Newsletter Archives

2025

December 2025 Newsletter, Latah County implements Fuels-Reduction project at popular Phillips Farm Park
November 2025 Newsletter, Little Salmon River riparian area shows improvement since the fencing was installed
October 2025 Newsletter, Gem SWCD Fall 2025 Tour included visits to 4 WQPA grant and Administrative funded projects
September 2025 Newsletter, Successful benefits for West Indian Cove Water Co. irrigation system
August 2025 Newsletter, WQPA grant made the O’Neal’s Falls Creek Ranch project feasible
July 2025 Newsletter, SWCC’s RCRDP low-interest loans help growers make conservation improvements
June 2025 Newsletter, Delwyne Trefz retires, IDWR Director Mathew Weaver takes over as Interim Administrator
May 2025 Newsletter, Idaho Conservation Districts Encouraged to Apply for WQPA Grants for Projects in FY 26
April 2025 Newsletter, Idaho Conservation Districts Encouraged to Apply for Sage Grouse Action Team Grants
March 2025 Newsletter, New Natural Resource Conservationists join the SWCC Team
February 2025 Newsletter, Virtual Fencing – The Next Evolution in Range Management
January 2025 Newsletter, Conservation projects incorporating BDAs and PALS becoming more popular

2024

December 2024 Newsletter, Improving water quality in the Lower Boise River
November 2024 Newsletter, Galloway Diversion Dam Rehabilitation & Restoration Project
October 2024 Newsletter, Lewis District funds 10 conservation projects in the Big Canyon Area
September 2024 Newsletter, Paddock Wildfire was a frightening scene
August 2024 Newsletter, China Creek and Cohn Creek Projects
July 2024 Newsletter, A growing number of Idaho producers are embracing Soil Health farming practices
June 2024 Newsletter, North Idaho Stem wins the 2024 Idaho Envirothon
May 2024 Newsletter, Project provides critical benefits for the long-term continued success of agriculture in Southern Idaho
April 2024 Newsletter, N. Idaho landowners make streambank improvements
March 2024 Newsletter, All finished up! Contractors re-built a key portion of Grandad Road
February 2024 Newsletter, Soiltech Wireless beacons developed in cooperation with Idaho producers
January 2024 Newsletter, No Issue in January

2023

December 2023 Newsletter, Second consecutive year of $5 million in funding for Water Quality for Agriculture grant projects in Idaho
November 2023 Newsletter, Enrollment Dips in Idaho CREP Program
October 2023 Newsletter, WQPA Grant Projects Conserve Water and Improve Rangelands
September 2023 Newsletter, Extensive Partnerships Lead to Conservation Success Stories Statewide
August 2023 Newsletter, Two New Irrigation Efficiency Projects Save and Improve Water Quality in Owyhee
July 2023 Newsletter. Participation Increases at Idaho State Forestry Contest and Envirothon, Benefitting Students
June 2023 Newsletter, Meet the SWC Board of Commissioners
May 2023 Newsletter, Conservation Projects Save Water & Fish Plus Enhance Ranch Operations in Lemhi Valley
April 2023 Newsletter, Valley District Works to Improve Water Quality in North Fork Payette Watershed, Lake Cascade
March 2023 Newsletter, Oneida District Guards Against Invasive Mussels, Works on Soil Health & Conservation
February 2023 Newsletter, Boundary District Works on Education Outreach in Community, Schools
January 2023 Newsletter, Twin Falls District Sponsors Multi-Phase Irrigation Efficiency Project in Clover Tract

2022

December 2022 Newsletter, SWC Funds $5 Million for 48 Conservation Projects Statewide Via WQPA Grants
November 2022 Newsletter, Elmore District Assists Local Partners with Pond in Atlanta, Big Irrigation Project
October 2022 Newsletter, Jefferson SWCD Works on Water Conservation Projects from Mud Lake to Ririe
September 2022 Newsletter Gooding, Wood River Districts Build Support for Conservation w/ Community Gardens
August 2022 Newsletter Meet Seven New SWC Staff Members – From Coeur d’Alene to Pocatello
July 2022 Newsletter East Cassia SWCD Teams with West Cassia, Minidoka Districts to Promote Soil Health
June 2022 Newsletter Canyon SCD Improves Water Quality with Four New Pivot Projects, New No-till Drills
May 2022 Newsletter Idaho Legislature Provides $5 Million for Ag Water Projects; How to Apply!
April 2022 Newsletter Kootenai-Shoshone District Completes High-Tech Restoration on Wolf Lodge Creek
March 2022 Newsletter Custer SWCD Works to Restore Streams in Multiple Partnership Projects
February 2022 Newsletter C. Bingham District Assists Oleson Family with Major Russian Olive Removal Project
January 2022 Newsletter West Side, East Side Districts Provide $10K for Idaho Falls High Tunnel Project

2021

December 2021 Newsletter Lewis District Works on Fuels-Reduction, Water Quality, Education & Soil Health
November 2021 Newsletter Bruneau River District Stays Busy with Multiple Projects – From Water to Energy
October 2021 Newsletter Clark, Madison Districts Participate in Fuel Breaks Collaborative Project
September 2021 Newsletter Caribou District Feature: Pauline Bassett Retires After 40 Years of State Service
August 2021 Newsletter Adams SWCD Works on Education Outreach, Water Quality and Forest Stewardship
July 2021 Newsletter Bonner District Stays Busy with Education Events, Watercraft Inspections and More
June 2021 Newsletter CORRECTED Butte District: Helping Increase Ag Stewardship in the Big and Little Lost River Valleys
May 2021 Newsletter Balanced Rock District: Keeping Soil in Place (and more) to Feed a Hungry World
April 2021 Newsletter Bear Lake District Tackles Water Quality, Fire Safety, Weeds and Youth Education
March 2021 Newsletter Blaine Soil Conservation District Works on New Snotel Site, Tree Sales and More
February 2021 Newsletter Ada District Launches Campaign Encouraging Residents to Plant Pollinators
January 2021 Newsletter Crop Signs, Tree Seedlings and St. Joe River Streambank Stabilization Projects

2020

December 2020 Newsletter Gem, Squaw Creek Districts Work on Projects Together in Payette River Watershed
November 2020 Newsletter Morphing Fox Creek Big Success for Man (and Dog)
October 2020 Newsletter Chesterfield Land & Livestock Grazing Assoc. Expands Range w/Stockwater Developments
September 2020 Newsletter Landowner-led Campaign Protects 94,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat on Private Lands
August 2020 Newsletter Washington Creek Bridge Spans Replace Under-sized Culverts on Camp 60 Road
July 2020 Newsletter Commission Engineers Provide Professional Conservation Expertise to Idaho Districts
June 2020 Newsletter TNC’s Healthy Soil, Clean Water Initiative Seeks to Promote No-till Direct Seed Farming
April/May 2020 Newsletter Partners Reduce Mud, Improve Water Quality on Camas Prairie Waterways
March 2020 Newsletter Joan Cloonan Turns 80
February 2020 Newsletter Losing Farmground in the Treasure Valley
January 2020 Newsletter Soil Health: Northstar, Antidote to Vanishing Ag Lands

2019

December 2019 Newsletter Sagebrush Landscape Restoration Project a Boon to Working Lands
November 2019 Newsletter Part Two: Big Sediment-Control Project in Canyon County Achieves Big Results
October 2019 Newsletter Part One: Big Swim in the Boise River Gets People Talking
September 2019 Newsletter Project Tracker is now Online!
August 2019 Newsletter Keuterville Road Improvements Hold Steady
July 2019 Newsletter Back to the Future? Partners Consider a Return to Their Roots
June 2019 Newsletter University of Idaho’s Clean Water Machine Charts “New Waters”
May 2019 Newsletter Water Quality in the Middle Snake is a High Priority
April 2019 Newsletter Western Monarchs Need Help
March 2019 Newsletter Wendy Pratt Writes About Life on a Ranch and Conservation
February 2019 Newsletter Almost 20 Years Later: Owyhee Initiative
January 2019 Newsletter Lake Cascade Rock Retaining Wall Project

2018

December 2018 Newsletter Partners Pioneering on Post-Fire Project
November 2018 Newsletter Partners Work to Reduce Erosion
October 2018 Newsletter Agencies Help Ranchers, Landowners Impacted by Wildfires
September 2018 Newsletter Holding Back the Mussel Invasion
August 2018 Newsletter Monitoring Rangelands Using Photography
July 2018 Newsletter Reducing Erosion on the South Fork of the Snake River
June 2018 Newsletter Rehab & Restoration of Clearwater Complex Fire Area
May 2018 Newsletter Reducing Dust in the Wind
April 2018 Newsletter Parma Water Quality Project Progressing
March 2018 Newsletter After Fire: Sagebrush restoration efforts
February 2018 Newsletter Repairing levees damaged by Weiser River flooding
January 2018 Newsletter Restoring Wetlands by Cocolalla Lake

2017

December 2017 Newsletter High-Tech Culverts on Deer Creek
November 2017 Newsletter Oneida SWCD’s Wide Hollow Project
October 2017 Newsletter Those Busy Beavers of Tin Cup Creek
September 2017 Newsletter What’s in Your Stream?
August 2017 Newsletter Rock Creek Ranch: home on the range
July 2017 Newsletter What’s YOUR conservation project?
June 2017 Newsletter Teens partner with local conservation district
May 2017 Newsletter National Soil Health Champions – Twin Falls Farmers
April 2017 Newsletter How hops (and beer) saved the farm, water too
March 2017 Newsletter Restoring ESPA Levels
February 2017 Newsletter Lava project addresses safety, reduces impacts & erosion
January 2017 Newsletter Idaho Conservation pays dividends, adds value

2016

December 2016 Newsletter LESA a hit with South Idaho Farmers
November 2016 Newsletter Urban Conservation and more
October 2016 Newsletter BMPs Reduce Nitrate Contamination in Ground Water
September 2016 Newsletter Partners Complete St. Maries Project
August 2016 Newsletter Aberdeen Plant Materials Center
July 2016 Newsletter Clearwater River-Basin Bridge Project
June 2016 Newsletter Weiser High School Team Wins Envirothon
May 2016 Newsletter A Helpful Online Resource for Landowners
April 2016 Newsletter Forest Stewardship Program fosters collaboration
March 2016 Newsletter Reducing Groundwater Nitrate Levels
February 2016 Newsletter Fire Rehabilitation in the Clearwater Complex Fire Zone
January 2016 Newsletter Multiple Partners, Funders Make Pole Creek Project a Success

2015

December 2015 Newsletter Madison County Uses No-till, Direct-seed Farming
November 2015 Newsletter Brush-thinning Creates Safe Zones
October 2015 Newsletter Valley SWCD Improves Water Quality
September 2015 Newsletter Lightning Fires Spawn Idaho Inferno
August 2015 Newsletter Idaho Conservation Summit and Tour
July 2015 Newsletter Big Gains in Snake and Weiser River Water Quality
June 2015 Newsletter Youth Education Events Inspire Idaho Kids
May 2015 Newsletter Elke Enters Idaho Experienced & Committed
April 2015 Newsletter Rescuing the U.S. Sheep Station in Dubois
March 2015 Newsletter Improving Lower Boise Water Quality
February 2015 Newsletter Urban Boise River Shines Bright Like a Diamond
January 2015 Newsletter Soil Health – it’s all about that base!

2014

December 2014 Whiskey Creek Runs Through, Not Under It
November 2014 Idaho Women in Voluntary Conservation
October 2014 Marsing Young Gun the Future
September 2014 Happy Cows, Happy Soil, Happy Farmer, Rancher
August 2014 Preservationist Embrases Conservation the Idaho Way
July 2014 He’s All In on the Coeur d’Alene River
June 2014 CREP Reduces Snake River Water Competition
May 2014 War on Noxious Weeds
April 2014 Columbia River Treat a Pandora’s Box?
March 2014 Celebrating 75 Years!
February 2014 Voluntary Stewardship, Partnership Thrive
January 2014 A Legacy: Sowing Seeds of Partnership, Stewardship

2013

December 2013 Teton District, Building Firewise Communities
November 2013 Woods, Partnership Build Unique Barn, Manage Waste
October 2013 Districts Battle Aquatic Invasive Species Invasion
September 2013 Rocking R8 Ranch on Mica Creek
August 2013 Partners Improve Raft River WQ, Habitat
July 2013 Sowing Stewardship Seeds for 75 Years

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