Beware Of The Boise River This Week
Floating the river is a Boise tradition. A Boise tradition that I have yet to take part in. I ve lived in Boise a total of 5 years and for whatever reason I ve never gotten around to doing it. A few months ago I put together a summer 2021 bucket list, not knowing if the pandemic would still be still ruling our lives I was determined to make these things happen and floating the river was one of those things. Today when I saw that the flow on the Boise river more than doubled I got super excited and started to make plans in my head, then I calmed down and did some research. Here s what I found:
Bryan Smith In response to Congressman Simpson’s proposal to breach four hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River, I wrote an article last month entitled, “Congressman Simpson Should Put Idaho First and Do No Harm.” The article named players who oppose Simpson’s plan, including Gov. Brad Little, United States Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, Rep. Russ Fulcher, and even both houses of the Idaho State Legislature, which issued a rare joint memorial condemning Simpson’s plan. We can add the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power, which issued a final environmental impact statement without recommending dam removal. Now we also can add the entire Idaho State Republican Party, which on May 8, 2021 formally passed a resolution giving Simpson a vote of “no confidence.” After listing many well-thought-out reasons to oppose Simpson’s risky plan, the Idaho State Republican Party passed the following resolution: “NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV
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Boise State Public Radio
Starting Monday, a lot more water will be flowing through the Boise River and officials are urging caution for anyone recreating in and around the river.
River flows will nearly triple from Monday to Wednesday, going from 700 to 1,900 cubic feet per second. Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman Christine Schuldheisz said the additional snowmelt coming through demands extra caution.
“The river will be running faster, more swiftly, and it ll still be pretty cold,” she said.
This represents an annual effort to aid salmon migration in the Lower Snake and Columbia Rivers by increasing the amount of water coming through Lucky Peak Dam. Despite the increase, Schuldheisz said the river will still be well below flood stage.
Robert Heacock
ASTORIA â Lewis and Clark National Historical Parkâs monthly âIn Their Footstepsâ lecture will be held virtually at 1 p.m. Sunday at youtube.com/user/Lewisandclarknhp
Robert Heacock will present âEarly Explorers of the Pacific Northwest â A Long Time Coming.â Heacock will discuss Spanish, British, French, Russian and American efforts to claim the last âunexploredâ coastline on the planet, and how their competitive struggles shaped the U.S.
Heacock is an historian on Snake and Columbia River cruise boats. He is a member of the Washington Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. He is a frequent contributor to this chapterâs newsletter âWorthy of Notice.â Heacock is also the author of âWind hard from the west â The Lewis and Clark Expedition on the Snake and Columbia Rivers.â