UBC Press Release -- July 2021
For Immediate Release July 14, 2021 Media Contact: Will Whelan, Facilitator Upper Blackfoot Confluence 208-484-9779...
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NEWS
- Jul 20, 2021
Collaboration involving ranchers, mining companies paying dividends for Upper Blackfoot cutthroat
By JOHN O’CONNELL joconnell@journalnet.com SODA SPRINGS — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game puts on a daily fireworks show from...
- Jun 16, 2021
Working for the River Field Tour – September 22, 2021
This year’s field tour will take an in-depth look at the large river restoration project at the Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area....
- Mar 25, 2021
A River Story - Upper Blackfoot Confluence
The Upper Blackfoot River is one of the last strongholds for Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout in the West. This watershed is also home to some...
- Mar 22, 2021
Rescuing a river system: Several moving parts involved in rehabilitating the upper Blackfoot River
By Jerry Painter Post Register Heavy equipment works to create riffles, shape banks, and add structures to provide cover for fish and...
- Jun 12, 2020
Collaboration with ranchers paying dividends for Upper Blackfoot cutthroat
By John O'Connell A Yellowstone cutthroat trout is taken from the Upper Blackfoot River and counted. SODA SPRINGS — Regional fishery...
- Jun 12, 2020
Cutthroat trout rebounds on Blackfoot River
Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fishery Technicians Nate Heiner and Austin Young prepare to measure and tag migrating Yellowstone...
- Jun 4, 2020
Partnership Celebrates Progress: Upper Blackfoot River Cutthroat Trout Run Second Highest Since 2001
Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fishery Technicians Nate Heiner and Austin Young prepare to measure and tag migrating Yellowstone...
- Mar 31, 2020
Matt Woodard Retires
At the end of March, UBC said goodbye to Matt Woodard – Trout Unlimited’s longest-tenured Project Manager in the West, and quite possibly...
- Jan 1, 2020
Restoration at 100 Tree Site — Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area
Last fall, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game started work on an ambitious multi-year restoration project to enhance trout...
- Jun 6, 2019
Working for the River Field Tour
The 2019 Field Tour was a notable success, with about fifty participants representing 19 different nonprofit groups, mining companies,...
- May 30, 2018
Unlikely Conservation Partnership Helps Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Spawn
by Emma Iannacone SODA SPRINGS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - A hover of trout found a new spawning home thanks to an unlikely partnership of three...
- Aug 31, 2017
Trout, Habitat, and Cattle All Benefit from Group Effort on Blackfoot River
by Mark Steele A group effort of sometimes seemingly strange bedfellows came together recently to promote ecology, fisheries management,...
- Aug 16, 2017
2017 Tour of UBC Projects Shifted to Spring
The tour of UBC projects, traditionally held in the fall, was scheduled for the spring this year so that participants could see the full...
- Feb 2, 2015
How An Unlikely Partnership Is Working To Bring Back A Native Idaho Trout
by Frankie Barnhill A unique group of conservationists, ranchers and miners was recently awarded a $430,000 federal grant to continue...
- Jan 29, 2015
New Farm Bill Program Benefiting Idaho Farms and Ranches
by John O’Connell POCATELLO, Idaho — A new federal conservation grant included in the 2014 Farm Bill will benefit ranchers diverting from...
- Dec 23, 2014
Study: Toxin from Caribou County mines likely moving through groundwater
by Idaho State Journal Staff and Wire Reports A government study of selenium pollution in a Southeastern Idaho watershed where hundreds...
- Nov 11, 2014
Idaho Mining Companies and Conservation Groups Make Joint Presentation at National Symposium
A UBC Press Release Upper Blackfoot Confluence Presents Conservation Work at Wildlife Habitat Council The Upper Blackfoot Confluence...
- Aug 5, 2014
Donation of $5,000 to Help with Noxious Weeds Along Blackfoot
by Mark Steele A $5,000 donation has been received from the Upper Blackfoot Confluence group for weed control in the Blackfoot River...
- Jun 4, 2014
UBC Proposal to Present at Wildlife Habitat Council Annual Symposium Accepted
The Wildlife Habitat Council’s Annual Symposium: Celebrating Corporate Conservation will feature a presentation on the Upper Blackfoot...
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