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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
"What do we do with the time that is given to us?" - Jamie Pinkham, Nez Perce @ Andrus Conference on Energy, Salmon, Agriculture, and Community In 2018, only 13 wild sockeye returned to Idaho. The recovery goal is 2,500. The time for bold change is now. #SalmonSolution #FreeTheSnake #LowerSnakeRiver #WildSalmon #IdahoRiversUnited
Good morning from the @AndrusCenter Conference Energy, Salmon, Agriculture & Community: Can We Come Together? We'll be following the panels and speakers today about Idaho's energy demands, policy, and environmental concerns #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
We celebrated Earth Day early this morning with a Boise River cleanup! A big thank you to the amazing community that came out to make it happen! Keeping our rivers clean does wonders for all river and ocean systems.🧽 #cleanwater #protectwhatyoulove #optoutside #idaholove #riverlove #idahorivers #idahoriversunited
@generationwildidaho is one of our partners for our Boise River Clean up tomorrow, so we wanted to introduce them! The link in our bio will take you to our piece about the impactful work Generation Wild is doing to connect Idaho’s youth to Idaho’s rivers. See you tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. for the clean up! #boiseriver #generationwild #idahorivers #ifyouloveariver
Get a head start on #earthday by helping clean up the river in all our backyards! Cleaning up the areas we enjoy daily is a great way to build community and a good lesson to take care of the beautiful Boise River that is so important to Boise, so bring your kids! #idahoriversunited #protectwhatyoulove #ifyouloveariver #earthmonth2019 #boiseriver #avedaearthmonth #publicwater #chums #proofeyewear #generationwild