Panhandle Archives - Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Noxious Weed Handbooks

Kathy Blatchley — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:02:03 +0000

Helps fund publishing an updated version of the Selkirk Cooperative Weed Management Area – Noxious [...]

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Playground Re-Wilding and Wildlife Watching

Kathy Blatchley — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:18:58 +0000

Kaniksu Land Trust has partnered withe local elementary schools within Lake Pend Oreille School District to re-wild portions of school playgrounds using natural landscaping and native plants in order to create readily accessible spaces that promote and encourage experiential, outdoor, and natural-resources oriented learning opportunities. As part of this larger initiative, these funds will be used to incorporate a wildlife camera at each of the 8 Lake Pend Oreille School District elementary schools, as well supporting equipment such as iPads, projectors, bird feed, storage containers, and interpretive signs.

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Phase III – Red Ives Creek Wood Placement 2023

Kathy Blatchley — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:17:44 +0000

Trout Unlimited, the St. Joe Ranger District and Idaho Panhandle National Forest are partnering to help restore the Red Ives Creek to diversify aquatic habitat types through the addition of large woody debris to about 4,000′ of the channel. The intended outcomes are to develop pools, provide cover, create small meanders, increase interaction with floodplain in some spots, and protect existing infrastructure. These outcomes will support different life stages of both bull trout and Westslope cutthroat trout while also benefitting other wildlife species.

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IDFG Region 1 – Snow Peak WMA Trail Improvements

Kathy Blatchley — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:12:11 +0000

This grant provides funding to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Panhandle region to [...]

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The Mayfly Project – North Idaho Mayfly Project

Kathy Blatchley — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:34:31 +0000

The Mayfly Project is planning to mentor 8 north Idaho children in foster care via the sport of fly fishing. The children will learn about conservation efforts in Idaho and participate in several conservation-minded activities, while receiving their own mentor to help them learn how to fly fish. The goal of The Mayfly Project is to provide unique opportunities for children in foster care to connect with the outdoors, while they also learn how to protect the environment and fisheries we are privileged to enjoy.

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AEDs for Conservation Office Patrol Vehicles – IDFG (Region 1)

Kathy Blatchley — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:54:52 +0000

Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game’s (IDFG) goal is to supply Idaho Department of Fish and Game Region 1 Conservation Officer’s patrol vehicles with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). IDFG Conservation Officers work in remote areas where medical facilities can be hours away by road. Officers make personal contact with 20,000 people a year, and they are routinely first on scene to remote medical emergencies. Being first on scene means officers need the necessary medical equipment to render aid until paramedics arrive, sometimes this means the difference of life and death for an individual in a cardiac emergency, AEDs have been shown to increase the rate of survivability 5 fold.

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Genetic Monitoring of Wolf Population Numbers and Demography – University of Idaho Foundation

Kathy Blatchley — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:47:36 +0000

This project addresses the need for more cost-effective innovative methods of wildlife monitoring to help [...]

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Idaho Dept. Fish & Game K9 Program – Hot Dog Heat Alert System

Kathy Blatchley — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:51:39 +0000

Project funds Dog Heat Alert systems to be installed in the Idaho Fish and Game [...]

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Idaho Dept. Fish & Game – Selkirk Grizzly Bear Education

Kathy Blatchley — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 19:17:54 +0000

This grant to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game provided funding to purchase twenty bear-proof trash cans to be distributed free-of-charge to residents living in the key areas of the Selkirk grizzly bear recovery zone, in an effort to recover the depleted grizzly bear population. Building trust and cooperation between the Department and the community is vital to recovery for the great bear. Conflict avoidance strategy training was provided to home owners. The Department also provided help to evaluate residential homes for other potential bear attractants and sources of conflict.

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Trout Unlimited Panhandle Chapter – Trout and About Festival

Kathy Blatchley — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 19:23:59 +0000

This project was funded to support the annual “Trout and About Festival” 2018 event designed to promote fisheries education, with an emphasis on threatened bull trout. This one-day festival is directed toward young adults and parents, engaging them with live music and interactive educational activities that teach fish identification, fish release techniques, fish habitat requirements, fish spawning cycles, and water quality needs of fish.

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