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May 3—Despite this winter's paltry performance, there's still some snow left in the mountains to melt, and river lovers are watching it closely. While some late-arriving snow did help the ...
News about Owyhee River protection, updates to the Northwest Forest Plan and repairs to a frequently traveled road to Terwilliger Hot Springs.
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The Lake Fork West Owyhee River is a short tributary of the West Little Owyhee River that begins near the Cat, Bend, and Pedroli springs near the eastern boundary of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation (for the Paiute and Shoshone native tribes) near the old U.S. Army cavalry post of Fort McDermitt (1865 / 1866-1889), in southern Malheur ...
The Owyhee River Wilderness was created by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2009. Also created in the Omnibus Land Act were five additional southwestern Idaho wilderness areas in Owyhee County, collectively known as the Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness Areas: [4] [5]
The upper 20.8 miles (33.5 km) of the North Fork Owyhee River, from the Idaho–Oregon border to the upstream boundary of the wilderness, are part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Of this total, 15.1 miles (24.3 km) are classified as wild and the remaining 5.7 miles (9.2 km) are classified "recreational".
Dickshooter creek was categorized as part of the Owyhee River Wilderness in 2009 as a part of the Owyhee Public Lands Management Act. [7] It is not designated for aquatic life nor recreation, though it does meet basic water standards according to § 305(b) and § 303(d).
Dec. 7—Days of warm weather and rain have closed ski slopes as some resorts preserve what's left of their snowpack and hope snowstorms forecast this weekend resurrect winter recreation. The ...