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The Clearwater Focus Program | Governor’s Office of Species Conservation
The Clearwater Focus Program was developed to provide coordination and assistance to state, tribal, and federal entities, conservation districts, counties, and non-profit groups interested in implementing steelhead habitat restoration projects on private and public lands in the Clearwater River subbasin.…
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Grizzly Bear Conflict Funding | Governor’s Office of Species Conservation
Grizzly Depredation Compensation Prevention Announcement 2026 Grizzly Bear Conflict Prevention The Office of Species Conservation has funding available annually for agricultural producers interested in funding for preventative measures such as permanent electric fence, temporary electric fence, reinforced grain bin doors,…
Read Full ArticleColumbia Basin Collaborative | Governor’s Office of Species Conservation
The recently revamped columbiabasin.idaho.gov webpage is now available! The Columbia Basin Collaborative is a collaboration of states, tribes, federal agencies, and stakeholders that is developing recommendations for achieving abundant and harvestable salmon and steelhead in the Columbia Basin. On the new webpage…
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Western Ridged Mussel | Governor’s Office of Species Conservation
ESA Status: Under Review The western ridged mussel is a freshwater mollusk native to western North America. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation’s Petition to List, completed in 2020, identified the mussel’s historic range in river basins throughout California, Idaho,…
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Idaho Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Program | Governor’s Office of Species Conservation
The Idaho Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Program manages the State of Idaho's allocation from the federal Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF). PCSRF was established by Congress in 2000 to restore and conserve Pacific salmon and steelhead populations and…
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Wolf Conflict Funding | Governor’s Office of Species Conservation
Wolf Depredation Compensation Current State Authorized Investigator: USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services The Office of Species Conservation is accepting applications for wolf depredation compensation due to loss. There are state and federal funds available to livestock producers for losses due to wolves…
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MacFarlane’s four-o’clock | Governor’s Office of Species Conservation
ESA Status: Threatened MacFarlane’s four-o’clock (Mirabilis macfarlanei) is a magenta flowering perennial plant endemic to Idaho and Oregon. It prefers warm, dry, and steep river canyon grasslands with ten of the thirteen known populations located in the Snake River and…
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Sockeye Salmon – Snake River ESU | Governor’s Office of Species Conservation
ESA Status: Endangered - Designated Critical Habitat The Snake River Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) includes all naturally spawned anadromous and residual Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) that originate from the Snake River basin as well as from several artificial propagation programs.…
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