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Tis’ the season of ghosts and goblins at Harriman State Park. In the early dawn Tuesday morning with the temperature hovering around 20 degrees, I watched a herd of 22 elk standing knee-deep in the Henrys Fork eating the water veggies. Steam was rising from the river creating the scene of ghost-like animals warming their […]

CHESTER – On the bank of the Henrys Fork in Chester is a hydroelectric dam owned by Fall River Electric. Next to it is a power plant that generates 800 kilowatts per hour of electricity every second — enough to power about 500 homes. The operation benefits tens of thousands of people throughout eastern Idaho […]

At the LeHardys Rapids in Yellowstone Park, I observed a small dark gray bird that appeared to be pecking a hole in a rock out in the Yellowstone River. As I got closer, I saw the bird was killing a Yellowstone cutthroat trout fingerling. Before I could get a picture of it, the bird fed […]

The following is a news release from the Henrys Fork Wildlife Alliance. ISLAND PARK – A new fence at Lyle Springs in Island Park was recently completed by the U.S. Forest Service. This project, led by Wildlife Biologist Sabrina Derusseau with the Forest Service, was the result of a Resource Advisory Committee grant that the […]

Low water levels change where you can fish and how it looks while fishing.

ISLAND PARK – A proposal to require Island Park residents to have bear-resistant garbage containers is being discussed in Fremont County. The proposal was presented before the Fremont County Commissioners Tuesday afternoon. Multiple people spoke in favor of the ordinance, including Island Park Mayor Michael Bogden, Fremont County Sheriff Len Humphries, Teri Ehresman with the […]

The following is a news release from the Henrys Fork Wildlife Alliance. ISLAND PARK – Henrys Fork Wildlife Alliance and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game are asking recreationists, bird watchers, and the general public to report sightings of pelicans with wing tags. Citizen reports will help ongoing research by IDFG to learn more […]

ISLAND PARK – Trouthunter Bar & Grill at 3327 U.S. Highway 20 in Island Park is a destination for customers all over the world. Beginning in late May or early June, Jon Stiehl, one of the managing partners, tells EastIdahoNews.com the restaurant, lodge and fly shop, which sits on the bank of the Henrys Fork, […]

Stopping at the Silver Lake Outlet in Harriman State Park, I watched the male, Red-necked grebe surface with a three-inch Red-sided shiner in its beak. It started swimming with the flipping fish toward the patch of cattails on the southeastern bank behind the yurts. Near the edge of the cattails, I saw the female hunting […]

The reopening of Yellowstone National Park last month after a nine-day closure due to record flooding was a welcome relief for business owners in the area.