Shoshone-Bannock Tribes approve emergency drought declaration for Fort Hall Reservation
FORT HALL, Idaho (KIFI) - The Fort Hall Business Council approved a resolution presented by the Land Use Range department to declare a drought emergency for the Fort Hall Reservation Tuesday.
Like the nation, Idaho is in a historic year for extreme heat and drought conditions.
According to the resolution, "The Reservation has had low snowpack coupled with the hottest June weather on record and looking like another hot July on the record with little to no precipitation expected this summer. And, humidity dropping to single digits which means for potential high wild fire season." In addition, "Vegetation in the Fort Hall Range Units and the Fort Hall Bottoms are being temporarily and permanently damaged causing reservation wildlife to lose food resources."