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Agricultural advocates say a bill introduced in the U.S. House to protect the lower Snake River dams will help demonstrate support for the dams and the benefits they provide.
Heavy snow in southeastern Idaho’s Upper Snake River region has prompted state Department of Fish and Game staff, landowners and volunteers to increase their efforts to feed elk. The effort
Water levels in Upper Snake River's largest, most upstream reservoirs lag those of whole system. Filling reservoirs system-wide requires above-normal precipitation into June.
Mountain snowpack levels are well above normal in every Idaho basin but a lot more is needed to ensure irrigators have an adequate supply of water during the state’s 2023 growing season.<p>Water managers say Idaho’s mountain snowpack levels are off to a great start but they also caution that a lot more is needed during the state’s traditional snow accumulation season, which typically ends about April 1.<p>“We’re off to a good start,” said Tony Olenichak, watermaster for Water District 1, which is Idaho’s largest and encompasses the Upper Snake River system. “But you...