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As Brownlee Reservior suffers from toxic algae blooms, we remember why our work around Hells Canyon is so important. Hells Canyon Complex continues to fail requirements set by the Clean Water Act, and we will continue to protect the rights of Idahoans and wildlife to clean water.⠀ ⠀ Read More here: https://buff.ly/2N8ctls⠀ __⠀ Satellite image of toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie, 2011 from NASA.
"Terrible 2019 salmon and steelhead returns call for action, not acquiescence. The limiting factor in recovery is not Idaho habitat; it is poor migration habitat downstream." ⠀ Check out this Op Ed on the direction of the Governor Little's Salmon Workgroup - https://buff.ly/309OkP6 ⠀ ⠀ #idaho #salmonrun #salmon #freethesnake
"'This [steelhead return] is one of the lowest cumulative counts to date in recent memory,' said Alan Byrne, a fisheries biologist for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game at Boise."⠀ __⠀ How long will we let our rivers stay empty? We've spent $16 billion trying to recover #salmon and #steelhead in the lower Snake River. It isn't working. The time for a big change is now. Let's #freetheSnake. ⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/31JEfbW
“ ‘The reality is that Midas Gold has worked on and studied the project site since 2009, but has not taken action to address the existing sources of pollution at the proposed project site,’ Shannon Wheeler, chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, said in a statement.” ⠀ __ ⠀ The Nez Perce tribe has taken legal action against Midas Gold for failing to take action in the last decade to address pollution issues stemming from land they purchased for the proposed Stibnite Mine Project site. Read more here: https://buff.ly/2N6ioYn⠀ #freethesnake #salmon ⠀ ⠀ Photo credit : @ Nate Otis, South Fork Salmon River
Up to 300 gallons of oil spilled from Lower Monumental Dam into the Snake River while salmon fight their way upstream during their annual migration to spawning areas. Oil spills can cause fin deterioration, organ failure, and reproductive harm in fish, meaning that this year's migration may be even more strenuous than usual. With salmon populations in the Snake River at only a fraction of their historic numbers, incidents like this are devastating. Unfortunately, this oil spill is not an isolated incident - it is just the most recent in a series of oil leaks over the last decade from the four deteriorating lower Snake River dams. Follow the link below for the update from Columbia Riverkeeper. #freethesnake #salmon #oilspill #idaho #idahorivers ___ https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/news/2019/8/latest-long-line-oil-spills-army-corps-dams
ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY! May 17th, 2019 ALL of Idaho's native anadromous fish species are either EXTINCT, ENDANGERED or THREATENED! Their path is on the road to extinction; but not if Idaho Rivers United can help it. Support IRU as we continue to support the restoration of Salmon/Steelhead in our beautiful river systems through hydro power reform, education and grassroots advocacy! 🐟 WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP: 1) Become an IRU member at www.Idahorivers.org 2) Sign our Salmon Petition online 3) STAY informed and active in NEPA comment periods, town hall meetings and be aware of threats to our river system IRU promises to continually work for our rivers and salmon so our future generations and rivers see a healthy future. 🌿 Be active this Endangered Species Day; show your support for the Endangered Species Act by signing our petition and raising awareness about the importance of all endangered species. 🦏🦍🦜🐟🦅🐨🐯🦎🐌🦋🐝 #salmonidaho #endangeredspecies #endangered #protectwhatyoulove #steelhead #chinook #sockeye #coho
IDAHO SALMON ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. May salmon returns are looking grim and our Congressman Mike Simpson is starting to ask the right questions. Thank you KIVI Channel 6 and Steve Liebenthal for bringing even more awareness to this salmon crisis. • • If you would like to watch the whole story check out the link: https://www.kivitv.com/news/outdoors/breaching-dams-for-idaho-salmon #saveourwildsalmon #savetheplanet #salmonanidaholegacy #lonesomelarry #freethesnake
Join @graeberandcompany for our last earth month event🍸 “dirty martinis for clean water” from 6-8 p.m. @themodelounge. Amazing specialty cocktails, snacks, music and silent auction baskets 🧺. All proceeds go to Idaho Rivers United and we are forever grateful for @aveda #cleanwater
Thank you to C&G’s Wild Alaskan Salmon for supporting Idaho Rivers United during the Saturday Farmers Market. #saveourwildsalmon #protectwhatyoulove #lonesomelarry #wildalaskansalmon #boisefarmersmarket
Fish are friends, food and a keystone species in our river ecosystems! Help us stay on the leader board during Idaho Gives today, donate online or at Payette Brewing! #salmon #idahogives #protectwhatyoulove #idahorivers #boiseriver
Idaho Gives is in full swing! Let us give you gifts for donating to Idaho Rivers United. Come down to @payettebrewing for happy hour 3-8 p.m. every $10 donation gets you a $1 off your beer 🍻 #brewshed #protectwhatyoulove #generationwild #saveoursalmon #idahogives
Our Outreach Coordinator spent the day with Anser Charter Schools 5th graders yesterday. It involved art 🖼 , reflective nature walks 🌲 and conversations about conservation and nonprofits. Education is an ever growing program at Idaho Rivers United. We want to be transparent, keep the public informed and educate them on threats to our river systems. TOMORROW is Idaho Gives, think about giving back to a group that is helping save our river systems for our future generations! #idahogives #protectwhatyoulove #idahorivers #boiseriver #cleanwater
Do you think Idaho’s rivers are more precious than gold? We sure do at Idaho Rivers United! Show your support during Idaho Gives on Thursday, May 2nd and give back to a nonprofit that is fight mining companies to keep our river systems clean from toxic chemicals. Donate to Idaho Rivers United during Idaho Gives online (just search Idaho Rivers in the search bar) or join us at our two events for some special perks. Join us at the Aveda Towne Square Mall and donate for a chance to win prizes 💇🏼‍♀️💇🏽‍♂️. Or catch us at Payette Brewing for happy hour from 3-8, every donation gets you a $1 off your cold beverage 🍻 We will be partnering with @generationwildidaho so make sure to come out and give back during @idahogives! #idahogives #payettebrewing #cleanwater #generationwild #avedaearthmonth #aveda #boiseriver #protectwhatyoulove
The Andrus Center Conference was just the start, our conversation continues tonight with our Idaho River Talk about water quality. Austin Baldwin, hydrologist from USGS and Biology Professor and IRU board member, Chris Walser, will discuss the different threats to Idaho’s river water quality. Idaho River Sports, 6:00-7:30PM! Salmon extinction is in the 11th hour and the solutions are complex. At Idaho Rivers United we want to continue to push the conversation towards action, because salmon can’t wait. #salmonsolutions #digforthetruth #cleanwater #boiseriver #protectwhatyoulove #keepemwet
"Were past the 11th hour. We as tribal people know that." - McCoy Oatman, Vice-Chairman of Nez Perce Tribal EC in the agricultural focused half of the Andrus Center conference. There are so many stakeholders being impacted by climate change and damage to the Idaho ecosystem - we don't have time to wait. #salmonsolution
"I have concluded that I am going to stay alive long enough to see salmon return to healthy populations in Idaho." Congressman Mike Simpson calls for direct action to save salmon, to protect their runs, and to remind us all why Redfish Lake is called Redfish. His tone was urgent calling for a #salmonsolution now. #idahoriversunited #idahoisforspawners #wildsalmon #freethesnake #protectwhatyoulove #whyiloveariver @AndrusCenter @GovernorLittle @SenatorRisch @CongMikeSimpson @MikeCrapo @RepRussFulcher @TheIdahoPress, @XavierAWard @IdahoStatesman, @rockybarker,@NMBlanchard, @CynthiaSewell, @chaddcripe @LewistonTribune, @ezebarker @KBSX915, @FABarnhill, @amandapeacher @NWPBroadcasting, @courtneyflatt @IdahoMtExpress @mpdailynews @twinfallstn @ThePostRegister @SpokesmanReview @TriCityHerald @Oregonian @thecolumbian @seattletimes @IdahoOnYourSide, @idahodent, @KTVB, @KTVBJoe @idahopower @AvistaUtilities @bonnevillepower @IdahoFallsPower @nwenergy
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