Scientist at INEEL Working on Small-Scale Hydropower
Published: October 29, 2004
When people think of hydropower, most envision huge dams and problems with salmon. Doug Hall is different. The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory scientist knows hydropower projects can be small and built without dams. Going that route, he said, allows more sites to be developed, helping the country meet its energy needs while reducing the use of polluting, imported fossil fuels.
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Cody, Jackson See Different Christmas Week
Published: December 28, 2004
JACKSON--Northwest Wyoming is a tale of two economies when it comes to the usually booming tourist week of Christmas.
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Wildlife Fund Gets Panel's Backing
Published: December 30, 2004
GREEN RIVER -- Gov. Dave Freudenthal's proposal to create a permanent trust fund for wildlife will have the backing of a legislative committee in the 2005 session.
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Ranchers: Wolves May Help Curb Disease
Published: April 22, 2004
Researchers are looking to wolves to help control the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk.
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Ranchers, Conservancy Protect Land
Published: August 04, 2004
The Nature Conservancy of Idaho has purchased an easement that will block development on a 158-acre cattle ranch on the north side of Henry's Lake.
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Montana, Idaho ask U.S. to approve wolf plans
Published: April 25, 2005
With Wyoming bogged down in a dispute with the federal government, the governors of Montana and Idaho are asking Interior Secretary Gale Norton to consider handing over management of wolves in their two states.
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Chasing the Big Cats
Published: August 08, 2005
The greater Yellowstone area one of the few ecosystems with all four species still intact, and Jackson Hole is a good place to study conflict, with its patchwork of land ownership from ranches and subdivisions to national parks and Forest Service wilderness, he said.
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YBP Member CH2M Hill Gets Cleanup Deal
Published: March 25, 2005
The Department of Energy announced Wednesday that it awarded the $2.9 billion cleanup contract for Idaho National Laboratory to a team led by CH2M Hill and Washington Group.
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Henry's Fork Foundation
Published: December 21, 2004
After more than 20 years, conservationists continue to fight for the survival of this legendary trout water.
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INEEL Uses Extremophile Bacteria to Ease Bleaching's Environmental Cost
Published: December 17, 2004
INEEL researchers have identified a microbe in the hot pools of Yellowstone National Park that can make industrial bleaching cheaper and more environmental friendly. The discovery earned the researchers an R&D 100 national award.The microbes break down hydrogen peroxide in industrial wastewater into oxygen and water. The microbes also work for a longer time than current processes. This reduces waste and saves money.
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Experts Track Wolverine's Wanderings
Published: December 17, 2004
Talk about a road trip. A wolverine equipped with a global positioning system collar wandered from Pocatello, Idaho, to the nothern reaches of Yellowstone National Park - covering nearly 550 miles in seven weeks - in one of the longest recorded treks by a species known to be wily and elusive.
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Trout and Salmonid Collection Update
Published: August 09, 2005
We are confident that the vision underlying the building of the Trout & Salmonid Collection at Montana State University will assure its uniqueness. That vision is to build a collection that is trout-focused, but also includes the other salmonids (grayling, salmon, and whitefish), and will include scientific materials in regard to the fish themselves and their habitat, literary works, culinary works, works in the area of politics, law, and public policy, business and economics, history, and angling.
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