AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoIdaho Water Quality: DEQ released its 2026 Triennial Review of Idaho Water Quality Standards, setting the agenda for water-quality rulemaking over the next three years and inviting public input. Wildlife & Hunting: Idaho Fish and Game says 2026 hunters face mandatory chronic wasting disease testing in specific deer units, including new requirements in Units 64 and 69 near Idaho Falls, with rules on carcass transport tied to CWD zones. Public Lands & Fire Risk: The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Wildland Fire Service plan aerial rangeland herbicide treatments on about 27,135 acres in south-central Idaho to reduce invasive grasses and fine fuels and strengthen fuel breaks. Conservation Conflict: A multi-state billboard campaign, “Hoot, Don’t Shoot,” urges Idaho and neighbors to reject a federal plan that would authorize lethal removal of hundreds of thousands of barred owls over decades. Wildlife Moment: A trail camera captured rare footage of a mountain lion leading her triplet cubs to water in Idaho. Climate Watch: A new NOAA report says the U.S. just logged its warmest August, warmest summer, and warmest year-to-date on record.
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