AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoReforestation & Biodiversity: A USDA nursery in Idaho’s region—J.W. Toumey Nursery in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula—grows tree seedlings for National Forests and ships them nationwide, supporting replanting and habitat restoration. Wildlife Safety in Idaho: Idaho Fish and Game captured and relocated a yearling moose from a Rupert residential yard after it wandered near I-84, reminding residents that moose can be fast and aggressive, especially around people and dogs. Wildlife in Towns: Fish and Game also sedated and moved a black bear found in a Nampa neighborhood tree, noting euthanasia is often the only option when bears can’t be safely relocated. Conservation & Native Plants: Advocates petitioned for Endangered Species Act protection for two rare goldenweeds in Idaho and the Pacific Northwest as remaining native bunchgrass prairie shrinks to about 0.1%. Public Lands & Fire Risk: A Montana-focused op-ed warns federal staffing and funding cuts are reducing hazardous-fuels work, raising wildfire risk as another hot season approaches. Local Outdoor Life: Boise River float season is set to open June 20, kicking off summer recreation in the Treasure Valley.
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