How Safe Is Idaho's Pipeline Network?

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A look inside STATE How safe is Idaho’s pipeline network? Idaho Biking News will By Mike McLaskey According to PHMSA, provide Idaho’s active biking “the nation’s pipelines are a community with news and BOISE — There is a vast transportation system,” and information about biking and little known-about net- this complex network “deliv- activities across the state. work of natural gas and ers trillions of cubic feet of PAGE 3 petroleum pipelines that run natural gas and hundreds of Ashton Dam repair update. throughout the country. billions of ton/miles (a unit To postpone the draw down, Over two million miles of of freight transportation as some have suggested, pipeline carry crude oil and equivalent to a ton of freight would push the work into natural gas 24 hours a day, moved one mile) of liquid next year, requiring yet seven days a week all over petroleum products each year.” another draw down. the country and Idaho has This network is essential PAGE 4 70,000 miles in that network. because the country’s vast Panhandle trout decisions Regulation and upkeep size makes any other means loom and it was standing of these pipelines is in the of distributing these energy room only at the Coeur hands of the Pipeline and resources cost-prohibitive. Hazardous Material Safety PHMSA indicated that d’Alene meeting Administration (PHMSA), natural gas accounts for 25 PAGE 10 AVISTA photo a sub-agency of the Depart- Stanley looks to host A pipeline pig is a device that is inserted into a pipeline at strategic locations and is used to inspect and clean gas and petroleum pipelines that crisscross the nation. ment of Transportation. pipeline, 12 Iditarod-qualifying in 2014. PAGE 10 REGIONAL Family-friendly activities just below the surface As wolves push elk out, vegetation grows. By IOJ Staff still molten and continues to end of the tube and leaves a that are commonly explored PAGE 4 flow towards the flow outlet. cave. These caves are typi- by cavers in Idaho are lime- TWIN FALLS —The three When the source of lava is cally 10 to 20 feet in diameter. stone and lava caves. Wyoming Governor types of cave found in cut off, the lava flows out the The two types of caves Chris Anderson is chair- disagrees with BLM proposal. Idaho are corrosion, solu- man of the Silver Sage Grotto PAGE 4 tion and lava caves. in Twin Falls– an approxi- According to the Digital mately 10-member chapter FISH REPORT Atlas of Idaho, corrosion of the National Speleological High water can mean caves are formed by wa- Society. Speleology is the Panhandle fishing success ter, waves or currents on a scientific study of caves. as flooded areas provide relatively soft rock. These Anderson said that his warmer water and cover for caves generally occur at the group primarily explores lo- several species. edge of a river or lake. cal caves for recreation and PAGE 11 Solution caves are formed to enjoy the environment. by slightly acidic ground “A certain amount of the Up on the caldera the water circulating through fun is going to places that are fishing opportunities abound fractures in limestone. As not necessarily easy to get to.” and the wildlife viewing time passes, the openings He said most cave are easily is pretty good too. become larger and larger. accessible where you never PAGE 11 Lava caves, also known as have to get flat on your belly. This could be the year to lava tubes, form in the central “We can take guests to land your Southeast Idaho portion of a lava flow. Immedi- places where they are walk- lunker and with the great ately after the flow starts, the ing down a trail that is as big water the past few years, outer margins of the flow cool as a greyhound bus,” he said. this season could be one for and freeze in place, including Anderson said that the record books. the bottom, sides and top. people get into caving for a PAGE 11 Although the outer margin variety of reasons. There Silver Sage Grotto photo of the flow has solidified into A good way to stay cool in the summertime heat is to seek and find some of the lava tubes basalt rock, the central core is that a disbursed throughout Idaho. caving, 5 Next month: Convervation: A look at Idaho’s conservationists Summer time fun, and safety The Merriam Webster issues will be looked at dictionary defines from water safety to snakes conservation as careful and bugs that can spoil Idaho’s voice in the wilderness preservation and protection and adventure or a simple of something. It can also mean afternoon outing. IOJ Staff and BSU TT Archive He returned to Idaho in work as a conservation 1939 and married Ellen Mi- leader. In 1936 he helped to the wise use of something. In In 2009, Idaho added to Boise — Outdoor writer and chaelson. He became fishing organize the Idaho Wildlife Idaho that something usually its wilderness acreage for the conservationist Ted True- editor of Field & Stream in Federation, one of the state’s boils down to our vast natural first time in 29 years. blood was born in Boise, 1941 and moved to New York major conservation groups. resources. A 104-mile dirt road Idaho in June, 1913 and grew City. In 1947, he moved back Trueblood often helped the Wilderness areas have crisscrosses Owyhee County up on the family farm near to Idaho to fish, hunt, and federation fight many of its existed in the United States beginning near the Oregon Homedale, graduating from write, remaining an associ- conservation battles. One of since Wilderness Act of 1964, border. We’ll take a look at Wilder High School in 1931. ate editor and contributor their most significant victo- Mud Flat Road but efforts to legally protect From 1941 to 1982, he to Field & Stream and con- ries, in the 1950s, was the suc- certain areas began decades was an editor and writer for tinued writing articles for cessful campaign to protect earlier, like Yellowstone, the Field & Stream magazine. the magazine throughout Idaho’s salmon and steelhead IdahoOutdoorJournal.com nation’s first national park. Before that he was a re- his life. In addition to his by stopping the construction Here are the stories a few porter for the Boise Capital magazine work, he also of the Nez Perce Dam on the Scan the code at the left with Idahoans, past and present, your smartphone and call the News and the Deseret News wrote more than half a dozen Snake River, which would number to subscribe. in Salt Lake City where books about the outdoors. have blocked the migration who have had some impact on how we use the land today. © Copyright 2011 Idaho Outdoor Journal he began writing articles Perhaps more important for Field & Stream. to Idahoans was Trueblood’s trueblood, 6 2 May 2012 Idaho Outdoor Journal Exploring Idaho one step, cast, curve and vista at a time.

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6 January 2012 Idaho Outdoor Journal McCall Winter Carnival By Mike McLaskey go towards the MCPAWS Region- try is $20 and participants can A. Community Pages al Animal Shelter in McCall. choose a hat or a t-shirt. Prizes MCCALL — Easily the longest- In the Dog Pull contest are awarded, and proceeds go running and one of the state’s dogs are harnessed to sleds to benefit the Senior Center and largest, the McCall Winter Car- with weight added based on the American Legion. Snow- nival attracts people from all the weight of the dog. There shoe golf will be available most over Idaho. Beginning Friday, will be a variety of prizes days during the carnival; check January 27, each day will fea- given out, and not just for the the official schedule. Community Pages are full-page layouts dedicated ture food vendors, a beer gar- fastest dogs. On Tuesday, the ISSSC be- den and live entertainment. Monday and Tuesday are gins. That evening, there will Beyond the creature com- typically slower days for the fes- be a wine dinner at Rupert’s at forts McCall offers, there is tival, but look out for snowshoe Hotel McCall, and party bingo to specific locations in Idaho. Local businesses much to see and do. golf at the McCall Golf Course. at Foresters. The carnival coincides with Playing golf in the snow is a On Wednesday, visitors the Idaho State Snow Sculpting losing game; how does one find can check out the local snow Championship (ISSSC). Every their white ball in all the snow? sculptures and watch the purchase the Community Page for a three-month year, professional sculptors face off for the top prize. Local businesses can get in on the ac- campaign where their business cards or company tion as well. Diane Wiegand is the director of the sculpting contest and she said that local businesses logos will be featured. typically have their employees enter a sculpture. The judging for local sculpture will occur opening day. The upper half of the page will consist of copy and Later that evening, there will be a children’s torchlight parade, followed by fireworks over the lake. Afterward photos that inform IOJ readers about a communities there will be a comedy show and a symbolic BSU vs. Idaho

hockey game at the Manches- Gary ertter PhotoGraPhy ter Ice Centre. ThefireworksshowoverMcCallisalwaysacrowd-pleaser. interesting activities and events. On Saturday, there will be a Mardi Gras parade going sculptures and join the McCall- Ice Centre for a junior hockey through downtown followed Donnelly Education Founda- game. At 7 p.m. the Northfork Content for the editorial component will by the Flash Point Snow Bike tion for their annual Choco- Lodge is hosting a 21 and up Ca- race. These snow bikes are es- late and Spirits Tasting at the sino Night. sentially motorcycles that have Shore Lodge. Tickets are avail- Join the McCall Area Snow- had their front tires replaced able at several area retailers, mobilers for a fun run on Satur- be developed by community members and by a ski. Ron Dillon, known for and proceeds go to benefit the day. “It’s a very well-attended putting on the Big Nasty Hill foundation, which is focused on event,” McDonald said. Last Climb, is putting this event on improving education through year, they raffled more than as well. Entry fees go back to McCall and Donnelly. $8,000 in prizes. Entry is free sponsoring businesses. IOJ will edit content prize packages. Later that evening, there’s and unlimited, so everyone has Later that evening, there the Beard, Hairy & Sexy Leg a chance for fun. will be a live lobster feed at the competition at the Yacht Club. This is the last official day McCall Golf Course. The Mc- Entry is open to all, and free. of the McCall Winter Carnival for style but the content will be developed by Call Chamber of Commerce has First there will be the beard and the vendors, music, and also invited ice skaters to town contest. “Some of these guys beer will all be available. At 3 Branding for the Starz on Ice Extravagan- grow their beards all year for p.m. check out Family Bingo, za, which will be held Saturday MiCaeL MCKenzie, inC. this event,” McDonald said. and don’t miss out on the clos- Snowsculptinghascompetitioninbothprofessionalandnon-professionalsclasses. the community. Strategy and Sunday at the Manchester There are prizes for length, ing ceremonies fireworks over Ice Centre. grooming, and even “creepiest the lake. Creative The main event on Sunday Problem solved with this masters compete for a spot in beard.” The Hairy Leg competi- “The McCall Winter Carni- will likely be the MCPAWS version of snowshoe golf; just the National Snow Sculpting tion is only open to women, but val offers a unique Idaho expe- TM Implementation Monster Dog Pull in Alpine use tennis balls. Championships. The winner men and women can enter the rience with an extensive lineup Straight Talk Village. Last year over 150 “There are eighteen holes, of McCall’s state championship Sexy Leg competition. of events that provide some- Event Planning dogs participated, and turnout but they’re measured in feet, earns a slot in the nationals. On Friday, judging will be- thing for everyone,” McDonald Marketing and Communications has been so high in the last few not yards,” Jason Koure said. Wednesday evening, try gin for the sculpting Champion- said. “On top of that, it is a per- Tradeshows years that organizers decided This will be Koure’s ninth year a wine dinner and some ship. The vendors will be open fect weekend get-away option it was time to move to a differ- organizing this event. The over- more bingo. for business and the music will for anyone looking to get out Corporate ent venue. all length of the course is only On Thursday, visitors can be playing, and later that night, and enjoy the winter season B. Display advertising Private Proceeds from the event will three normal-sized holes. En- watch the masters shape their head over to the Manchester without breaking the bank.” Rhonda Clements, IEWP Marketing/Public Relations McCall Business Directory Branding Display advertising throughout IOJ is Publicity 6035 N. Hazelbrook Lane Media BISTRO 45 Garden City, Idaho 83714 Wine Bar designed to attract reader attention and will Anytime: 1.208.867.7848 & [email protected] Cafe e ‑‑ g feature individual businesses and services. This In the courtyard of The Hotel McCall advertising is available to any and all advertisers 208.634.4515 Putting the Yummy in Your Tummy

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For advertising rates call: 208.342.3978 For advertising rates call: 208.629.5301 Idaho Outdoor Journal May 2012 3 Letters Up Around the Bend BOISE — We’ve been in operation what other clubs are doing the environment and the for just about a year and have whether they are fishing clubs economy it’s good to know how determined that a few changes or horse-centered organization managers are working to insure are in order to better serve our and everything in between. pipeline and public safety. readers. One is to change the We also visit people involved title of this editorial from “The Advertising Matters: We with conservation issues, past and Voice” to “Up Around the Bend.” are also focusing on several present. And as the days warm up avenues for advertisers to and you look for a cool place out Departments: Over the next reach Idaho consumers. One of the heat, head for the desert. two or three months departments of our main areas of focus will Cavers know that cool, though will be reorganized to provide be our Community Pages. unadorned accommodation can quicker, easier access to specific A Community Page is a full be found just below the surface information for readers interested page in the IOJ dedicated to a in several Idaho locations. in their particular activity. geographic region in the state So as the water recedes and where businesses can offer their the days keep growing warmer Distribution: To further expand products and services and where and longer, find a mountain circulation we will be placing extra residents provide information hideaway and put your nose in emphasis on Eastern Idaho from about local area history, some syringa, and breathe hard. Bear Lake through the Henry’s community activities and events. Fork region and Yellowstone Also being developed is Joe Evancho, Editor and Teton national parks. The a classified ads section that Panhandle, including the reach will help move items from from Spokane to the Silver neighbor to neighbor. Valley, will also see increased distribution as will central Idaho IOJ web site: Ahhh the web. Letter to Editor from Riggins north to Lewiston Who would think that something As manager of the Lost River and Moscow and east to the so complicated could be so Senior Citizens Center, I was Challis and Salmon corridor. confusing? At last, the IOJ web puzzled by your article stating site is nearly ready for launch. there were no meals on wheels Clubs and Organizations: Clubs What a long strange trip it’s been. for the Moore and area. and organizations are important We deliver Monday through contributors to outdoor Idaho. In this issue we look at the Friday in a 15 mile radius which IOJ will welcome and publish region’s seasonal high water covers Moore and Butte City as club news and information so and recent gas and oils pipeline well as farm areas in-between. that readers know what these incidents that have raised I am surprised Otto Higbee various groups are doing. concerns about public safety. We did not realize that as we go to Send us your calendar look at how pipelines are being the same meetings at Area on information at info@ managed to protect people and the Aging. idahooutdoorjournal.com. environment. There are more than Just letting you know it is We want your news and two million miles of pipelines in the covered. information. We want to let U.S. with 70,000 of those in Idaho. other like-minded groups know With so much at stake for Sincerely, Leah Nation Idaho Biking News Editor’s note: A seasonal I-90 at Exit 0 (Idaho/Mon- column on biking activities tana state line) 12 miles east will be featured in the new of historic Wallace, Idaho. department section of the For more information go to: paper beginning next month. [email protected] Idaho Outdoor Journal welcomes unsolicited fishing, BOISE — Biking activities Exergy Tour in Idaho hunting, recreational activity, increase across the state For five days in May 2012, animal and related photographs. as warmer temperatures the inaugural Exergy Tour in Enclose a self-addressed bring bikes out of sheds and Idaho will welcome the world’s stamped envelope for return of garages and back on our top women cyclists to compete photographs to Idaho Outdoor Journal, P.O. Box 1471, Boise, ID streets and trails. Here are at the highest level and will 83701. E-mail Joe Evancho: a few biking events happen- showcase the athleticism of ing around the Gem state. the ladies’ professional cycling [email protected] Boise Bicycle Project photo Newly arrived refuges living in Boise get cycling safety instructions to help new bikers circuit as a means to inspire a Editor Bikers/walkers count learn the rules of the road. younger generations of riders. Joe Evancho Following on the success of Friday, May 25 -- Nampa the all-volunteer effort to count This demanding (distance) Creative Director Ben Riley bicycle traffic in Ada County with Idaho Falls, Lewiston, and bike socks for participants course will take riders along in September 2011, the organiz- Moscow, Nampa and Wood at the finish line. Riders must Lake Lowell and the rolling Staff Reporter ers are now rallying support River Valley to help them pre-register to get bike socks. hills and vineyards along Mike McLaskey for another bike count May adopt complete streets policies Route information will the Snake River. The Expo 15-17 during Boise Bike Week. to increase alternative trans- be available a week before and Finish Festival at the FIELD EDITORS: East Idaho: Dave Langston Transportation develop- portation in their towns. the event. For more infor- start/finish line will feature Southwest Idaho: Dale Toweill ment decisions and dollars If the May bike count is suc- mation on the rides and activities and entertain- North Idaho Ralph Bartholdt are driven heavily by data, cessful it would mark the first sponsorships go to: http:// ment for the whole family. yet most communities know time since 2007 that bicycle www.tvcblindidaho.org/ Saturday, May 26 -- Kuna Editorial Consultants: little to nothing about how traffic has been counted twice The time trials will include Larry Burke, Joe A. Evancho many people bike or walk or in one 12-month period. Route of the Hiawatha some national, world and Southwest Idaho where they bike and walk. The added bonus is that In north Idaho the Route Olympic time trial champions Advertising and Media Rep. Biking and walking activists the attention focused on of the Hiawatha, is scheduled on this big day of world-class Christine Hummer are starting to address this bicycling during Boise Bike to open May 26. This trail cycling competition beginning [email protected] data gap by conducting bi- Week is likely to result in has been described as one at the Kuna Farmers Market. 208.602.1459 cycle and pedestrian counts. increased numbers of rid- of the most scenic rail-to- Sunday, May 27 -- Panhandle sales rep “We were able to vastly ers. Planners use bike count trail rides in the country. Crouch to Idaho City Rick Danskey expand the number of inter- numbers to justify expendi- The 15-mile trail includes This event starts in Crouch [email protected] sections where we counted tures on such things as bicycle nine train tunnels and seven and takes racers up the moun- bikes,” said Rick Overton, facilities and bike lanes. trestles along the crest of the tain before they head downhill Web development Gabby Kaiser Boise bicycling advocate. For more information Bitterroot Mountains. The to the finish and the Expo and “The effort caught the contact: deanna@idahosmart- 1.7 mile long St. Paul Pass Finish Festival in Idaho City! Office hours: attention of several agencies growth.org Tunnel is a highlight of the Monday, May 28 -- Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and organizations that are trail. This year the trail is Memorial Day, Boise Phone: 208.342.3978 now looking to provide more Cycle for Independence open daily starting May 26 On the final day the Over- Idaho Outdoor Journal is support for these on-going A special bike ride is slated through September 30 from all Champion trophy will published 10 times a year with efforts. But for now, we need for Saturday May 19 with 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT. be awarded, and downtown two special double issues by to rally volunteers to count proceeds going to the National Rental bikes, helmets & Boise neighborhoods will be Idaho Outdoor News, LLC, bikes during Bike Week.” Federation of the Blind of Ida- lights (which are required) the center of entertainment P.O. Box 1471, Boise, ID 83701. In 2010, Idaho Smart ho (Treasure Valley Chapter). plus trail and shuttle tickets and activities for the entire Subscription rate: Growth began work on a pilot There will be rides of 100, and picnic lunches are all family on Memorial Day. $24.95 (one year) project for Idaho Department 25 and 10 miles with music, available at Lookout Pass For more information con- $39.95 (two years) of Health and Welfare to work food, door prizes, goody bags Ski Area located right along tact: [email protected] 4 May 2012 Idaho Outdoor Journal

Around the State: SNF employees passed mediately afterwards but May, PacifiCorp will lower the was held on March 31st at the hat and raised more it is not anticipated to be as reservoir again, running the the Boise Centre raising SOUTH CENTRAL than $1,000 for Bo and his sediment-laden as it was last entire river flow through the more than $16,000 for local Forest employees family to help pay for ex- September when rock excava- bypass tunnel. Anglers have causes including Coats for penses and medical bills not tion was being completed in expressed concern about the Kids, Dollars for Scholars, raise money for covered by the military. front of the bypass tunnel. timing of the drawdown and Idaho Department of Fish injured soldier Donation can be made at The drawdown in Septem- its impact on water quality and Game, The American any Wells Fargo bank. Checks ber 2011 was the first major and recreational fishing. Wilderness Leadership IOJ staff can be made payable to the drawdown in nearly 100 years The drawdown occurs right School, Sportsmen Against TWIN FALLS — The Montana Terrence Lonnie Jones Foun- and likely moved unconsoli- after peak spring runoff to en- Hunger and other conser- Steak House in Twin Falls, dation. Contact Jill Allgood dated sediment out of the res- sure sediment is not moved out vation, education and hu- with supports from the Saw- at 208-737-3200 for more ervoir last fall. It is unlikely of the reservoir with impacts to manitarian related events. tooth National Forest Employ- information and to arrange that a significant amount of downstream fisheries. To post- Jack Lupien, past president ees Club, raised nearly $33,000 donations to the foundation. new sediment has accumu- pone the drawdown, as some of the local chapter said the for injured Idaho soldier PVT. lated since last December. have suggested, would push the theme of the banquet was Terence Lonnie “Bo” Jones, Ashton Dam is owned and work into next year, requir- The Year of the Elk. “Once son of Tim Jones, who works as EASTERN operated by PacifiCorp Energy, ing yet another drawdown. again, we sold out with an electronics technician for Ashton Dam update an investor-owned utility and Contact Kim Ragotzkie nearly 400 people enjoying the Sawtooth National Forest. problems have plagued the at [email protected] the evening’s festivities.” IOJ Staff Bo suffered severe injuries earthen dam for years pre- for more information. Eighteen exhibitors ASHTON — PacifiCorp has an- after stepping on an IED device senting a threat to the safety were on hand featuring nounced they are planning to while serving in Afghanistan. of downstream residents as taxidermy displays, hunt- begin the drawdown of Ashton SOUTHWEST He is currently at a well as the fisheries of the ing and fishing trips, fish- Reservoir on May 9 lowering it medical facility in San lower Henry’s Fork. Henry’s SCI banquet a bounty ing equipment, white water to the same level it was at last Antonio, Texas receiving Fork Foundation has main- rafting, wilderness retreats, fall, 5130 feet. They antici- for local charities treatment for his injuries. tained close communication self-defense for women, pate it will take two weeks to The fundraiser had activi- with PacifiCorp about these IOJ Staff glass art and much more. complete the drawdown. ties for children, a beer gar- concerns for several years. BOISE — The 14th Annual There were more than The water is expected den, raffle and an auction with IOJ first reported on this Grand Banquet of the Trea- 50 prizes awarded through to be off-color again dur- donations from businesses issue in November 2011. sure Valley Chapter of Safari a variety of games and ing the drawdown and im- from Jackpot to Sun Valley. Sometime in mid-to-late- Club International (TVCSCI) raffles, Lupien said.

Around the West: east of LaGrande, but the cause agency’s proposal to reduce Stands of aspen, willow and locate new wolf packs and oregon of death remains unknown. the amount of land in the cottonwood are expanding in pups during the spring and Oregon State Police state available to possible oil areas where for decades dense summer and capture and fit Now you can Google learned of the discovery of the shale research and demon- elk populations prevented new wolves with radio collars to for trout in Oregon 97-pound animal on private stration projects by placing growth. monitor their movements, said property about six miles sage grouse areas as well as While other factors may Donny Martorello, the agency’s The Oregonian north of Cove, said OSP Sgt. potential wilderness lands play a role, from a changing carnivore section manager. COTTAGE GROVE —Trout Isaac Cyr of Baker City. and areas of critical environ- climate to wildfires, more “Our state’s wolf-manage- fishing is about to get a lot The animal’s measure- mental concern off-limits. than a decade of research has ment efforts depend on know- easier for anglers in the ments and appearance match The BLM proposes to cut confirmed earlier assertions ing how many wolves are here, northwest corner of Oregon. that of a wolf, but confirma- the acreage available for the that the return of Yellowstone’s where they are, and where Last month, the Oregon De- tion probably must await oil shale projects and research elk-hungry wolves has spurred they’re going,” Martorello said. partment of Fish and Wildlife DNA analysis, he said. from 2 million acres approved new plant growth, Ripple said. “By filing reports on wolf ac- posted an interactive Google State Police took the carcass by the Bush administration in There are spin-off effects, tivities, the public can help us Earth map of its northwest to a veterinarian for X-rays, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah too, according to the research- direct our monitoring efforts.” region, roughly north of a but the initial examination down to about 460,000 acres, ers. As trees grow taller, the The website is seati.ms/yZlZfB. line between Cottage Grove failed to confirm a cause of of which nearly 175,000 are in stands provide more habitat Wolves have been sighted in and Reedsport and west from death, Cyr said. An investiga- Wyoming. The agency is work- for yellow warblers and other southeast Washington’s Blue the Cascades to the coast. tion determined the death was ing on a draft environmental songbirds and more food for Mountains, where they are be- Unmistakable blue icons the result of a criminal act. study and intends to make beavers, which in turn con- lieved to be crossing between (fish head and hook and line) The animal wasn’t part leasing decisions by this fall. struct ponds that attract fish, Washington and Oregon. will show the locations of 110 of four known wolf packs Spokesmen for environ- reptiles and amphibians. seasonally stocked fish sites, in northeastern Oregon, mental groups said they that complete with descriptions Oregon Department Fish oil shale development could and locations where 1.2 million and Wildlife officials said. leave sites heavily disturbed. Washington trout are stocked annually. It may have been a lone wolf Washington residents The interactive map elimi- as state biologists documented Wolves also alter can report wolf nates the need to wade through a single set of wolf tracks in the department’s fish stocking the general area twice in early landscape in sightings schedules to find directions. October and again on Jan. 31. Yellowstone NP Seattle Times It provides an instant dis- Since then, no sign of wolves play of fishing sites through- has been found in the area. Billings Gazette YAKIMA, Wash. — People is looking out the northwest region. BILLINGS, Mont. — The who think they’ve seen a for sales Wyoming return of gray wolves has dra- wolf, heard one howl or found Dead wolf found matically altered the landscape other evidence of wolves in Wyoming Gov. in portions of Yellowstone Washington have a new place representatives near Cove, Ore. 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Check included Please contact me for credit card information Please make checks payable to: Idaho Outdoor Journal Idaho Outdoor Journal May 2012 5 Study examines human–wolverine interaction wolverines and their denning US Forest Service News Service locations because wolverines have a low reproduc- BOISE — A study underway in tive rate only producing the Payette and Boise National kits every couple of years. Forests is increasing biolo- Most dens are found in gists’ knowledge about interac- areas that are largely closed tions among winter outdoor to motorized winter travel in enthusiasts and wolverines both forests. Some instances in high mountain areas. of den abandonment in re- The U.S. Forest Service sponse to snowmobile and seeks data to help make heli-ski presence have been management decisions that documented anecdotally. provide for winter recre- Conversely, in some instanc- ation while conserving wol- es human disturbance did not verine populations. result in den abandonment. While some research has In the winter of 2010-2011, suggested potential conflicts the study expanded from between winter recreation the eastern portion of the and wolverines, the scien- Payette National Forest to tific basis for management include the north end of the continues to rely primar- Cascade Ranger District in ily on anecdotal accounts of the Boise National Forest. the wolverine’s response to A total of 11 wolverines were human-related disturbance. captured and tracked across USFS photo This study was initi- the two forest study area. One Researchers quickly examine and tag a wolverine in an ongoing study of looking into the effects of recreation in isolated areas. ated in 2008 with wolver- female was confirmed to have ine trapping and tracking. denned in 2011 in the Boise NF. Surveying winter recre- This is the second den co-exist by tracking both. Idaho PBS in July, 2011. the study moved to the Trinity ation use began in 2010. found within the Boise Na- This study drew interest The show explored the Mountains on the Mountain The study already has tional Forest territory with the from Idaho Public Televi- interesting and challenging Home Ranger District and identified areas with an first discovered in the 1990’s. sion which coordinated with ways that Idahoans assist adjacent lands in the Sawtooth overlap among winter rec- Recreational snowmobilers, Principal Investigator Kim wild animals, including National Forest. No animals reation and habitat used by snowshoers and skiers volun- Heinemeyer to be on site dur- tracking wolverines and have been trapped yet. wolverines for reproductive tarily carried GPS units to ing the capture and collaring winter outdoor enthusiasts For more information go denning and kit rearing. track their recreation use. of a wolverine. This resulted in to see if they can co-exist to: http://www.roundriver. Researchers say it’s im- The purpose was to see if a segment on the “Working for in high mountain areas. org/index.php/wolverine portant to study the female humans and wolverines could Wildlife” show that aired on In the winter of 2011-2012, cavING, 1 just 17 miles north of Shoshone caves while walking along a on Idaho 75, provide a great wooden walkway. The cave are lots of people who are road-stop recreation oppor- is 1,700 feet long. Entrance called casual cavers; folks tunity. Dress warm because fees range from $4 for kids that just go out to caves that the temperature in the caves aged 5-12 to $7 for adults. they heard about from their is about 30 degrees Fahren- For more information go dad or uncle or neighbor. heit. 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Hook Up “All this stuff is horribly damaging to the cave envi- with the ronment,” he said. “What we tell people is that we are not going to give them Right Gear a printed list of our caves Silver Sage Grotto photo and location so you can go Many caves exist in Idaho, including those that require rappelling and rock climbing skills. Boat Registration find them with your GPS. “I would never think of relatively safe to explore.” is partially lit by natural giving anyone a printed list Craters of the Moon has light and the others are Life Jackets for All of my known caves or the four lava-tube caves – the pitch black, so good flash- ones I’ve found. It’s like the 800-foot Indian Tunnel cave, lights are required Throwable PFD old adage: I trust you with my Dew Drop, Boy Scout and Bear Trap is a major lava secret, I just don’t trust the Beauty, all accessible from the tube system, one of sev- Fire Extinguisher (B-1) people you are going to tell.” Caves Trail, less than a mile eral located near Craters from the parking lot on the of the Moon on Bureau An easy family day trip north end of the monument. of Land Management land. Horn, Whistle or Bell Some of Idaho’s most popu- The Indian Tunnel cave The Shoshone Ice Caves, lar and easily accessed caves Navigation Lights are located in South Central Idaho at Craters of the Moon National Monument and in Eastern Idaho. 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A look at Idaho’s Conservationists Convervation: trueblood, 1 he said. “Ted wrote about where you could go and be of fish up the Salmon River. away from man’s creations and Toni Hardesty – Home grown and hard at work He was a major advocated relate to God’s wonderland.” for the creation of the River of A large part of the ma- for me is that at this point in No Return Wilder- IOJ staff my career I am working on ness in central projects that I believe are going Idaho, and worked HAILEY — Growing up in to have a long lasting impact. to oppose the anti- Kimberly helped nurture Toni TNC in working with environmental Hardesty’s great apprecia- conservation easements and “Sagebrush Rebel- tion for natural landscapes. those kinds of things that you lion” in 1980. His She grew up on a farm know are going to be long term conservation work south of Twin Falls where she and have long lasting conser- was honored with did chores, hunted pheasants vation success,” she said. several awards, in- with her dad, learned to ride Hardesty likes how TNC cluding a 1975 Con- horseback and did a lot of other collaborates with people to servation Service things that took her outdoors. come together with win-win Award from the Today, the Idaho State approaches in working with U.S. Department Director of The Nature Con- landowners and ranchers and of the Interior and servancy (TNC) is overseeing all different types of groups to the 1975 Outdoors- projects that will have a posi- come up with all kinds of con- man of the Year Ted Trueblood Collection BSU Library tive and long lasting impact on servation needs that will also award from the People from across the country learned about Idaho by people and the environment. work for all the people as well. Outdoor Writ- reading Ted Trueblood articles in Field and Stream and other The Nature Conservancy photo outdoor magazines. After graduating from Boise Idaho native Toni Hardesty grew up in A high point in her early ers of America. State University with a degree southern Idaho. career was crafting the in environmental health, Hard- Lake Coeur d’Alene Man- A friend remembers terial deals directly with esty began her career in the sensitive environmental issue. agement Plan. That project Dr. John Keiser became Trueblood’s career as an business of conservation as an She returned to Boise involved a collaborative president of Boise State outdoor writer. He wrote for intern in the Air Quality Divi- as a staff and operations effort between the DEQ and University 1978 and served in Field & Stream for over 40 sion for the Idaho Department manager for what is now the Coeur d’Alene tribe. that capacity for 13 years. He years. In a 1947 memo that is of Environmental Quality. URS Corporation. “There were a lot of very knew of Ted Trueblood long a masterpiece of persuasion, She also spent time with the Throughout her career she strong emotions in develop- before he came to Idaho. Trueblood convinced the man- U.S. Environmental Protec- has been involved in varying that plan with a lot of “When I was a young man aging editor of the magazine to tion Agency in Washington ing elements of conservation people looking at it from living in a small coal mining allow him to work from Idaho. state where she worked in from federal and state to different perspectives and town in Illinois I learned about environmental compliance private and now a non-profit. they were very passionate Idaho and the Northwest from Here are a few of True- and regulation. She honed “All are different but there about the issue,” she said. Ted Trueblood and Elmer blood’s thought and comments her negotiating skills while are some similarities,” Hard- “The process was very Keith by reading their articles on life in the outdoors. working as an environmental esty said. “For example, water difficult but I am really glad in the outdoor magazines in consultant working with state quality transcends all of those to say we were successful in the local barber shop,” Keiser • “Half the reason for own- and federal agencies, citizens different arenas. One of the getting it crafted and that said. “And so did a lot of other ing a gun is the romance of and industry on a variety of things that is really exciting it is really working well.” people. When I had a chance it. Most of my friends have to come out here I thought more guns than they need.” that meeting those two guys • “In my earlier years, I was would be a major benefit for merely eager to hunt. But René Harrop – Living and learning in his own little corner of paradise me and the university.” as I matured I began to de- Dr. Keiser met Ted True- velop a philosophy toward the IOJ staff realities of the modern angler. the stipulation a no-brainer blood and the two would float outdoors and nature and all The Harrop family proudly and a small price to pay for the Snake River and some of things connected with them.” LAST CHANCE — René Har- continues among the last of the what we were getting,” Har- the lakes in Trueblood’s boat. • “The first snow of winter is rop has spent most of his three true American professionals. rop said. The conflict involved They would discuss con- a magic thing. No other snow score and more years on earth Rene Harrop is as devout a number of public hearings that servation and the need to is like it. No other manifesta- on a little piece of heaven defender of the Henry’s Fork included state legislators that maintain the levels of fish tion of Nature’s alchemy is so called the Henry’s Fork of and other regional watersheds were so opposed to that condi- and wildlife in Idaho. obvious, sudden or complete.” the Snake tion that they were willing to Keiser said he doesn’t know • “Why work hard, save mon- River that encourage the state to withhold of anyone with a more wide- ey and then die before I had is tucked the acceptance of the land.” spread audience than Ted a chance to enjoy the things up in the up- “For me it was an eye Trueblood. “There were a lot of for which I had been saving? per eastern opener. It caused me to be barber shops back east and ev- The very idea was insane.” corner of more alert and less presumptu- erywhere else where you could • “The important thing is: the state not ous regarding our resources read about someplace that was Don’t wait too long. If you too far from up here,” Harrop said. really special and didn’t have wait until tomorrow, tomor- Yellowstone a coal mine every five miles,” row may never come.” National Park. Many of those years have been “ In Idaho spent fish- I won an Idaho ing, tying House of Harrop photo 34 hunters win trout flies, Harrop said “the conservation and other efforts I have supported painting, around here makes a pretty lengthy list.” Super the chance writing and ” more than a little guiding. as this is in a region that is Hunt! Harrop is a founding flush with people willing - Dave Leavitt every year partner in TroutHunter, a to defend the resource. trout shop, bar/restaurant “I’ve spent most of my to hunt and lodge on the banks of the 67 years in this part of the Henry’s Fork in Last Chance, world and the conserva- world class Idaho. The shop functions as tion and other efforts I have headquarters for the renowned supported makes a pretty fly tying operation, House of lengthy list,” Harrop said. big game in Harrop. The shop was hatched One of the issues he is most on the banks of the Henry’s proud of goes back to the 1970s any open hunt. Fork in 1968 by René and his when ownership of Harri- wife Bonnie as a family fly man Ranch was being trans- tying business. House of Har- ferred to the state of Idaho rop flies are coveted as much and a controversy erupted. for the willingness of wily “The land was quite a gift You can, too. trout to take them during a and a historic action that has carpet hatch as they are for benefited, and continues to their beauty and simplicity. benefit the public. It was a Surviving as working fly real surprise to many of us to tiers has always been depen- find anyone in disfavor with dent upon observation, cre- the gift,” Harrop said. The ativity, and an unwavering problem stemmed from one commitment to quality. Once of the conditions of the land an industry dominated by transfer: that the fishing on great individual tiers, the vast the former private property 208-334-3700 majority of flies being fished be limited to flies only. in this country and around the “It was quite a surprise to idfg.idaho.gov/superhunt world are mass produced in those of us who wanted the No license required to enter drawing factories far removed from the transfer and who considered Idaho Outdoor Journal May 2012 7 Robert Limbert – Patriarch of Craters of the Moon Ted, Ellen and the Frank IOJ staff and Robert Limbert Collection papers IOJ staff earlier summer trip with his younger brother Burt. CRATERS OF THE MOON — NAMPA — According to Jack “My dad used his “bully Robert Limbert was fascinated Trueblood, former Idaho Fish pulpit” in magazines to by and drawn to places where and Game media specialist, inspire a national support other people had not been. there were two trips into the for wilderness designation,” Perhaps that is why this Salmon River country that Trueblood said. One loyal Nebraska native eventu- were the foundation of his reader was a retired Air ally ended up in Idaho search- father’s love for the Salmon Force colonel from Lawton, ing for undiscovered, or at River country and the Oklahoma named George least little known places. impetus behind his becoming Burton Warner. That search included the lava fields in the Arco desert that have been designated Craters of the Moon National Monument. Robert W. Limbert (1885- 1933) was a naturalist, explor- er, guide, outdoorsman, writer, photographer, lecturer and pro- moter. He is best remembered for his exploration of the Idaho wilderness, his promotion of Idaho as a tourist destination and his photography of the state’s scenery and wildlife. Associated primarily with the Sawtooth Mountains, Craters of the Moon, and the Bruneau River region, he explored and photographed southern Idaho creating a Ted Trueblood Collection BSU Library photographic record that A honeymoon for the ages: Ted and Ellen spent two months at the mouth of Sulfur is his lasting legacy. Creek on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. The photos and his papers are preserved in the Special Craters of the Moon National Monument photo president of the River of No “The colonel wanted to Going places where few people had been, Limbert explored Craters of the Moon, the Return Wilderness Council, see what was up for grabs so Collections Department of Sawtooth Mountains and the Bruneau River region before they got too crowded for his liking. the Albertsons Library at the citizen group behind he flew to Idaho and he and Boise State University. party into the vast lava fields uncharted. During the 1920s the drive to get wilderness my dad packed in with an Ted Stout is Chief of of south-central Idaho; the he and his family moved to the designation for what is now outfitter.” Once the colonel Interpretation and Educa- resulting article in the Na- Sawtooths, where he worked call “The Frank.” saw the wild country he was tion for Craters of the Moon tional Geographic brought this as a hunting and fishing guide. The day they were married convinced, and donated to National Monument in the little-known area to the atten- Stout said that Limbert was Ted Trueblood and Ellen the cause. Arco Desert. Stout said that tion of the nation and led to its also the driving force be- Michaelson drove to Cascade When he died, he donated before Limbert came to designation as the Craters of hind the construction of the where they got a justice of the bulk of his estate to the Craters there was not a whole the Moon National Monument Redfish Lake Lodge which is the peace out of bed to tie Ted Trueblood Scholarship lot known about the area. by President Calvin Coolidge. still a popular Idaho resort. the knot. at Boise State University. Limbert also searched He toured the nation on The newlyweds drove Another major donation Early years for and found Indian petro- lecture tours promoting the to the end of the road came from the estate of According to the special glyphs along the Snake vacation potential of Idaho and backpacked in to the Arden Benthien, former collection’s profile, Robert with film and slides. Limbert Salmon River country for outdoor editor of the Idaho W. Limbert was born and died of a brain hemorrhage raised in Omaha, Nebraska. in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in a honeymoon and writing Press Tribune and fellow Pretty much a self-taught 1933. He had just completed outing. They spent two member of the Nampa Rod scientist, he worked for the a speaking tour in the East. months on the Middle Fork and Gun Club. Smithsonian Institution as a Stout said that Robert at the mouth of Sulfur Creek, Jack Trueblood field naturalist for two years Limbert was truly an amazing and did not come out of established the scholarship before moving to Boise in 1911. man embodying everything the woods until Halloween. right after his father His work in taxidermy Idaho represents. He was an (Idaho Heritage magazine died, with the help of was of the best quality and in avid sportsman and conserva- June-July 1976, also Field & Dr. Robert Boren, chair 1915 he designed an award- tionist and a really fascinating Stream Oct. 1960) of the Communication winning exhibition of Idaho character. He is considered to Jack Trueblood said that Department at BSU. It funds wildlife for the Panama-Pacific be the founder of Craters of was his father’s second Communication students International Exposition in the Moon Park and the monu- Craters of the Moon National Monument photo trip into the Salmon River with an interest in natural San Fransisco. A few years An excellent shooter, Limbert entertained ment’s Robert Limbert Visitor country. He made an resource writing. later he began writing about in many ways on the lecture circuit Center is dedicated to him. Idaho’s scenery and wildlife promoting Idaho as a tourist destination. for newspapers and magazines. During the 1920s his essays River, explored the inacces- appeared in Outdoor America, sible Bruneau River region, Outdoor Life, and National and traveled throughout the Geographic Magazine. In 1921, Sawtooth Mountains nam- YES! 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By Dee Spears ity of an Iditarod qualifier race in future years. STANLEY BASIN — The noise According to Arehart, was deafening. As each team the Iditarod qualifier would was led to the starting line consist of a 100 mile or the cries pierce the air. This more race spanning two past March, the sounds of the days from Stanley to Dead- excited mixes of Siberian and wood Reservoir and back. Alaskan huskies, Malamutes, To become a recognized Samoyeds and other variations qualifier the race will first fill the parking lot of the Moun- have to run one year and tain Village lodge with make- then petition to the Iditarod shift shelters and straw beds board to hold a qualify- for the competing animals. ing race the next year. As each team is led to the Mountain Village has gangline their excitement fills Stanley file photo already promised $2,500 as a the air as spectators mill about It’s not all fun and games during the Stanley Dog Sled Rendezvous, but mostly it is. Stanley hopes to host an Iditarod-qualifying race in the starting sum for next years’s in small groups by the bonfire. not too distant future. purse and donations to in- As Stanley resident Vic- crease the prize money will be tor Burghoff said, “I loved unable hold the vehicle in and most of the Northwest Perry Arehart, manager of solicited throughout the year. the fire pits with all the place and he bounced in states. The purse was just Mountain Village Express and The 2013 race is planned people visiting and getting his seat by the strength of over $2,700.00, and cash prizes co-sponsors of the races said, for the second week of March to know each other,” he said. the excited dog teams. were awarded to the top four “There is lots of excitement with hopes of more sled teams “That’s just part of what Competitions for the 3rd finishers in four categories. over this event. It’s quickly becoming into Stanley providing makes this event special.” Annual Stanley Dog Sled Ren- The competitions consisted coming one of the foundations yet another fun filled week- As Burghoff and the dezvous was held this March of 12-dog teams traveling 30 of our Stanley winter season.” end event in what is hoped Mountain Village volun- 12 - 13 in this beautiful moun- miles, 8-dog teams traveling 20 The 2013 season is look- to become a showcase winter teer crew held the teams at tain resort village with teams miles and 6-dog teams traveling to be an even bigger event destination for the region. the start line, the breaks coming in from as far away as ing 10 miles through Valley with Zamzows sponsoring Dee Spears live and of Burghoff’s 4-wheeler are Alaska, Minnesota, Wisconsin Creek and Nip/Tuck trails. the event with the possibil- writes in Stanley.

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That’s what spring said. Flooded bays offer good “Evenings have been the those areas are typically better Panhandle fishing in Idaho’s Pan- places to ambush them. best, but mornings should be fishing than southern bays. handle is all about. On sunny days anglers can turning on,” Beard said. “Mid- North Idaho anglers who HAYDEN — Runoff means Pike fishing, right now, is find largemouth bass wallow- day has been least productive.” don’t mind sticking a glob high water in most of North as good as it gets, said Blake ing in the shallows of Hayden Fly fishers who want to of Powerbait on a hook to Idaho’s rivers and streams. Becker of Black Sheep Sport- and Fernan lakes. Both offer target spiky toothed pike catch stocked rainbows can If you think that’s a ing Goods. Anglers should good largemouth habitat. should hit the chain lakes, head to a variety of small bad thing, think again. use jerk baits, dead smelt, Panfishing is a spring and Rose and Killarney in lakes with good dock access. The water that floods into spinners or crank baits on staple in North Idaho. For particular, Beard said. Lakes such as Fernan, fields and over banks, swirling Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, crappie and bluegill, use a Panhandle rivers such Kelso and Cocolalla are freshly through stands of dogwood Fernan and the chain lakes. 1/32 ounce jig head with either as the St. Joe and the Coeur stocked with trout each spring and gnarls of river birch and Harlow Point north of Har- a tube skirt or screw grub. d’Alene are running too fast and anglers aren’t limited to cottonwood, buckthorn, white rison, across from the mouth White and red are the best and too high to fish for trout. what kind of bait or lures they alder and hawthorn warms of the Coeur d’Alene River colors, and fish can be found Runoff has been keeping use. Fishers can use anything quickly in the spring and and Thompson lakes along in depths of 10 feet or less. the rivers dark and swift. from worms to spinners. Check rising temperatures in flood Highway 97 near Harrison are The Sportsmen’s Access at Once the snow pack leaves regulations before you go. zones prompt fish to spawn. always pike hotspots in the the north end of Hayden Lake mid-range peaks, and the The hatchery trout are Spawning bass prefer spring. As water temperatures is a super, family panfish spot. river levels rise, trout will released courtesy of the Idaho flooded field edges as well as in the flood zones rise into the Rose Lake located about 20 be easier to catch. That Department of Fish and Game. the marshy areas of lakes. 50s, smallmouth bass fish- miles east of Coeur d’Alene and usually happens in mid to “They generally stock Crappies and bluegills like ing starts to heat up as well. just south of I-90 is too. Take late May or early June. them anywhere from up to these places too, but are often Before water temperatures the Rose Lake exit and look “The rivers are outrageous- six times,” Dale Odenbaugh caught near brushy clumps warm significantly, small- for the Sportsman Access sign ly high,” said Bud Frasca of of Fins and Feather Guide and weed beds where they mouth bass will hang in depths about a mile south on Hwy 3. Northwest Classic Tackle in Service and Tackle Shop can escape predators. of 20 to 30 feet as they wait Flyfishers can take ad- Hayden. “I wouldn’t even rec- in Coeur d’Alene said. Pike like weed lines, and for the temperature to climb. vantage of the spring action ommend fishing from the bank Anglers with bigger pike hunters stalk the flooded Anglers can catch pre-spawn as well, said Mike Beard, right now. If you want to fish game fish on their itiner- banks of North Idaho’s chain smallies in deeper water us- of Orvis Northwest Outfit- for trout on the river, you’ll ary can still catch Chinook lakes – a series of lakes along ing deep-diving crank baits. ters in Coeur d’Alene. have to wait awhile I’m afraid.” salmon in shallow water the lower Coeur d’Alene River Once water temperatures The crappie, bass and pike Area lakes offer an angler in Lake Coeur d’Alene this as it winds from Cataldo to hit the mid-50s, smallmouths action of Hauser, Hayden, the best opportunity to wet time of year. The Chinooks Lake Coeur d’Alene. move into the flats and shal- Fernan and the chain lakes a fly, he said. “The crappie prefer deep diving plugs, The main stem of Coeur lows to spawn. Anglers should is something every fly caster are biting in all of the nearby and on occasion, herring. d’Alene, Chatcolet, Round look for flooded areas with should experience, Beard lakes,” Frasca said. “Blue- and Benewah lakes - all part 10 feet of water or less. said. Woolly buggers in black, gill, perch and bass fishing Ralph Barthold lives and of the big lake’s riparian Largemouth bass chase a olive, red, white or chartreuse is also pretty good. The bays writes in Priest Lake, Idaho system - are also targeted by variety of lures in the spring, – change often until you find are the best bet for bluegill.” anglers in their efforts to from crank and jerk baits what works – should result Frasca said the north end land a toothy spring trophy. to plastic patterns, Becker in tight lines and bent rods. of lakes warm up faster, so

we hope to release her back trick. A few caddis are bounc- hatches of baetis, caddis and is always a safe bet on the lower in to the Box Canyon soon. ing around as well. The fishing March browns. In between section, so mix it up for bonus Henry’s Fork here will only improve as we working rising fish, nymphing opportunities. The river below BOX CANYON: The Box is move through May and we’ll this section is a no-brainer. Chester is dirty from heavy LAST CHANCE —Things are currently running at 1,210cfs. keep you up-to-date on Salm- The streamer fishing here Fall River runoff so streamers really starting to warm up Nymphs and streamers are on-fly activity..... Stay tuned. is starting to improve too. will be your best bet there. on the Caldera. The remain- the name of the game in the Pound the banks with ing snow is hardly noticeable, upper canyon. Fish rubber- LAST CHANCE: When condi- big nasty articulated junk LAKE UPDATE: Island Park, trees are budding and Old Man legs with small bead-head tions cooperate, the dry fly to lure the alpha fish in for Quake Lake and Hebgen Lake Winter is gathering the last droppers for consistent action. fishing through Last Chance the strike… then hold on. are all ice free. Mixed reports of his things as the warmer When the novelty of bird- to the North Ranch bound- We should start seeing adult are filtering in, but it sounds spring days send him packing. dogging a bobber gets old, ary can really light up. Come salmon flies here within the like they are all fishing well at The local critters are back tie on a Gaffney’s Box Can- prepared with midge, blue next few weeks, so keep your certain times with a wide ar- as well. The meadows are alive yon double bunny and have winged olive and March eyes peeled for the big bugs. ray of flies and presentations. with elk, deer and antelope. A your way with those ram- brown life cycle patterns. Stripping buggers, leeches few of the TroutHunter guides bunctious Box rainbows. These fish demand a proper LOWER RIVER: Ashton damn and forage fish patterns is a came across a wounded osprey This pattern fishes best on presentation, so take your time is pumping out 2,780cfs. The safe bet. Hanging chironomid last weekend in Box Canyon. a short-stout leader in front of and cast well. Stop by the shop river from the Dam to Vernon patterns is always a solid ap- The little lady was grateful as a 200-300 grain sink tip. Below and browse our selection of Bridge is closed until Saturday proach on still-waters after they wrapped her up, floated the lunch counter, keep your Harrop flies before heading the 26th, but the river from the hard-deck dissipates. her back to Last Chance and eyes open for baetis & March out on the wide river through Vernon down is fishing well. Henry’s Lake should delivered her to the Raptor browns. On the right day, the lower end of Island Park. Caddis, baetis and March be in prime shape for the Recovery center in Jackson either of these two bugs can brown hatches are keeping opener on the 26th of May. Hole. Stay tuned to the Trout- literally blanket the water. A WARM RIVER TO ASHTON: the fish....and fisherman busy. Hunter blog and Facebook well-presented House of Har- This fine section of river is Nymph the same set-ups men- Prepared for IOJ by page for updates on her recov- rop para-cripple or biot emerg- really starting to come to life. tioned above in between dry fly Chris Andelin — TROUT- ery. If everything goes well, er will most often turn the Reports are coming in of steady action and chucking streamers HUNTER - Island Park, Idaho

reach slab proportions. Small mouth hunters Late spring and early should prepare for an excel- Southeast summer is a top bet as crap- lent year. With great water pie, bass and bluegill spawn year’s spawns have been suc- POCATELLO — May means and pickings are easy. cessful and fish are growing the opening of fishing season Just remember that the large. With successful spawns and it looks to be a banner more spawning fish you come different classes of fish. year. With rivers and reser- release today the more trophy Most of the bass you will voirs full due to the plentiful fish we can have in the future. land will push upwards of a water during the past three Just over the hill from pound but if you happen to years we should be in for some Twin Lakes we drop into hit the honey hole at the right trophy fish coming to the net. a very small reservoir. In time you can score on bronze Cold-water fish are not the fact if you did not see it on backs in the 2 - 6 pound range. only ones that have reached the map you would have no My best bet has been wacky trophy proportions but warm- idea it existed. I am talking rigging a 4-inch pumpkin water fish should as well. about Johnson Reservoir. seed colored plastic worm. With small reservoirs Work the bottom letting the dotting southeast Idaho Johnson Reservoir Dave Langsford photo wind drift your boat down tiger musky, walleye, small- This small impoundment Though high and mighty, the Portneuff River in Southeast Idaho can hold some worthy trout in the spring. rock walls or the dam face. mouth and largemouth bass, with a dirt boat ramp offers bet is a buck tail spinner bait rod tip a rise how about trout All rivers and streams perch, crappie, channel cat some very exciting top water and remember to use a steel averaging 5 – 10 pounds on a should be in top shape and bluegill thrive here. action not only for bass but for leader to prevent break offs. constant basis or small mouth for the end-of-the-month Twin Lakes should be the tiger musky also. I had no idea A mix of coldwater and bass upwards of 6 pounds. The opener. With low runoff first reservoir to look at if you tigers were still in this reser- warm water fishing can be had fishing can be tough at times clear waterways will be want to fill coolers. With a voir, as they do not reproduce. at American Falls Reservoir. but when you hit a school of available to most anglers surplus of bluegills, perch and FYI, tigers are a northern The Idaho state record cruising rainbows lookout Memorial Day weekend. largemouth bass, and very pike and muskellunge cross. rainbow trout has come from for rod snapping action. Bottom line… 2012 should generous take limits, this is a Breeding these two species here twice in the past decade. Your best bet this early in be one for the record books! must for anglers throughout produces sterile tigers. Spring In fact a monster 35-pound the year is trolling gold and the summer. This reservoir seems to be your best bet to cutthroat and rainbow cross black countdown rapalas. Dave Langston owns holds crappie that are now catch these bad boys of the fish was taken here last year. This has been the magic color and hosts the “Western starting to flourish and can world in shallow water. A good If that doesn’t give your for years and it still works. States Sportsman” 12 May 2012 Idaho Outdoor Journal pipeline, 1 the failure of the Yellowstone lion. Cleanup is still ongoing Pipeline near Laurel, Mon- and investigators still do not percent of our nation’s energy tana. Exxon-Mobil settled with know the cause of the failure. Pig in a pipe usage, and oil accounts for 60 the state for $1.54 million for percent, so between the two, costs related to the estimated Closer to home the nation’s pipelines provide spilling of 1,500 barrels of oil. While Idaho has luckily not for a significant portion of Officials with Exxon- had any failures of this mag- our country’s energy needs. Mobil initially stated that the nitude in its pipeline network, The lion’s share of pipeline spill should only affect the there have been some scares. is natural gas distribution Yellowstone River ten miles In July, a petroleum pipe- for heating needs. Petroleum downstream. A map (http:// line crossing the Coeur d’Alene pipelines are another story as yellowstoneriveroilspill.mt.gov/ River registered a pressure they may be fewer in num- docs/Oilspill2011.pdf ) created drop. Fearing a blowout, ber, but when a petroleum by the State of Montana’s Di- the most common cause of pipeline fails, the potential saster & Emergency Services a pressure drop, operator impact is huge, especially Division shows that the spill Conoco-Phillips stopped when waterways are involved. impacted seven counties east the line and investigated. Natural gas lines can be of the spill site to the North They found nothing wrong dangerous as well; an MS- Dakota border. Montana Gov. and continued operation. NBC story from 2010 stated Brian Schweitzer believes On December 30, HAZMAT Avista photo Pipeline pigs can be as large as this 36-inch monster or downsized to fit lesser that thousands of pipelines that it may have made it into crews were dispatched to the diameter pipelines. Their monitoring capabilities keep Idaho pipelines running safely in the system are aging, North Dakota as well, but Clearwater River near Oro- throughout the state. and old steel gas lines laid there is no corroborating data. fino for what was reported around the 1950s are in need The year before, perhaps as a rainbow-type sheen on A pig is a device of varying to protect these valuable of replacement or repair. as many as a million barrels the river’s surface. Officials sizes into a petroleum or investments, maintenance The report also stated, “Fed- of oil flowed into the Ka- with the EPA were unsure of natural gas pipeline that must be done and pigging is eral officials have recorded lamazoo River after a 30-inch its source, but tests for leaks travels freely through it, one maintenance tool. 2,840 significant gas pipeline pipeline failed near Mar- in the area were conducted. driven by the product flow Cleaning pigs remove accidents since 1990—more shall, Michigan. There are 42 Preliminary results have to perform a task within the debris, sludge, wax, etc. from than a third causing deaths gallons of oil in one barrel. shown that the sheen is pipeline such as cleaning or a pipeline. and significant injuries.” According to the EPA’s fact comprised mostly of gaso- inspecting. Inline inspection pigs sheet on the spill, as of Feb- line. Greg Weigel is On-Scene Petroleum and natural are used to assess the Protecting rivers ruary 2012, over one million Coordinator for the EPA’s gas pipelines represent a wall thickness and extent Last summer, historic million gallons of oil has been Region 10 Idaho Operations considerable investment of internal and external water levels across the West collected as part of cleanup in Boise and is the coordina- for the operators as well as corrosion in the line, was thought to be the cause of efforts at a cost of $36.7 mil- tor for this investigation. countries and governments. thus providing important He stated that since the Pipelines are considered the information regarding the EPA is unsure of the point- most efficient way to move safety and condition of source of the sheen, the next fluids long distances. In order the line. step is to dig monitoring wells around the site to see if they can find the source in the groundwater and deter- Likewise, the Northwest inspection officials still do mine its flow direction. Pipeline Corp, which operates not know for certain what natural gas pipelines, has not caused the rupture, although A necessary network conducted inspections since their best guess is that the There’s no question 2008 in the Boise district and increased runoff exposed the there is a need for these 2009 in the Pocatello district. buried pipe to debris, which pipelines but the question So while we know how in turn caused the rupture. is how safe are they, par- many there are and the last Most of the pipelines in this AVISTA photo Pipeline workers prepare a pig for deployment. The highly technical device will inspect the ticularly the older ones? time they were inspected, state were laid before there pipe for any abnormality and any problem area will be immediately attended to protecting Pipelines are key infra- does that answer the ques- were laws overseeing pipeline the public, pipeline and environment. structure, and in the security- tion “how safe are they?” safety. Are these pipes buried minded environment of the deep enough at river crossings post-September 11 world, infor- To inspect and protect to prevent a disaster like the mation on the pipelines is han- Jeff Lee is the cathode pro- Yellowstone Pipeline incident? Rust never sleeps dled on a need-to-know basis. tection technician for Avista Romelia Hinojosa is a Corrosion is a major practices. All corrosion Questions such as how Corp. based in Lewiston, Ida- spokesperson for Conoco- problem associated with control systems need to many times do these pipelines ho. He said that there are two Phillips, who operates 80 underground structures, be properly maintained. cross waterways in Idaho, and primary techniques that are miles of hazardous petroleum how often are they inspected used to monitor and ensure the pipeline crossing through the specifically natural gas and were just two questions raised quality of the pipes being used northernmost tip of Idaho. petroleum pipelines. Corrosion Coatings by recent pipeline incidents. to move natural gas and petro- She said, “We take a number For above ground failures are expensive and can According to PHMSA, leum products through Idaho’s of precautions when laying cause shutdowns, hazardous structures coatings are an there are 10 companies oper- the vast pipelines system. and operating pipelines near conditions, occasional fires effective method of corrosion ating pipelines in the state. One uses electrical cur- a body of water. We may use or even catastrophes. control. Coatings such as While PHMSA was forth- rent to protect pipelines and thicker-walled pipe, special What is corrosion? In its epoxies and vinyls and coming with the number of op- keep them from deteriorat- coatings, applying weights simplest terms, corrosion sacrificial coatings such as erators and miles of pipeline, ing to the point that would and varying depths of cover.” is an electrical reaction galvanizing are often used. they did not readily provide lead to a weak pipeline wall “Aside from testing, we (electro) between a metal For buried pipe lines, coatings answers to questions on wa- and potential trouble. also visually inspect all water and its environment, soil by themselves are not terway pipeline crossings. Nor Lee monitors pipelines crossings on a regular basis, or water (chemical). considered adequate for were the pipeline operators en- in Idaho from Bonners especially if we know that Electrochemical corrosion corrosion control because tirely forthcoming when asked; Ferry to Lewiston and he there has been increased is essentially the tendency all coatings develop small they referred back to the logs hundreds of miles a runoff or rainfall,” Hinojosa of refined metal to return to breaks or “holidays” from PHMSA for this information. month traveling the line. said. “In addition to these its original ore by releasing construction damage or soil In the end, PHMSA said The second system uses regular inspections we fly the refining energy. Steel, stress. The most important they would not provide this what is called a pipe pig the pipeline right-of-ways for example, is refined from function of coatings comes in requested information without that is a device that is actu- every week,” she said. filing a Freedom of Informa- ally placed inside the pipe at Hinojosa also said that iron ore and when steel relation to cathodic protection. tion Act (FOIA) request. designated location where PHMSA requires them to corrodes the rust that forms Cathodic Protection A FOIA request was filed. access is available and the pig inspect their pipelines once is nearly the same as the ore. After more than a month the is the same diameter as the every five years, “But some- Cathodic (electrical) This phenomenon occurs Pipelines and Hazardous pipe and it travels the length times we inspect them more naturally and involves protection is widely used by Materials Safety Admin- of the pipe, be it two or 20 often depending on the of the flow of direct-current utilities as well as industry istration responded to the miles and inspects the condi- our inspection results and electricity from one point to to run direct current request for information. tion of the pipe as it moves other operational data.” another on a metal surface. through the soil from As expected, natural gas from point A to point B inside In the wake of the This naturally occurring special anode beds to the transmission line cross- the actual pipeline system. Yellowstone Pipeline failure, current is generated by a structure to be protected. ings outnumber petroleum These two systems are federal inspectors investigat- difference in voltage between This current overcomes pipeline crossings. Natural the primary protection ing the incident indicated the two points. It forms rust, corrosion currents and gas pipelines cross water- system that Avista uses to that more inspections were and rust never sleeps. protects the pipeline or other ways 150 times in this state, monitor and maintain its needed on pipelines all across structure from corrosion. and petroleum pipelines pipeline in North Idaho. the West. It is unclear at this Corrosion Protection For a coated pipeline cross waterways 79 times. juncture whether PHMSA has Successful corrosion it is necessary to protect Most of the states’ pipeline Predicting the unpredictable more inspections planned. protection relies on a number only the metal exposed at operators have conducted Again this year, Idaho These pipelines are important of different procedures holidays, typically less than inspections since mid-2010, has seen historic saw his- to our economy and our national such as including using the one-half of one percent but others have not. The toric snowpack and run-off. security. The big question is, Conoco-Phillips pipeline, for If those conditions were all considering the age of much of proper material in the proper of the pipe surface. example, a pipeline in Idaho that was required to cause the system, are all necessary place, coating, corrosion These protective measures eventually connects with the Yellowstone Pipeline to steps are being taken by PHMSA maintain the health and inhibitors, cathodic protection the Yellowstone Pipeline in breach, what are the dan- and pipeline operators, in terms and careful construction integrity of pipelines. Montana has not been in- gers to Idaho pipelines? of inspections and upgrades, spected since August 2008. In January 2012 federal to avoid future problems.