How do you stop a desert wildfire?

Answered by Kelsey Griffee, Fire Information & Prevention, BLM-Idaho Falls District Office Wildfire is a mesmerizing natural occurrence created by the chemical reaction of oxygen, heat and fuels. Oxygen is supplied from the air all-around us and spurred by wind. Heat is sparked by lightning or human folly. Fuels come in the form of grass,…

I read an OpEd from a rancher in Wyoming lamenting the decline of mule deer populations of his lifetime. Are there similar decreases in mule deer populations in Idaho

Question Answered by Gregg Losinski, Environmental Science Educator Mule deer are an icon of the West.  Unlike other members of the deer family such as elk and moose, mule deer distribution was always limited to the wide open spaces of the Intermountain West.  Over the past decades, a succession of adverse factors has resulted in…

I noticed this week (October 8th), that though the water of the South Fork in the Ririe area is clear, there are huge clumps of algae in the water and covering the rocks. I’ve never noticed this much algae before. Is there a reason?

Question answered by Gregg Losinski, Environmental Science Educator This is a great question based on an interesting observation. Like many great questions, the answer may not be a simple one. Without knowing what exactly was being observed it is hard to give a definitive answer, but the potential answers are all possible. The most important…

On Sunday (November 25), a snow storm covered southeastern Idaho. We only got a skiff of snow in Dubois, but we heard that Idaho Falls and Pocatello got a lot of snow. Most of the time Dubois gets more snow than Idaho Falls. What happened?

Answered by: Kurt Buffalo, Meteorologist, National Weather Service The snow storm that affected southeast Idaho on Sunday was a bit complex, as the snow came in two different rounds. The first round came with a cold front that moved through during the late morning and early afternoon hours. This brought a brief period of light…