Idaho
Stage 1 fire restrictions implemented in Southwest Idaho
SOUTHWEST ADA COUNTY, Idaho — The Boise National Forest, Idaho Department of Lands, and Bureau of Land Management are putting Stage 1 fire restrictions in place starting at 12:01 a.m. on August 5. This applies to state, endowment, private, and federal lands in the West Central Mountains Fire Restrictions Zone.
These restrictions aim to lower the risk of wildfires caused by human activities, such as campfires and smoking.
Stage 1 restrictions will cover the entire Boise National Forest. For BLM and Bureau of Reclamation lands, the restrictions will be applied to areas east of the Snake River, north and west of Highway 95 to the Little Weiser River, and north of the Little Weiser River up to the Payette National Forest boundary.
Under Stage 1 fire restrictions:
- Campfires and Charcoal Fires: Can only be used in designated campgrounds and must be in a permanent campfire structure, like metal or concrete.
- Smoking: Allowed only in designated recreation sites or while standing in an area cleared of flammable vegetation within three feet, and only if you are inside a vehicle or building.
- Dispersed Camping: If you’re camping along roads or backpacking, you can only use a liquid fuel stove (like propane) and must do so over an area cleared of flammable vegetation within three feet. Wood stoves are allowed if they have a chimney at least five feet long and a spark arrestor.
- Private Landowners: Can use charcoal (if properly disposed of) or propane barbecues on their own property.
Idaho
Semi crash in northern Idaho results in massive fuel spill, reverse 911 call to locals – East Idaho News
The following is a news release from Idaho State Police.
KOOTENAI COUNTY — The Idaho State Police is investigating a semi truck and trailer crash that occurred on Friday at 4:36 p.m.
A loaded 2020 Kenworth Tractor and Polar Semi Trailer being driven by a 42-year-ole male from Ellsworth, South Dakota, containing gasoline and diesel fuel, failed to negotiate the curve on northbound State Highway 41 just north of Seasons Road.
The trailer, loaded with approximately 6,000 gallons of fuel, overturned and came to rest on its side blocking State Highway 41 in both directions. Approximately 2,000 gallons of fuel was spilled.
A reverse 911 message was sent to all local residents within a one-mile radius of the crash, warning of a potential hazard. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office also worked to evacuate any residences within this area.
The Idaho Transportation Department crews were able to mitigate the spill quickly. It took approximately five hours for the fuel to be pumped out of the tank trailer to another trailer making the area safe for travel again. There were no injuries. The driver was cited at the scene.
The roadway was completely blocked for roughly seven hours. The roadway is back open, however between Seasons Road and State Highway 54, it is only open for residential traffic. Through traffic still needs to find an alternative route until the scene is entirely cleaned and the roadway is back open again.
The Idaho State Police continues to investigate this crash.
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SPOKANE — A coalition of environmental groups has notified the state of Idaho that it plans to file a lawsuit over the use of bait for hunting black bears in habitat occupied by federally protected grizzly bears.
Western Watersheds Project, WildEarth Guardians, Wilderness Watch and Friends of the Clearwater sent Idaho Gov. Brad Little and other officials a 60-day notice of intent to sue over the practice, which they argue poses a threat to grizzlies and violates the Endangered Species Act.
It comes about a month after a hunter in Northern Idaho shot a grizzly over a bait site in the mountains along the St. Joe River after officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game misidentified it as a black bear.
Dana Johnson, policy director for Wilderness Watch, said in a news release that the June killing of the grizzly was “tragic and completely preventable.”
“We’re submitting this notice of intent to sue to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Johnson said.
Grizzly bears in the Lower 48 states have been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act since 1975. Biologists estimate there are roughly 2,000 now, with most of them in large populations in and around Glacier and Yellowstone national parks.
Idaho’s grizzlies are mostly found in the eastern part of the state near Yellowstone and in the Selkirk and Cabinet mountain ranges in Northern Idaho. The bears are known to wander long distances, however, and they’ve been showing up in unexpected places.
The bear that was shot last month near St. Maries was well outside of areas with well-documented resident populations.
Idaho and Wyoming are the only states with known grizzly bear populations that allow black bear hunters to use bait.
The practice is outlawed in some Idaho hunting districts with high numbers of grizzlies. In others that may have grizzlies, the state warns hunters that they could encounter the threatened bears, and officials have worked to educate hunters on the differences between the two species.
But the environmental groups argue that allowing bait at all presents problems for grizzlies beyond mistaken-identity kills. Bears that access bait sites can become conditioned to human foods, which can lead to bear-human conflicts that result in grizzlies being killed.
Three of the groups behind this week’s notice unsuccessfully sued to end black bear baiting in 2019. Johnson said the previous challenge focused on a section of the Endangered Species Act that deals with consultation requirements between federal agencies.
GOODING (KIVI) — The Gooding community is mourning the loss of Ryver Milloy, who has been identified as the 14-year-old girl who died as the result of a negligent gunshot on Sunday, July 28.
A memorial service for Ryver has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on August 10 at Gooding High School. Ryver’s family is asking for prayers and privacy at this time.
Contributions in Ryver’s honor are being accepted for a memorial fund supporting the school music program she was so passionate about. Cards and donations can be sent to the 5th Avenue Church in Gooding or Demaray’s Funeral Services Gooding Chapel.
An account has also been set up in Ryver’s name at Umpqua Bank, and all donations to this account will go to the same school music program.
Counseling services are available to students at Gooding High School.
In a news release, Gooding County Prosecutor Trevor Misseldine said a young woman was with two other teen boys cleaning up after completing chores in Gooding County in a barn when one of the boys picked up a shotgun that discharged.
Life-saving measures were attempted and the victim was transported to a hospital nearby where she was pronounced dead shortly after.
An investigation into the incident that claimed Ryver’s life is ongoing.
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