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LOWMAN, Idaho (AP) — Residents of more than 125 homes in central Idaho have been told to make preparations for a potential evacuation due to expected hot and dry conditions that could cause a wildfire to expand. Officials say the 111-squre-mile fire burning timber in rugged terrain on Sunday is expected to be active over the next several days with low humidity and temperatures in the 90s.
ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) — Scientists are trying to figure out the cause of a new plant disease in eastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho that's damaging onion crops. The Capital Press reports that Oregon State University researchers are conducting field trials to determine what's triggering onion bulb rot.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A multiyear study of mercury contamination is underway in a three-dam hydroelectric project on the Idaho-Oregon border that's part of a power company's effort to renew its license with the federal government. Idaho Power says the five- to eight-year study now in its second year is needed to better understand high mercury levels in fish in the Hells Canyon Complex on the Snake River.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A 65-acre conservation easement and a 15-acre purchase by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will protect about 80 acres along the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in eastern Idaho. The agency tells the Post Register in a story on Saturday that it worked with the Teton Regional Land Trust and private land owners for several years on the deal.
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