout with fines ranging from 25 to 75 dollars and license revocation in one case. Locations include Priest River Sandpoint Spokane Newport Idaho and Washington addresses. Dates span 1976 to 1977.
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James Lowell Mischenko
Priest River
Bonner
Paula Gay Winkler
Chestnut Sandpoint
Bonner County
Mark E. Reynolds
Box
Harold L. Stolz
Helena
Spokane
David Kass Larson
South
Marvin Leroy Meuli
General Delivery
Newport
John R. Sample
West
1St Street
Bumblebees Vital to Wild Food Webs and Idaho Crops
Bonner County Outdoors recounts buzzing bumblebees in Idaho woods. The piece describes their pollination role for huckleberries and alfalfa, nesting habits, life cycle, and how intensive farming and poisons have reduced wild bee populations, prompting reliance on imported leafcutter bees for alfalfa seed production.
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Idaho
Snake River Plain
Turkey
Whooping Cranes Eggs Hatched By Sandhill Cranes
Twelve of sixteen whooping crane eggs flown to Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge Idaho hatched under greater sandhill cranes. 1977 production exceeds expectations with an estimated 126 birds in existence. 29 hatched this spring. final tally due in late fall after migrations to New Mexico and Texas refuges.
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Portland
Ore
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Idaho
Department of Interior
Grays Lake
New Mexico
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Arkansas National Wildlife Refuge
Texas
IFG Official Killed In Plane Crash
Idaho Fish and Game official Harry Gibson and pilot Faun Smith died when their plane crashed west of Picabo in Blaine County during a routine Silver Creek patrol. The Clark Air Service craft, piloted by Smith, was owned by the Caldwell based firm. FAA investigators were assessing the wreck.
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Picabo, Idaho
UPI
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Silver Creek
Picabo
Blaine County
Orville Drexler
Harry Raymond Gibson
Jerome
Fish and Game Department
Faun Marvin Smith
Caldwell
Gibson
Smith
Clark Air Service
Nampa
Mountain Home
Drexla
Federal Aviation Administration
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The
Humane Society
Wild Horse
IFG Fish Hatcheries
Dave Finkelnburg
Keith M Schreiner
Fish and Wildlife Service
Lake Pend Oreille
Gardner
Steve Fenton
IFG
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