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Washington County ranchers show leadership in controlling noxious weeds

DATE: July 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Southwest Idaho

It’s the beginning of May in Washington County, Idaho, and everything is glowing emerald green. The bright yellow blooms of…

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Drones accelerate noxious weed control in E. Idaho

DATE: January 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Eastern Idaho

The South Fork of the Snake River, near Idaho Falls, is a treasured, native Yellowstone cutthroat trout fishing stream and…

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Cheatgrass Challenge defends native core habitat in Idaho

DATE: May 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Eastern Idaho

There comes a point, where enough is enough. That’s how Curtis Elke felt, thinking about the gigantic swaths of cheatgrass…

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Targeted grazing in the Owyhee Front

DATE: July 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Idaho

Big wildfires are burning up crucial wildlife habitat in Idaho and the Great Basin. In 2015, the Soda Fire burned…

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New fire prevention policy works to preserve sage grouse habitat – Large-scale initiatives in Idaho and the Great Basin

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: South Central Idaho

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BLM, Forest Service to follow new fire prevention strategy to preserve best sage grouse habitat in five Great Basin states,…

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Ray Holes – The Goat King – Using goats to combat noxious weeds

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: North Central Idaho

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The use of goats to control noxious weeds is increasingly being embraced as an effective, non-toxic method of weed control…

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Huge fires impact ranchers – Coping with large-scale fires

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Idaho

Idaho ranchers hit hard by Pony/Elk wildfires; How do we avoid such huge fires in the future? On a hot,…

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Idaho County Creative Weed Control – Targeting noxious weeds with strategic approach

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: North Central Idaho

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Idaho County uses multi-pronged approach, computer-modeling to hold the line on noxious weeds Idaho County is the largest county in…

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BLM Paradigm Project seeks to break fire cycle

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Idaho

BLM Paradigm project seeks to break repeated fire cycle in SW Idaho with aggressive fire breaks plan Dozens of range…

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Targeted grazing with cattle to create fire breaks

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Idaho

BLM experiments with targeted grazing, using cattle to “mow” fire breaks in the Owyhee Front The Bureau of Land Management…

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