Caring for Our Environment At Idaho Power, we do more than provide reliable, affordable energy. We recognize our responsibility to the Snake River, our communities, and the places we call home. In this email, we want to share just a few of the ways we are making those places better now, and for future generations. | A New Passage for Trout in the Malad River Idaho Power recently completed an innovative fish passage project that allows native rainbow trout to move between the Snake River and their spawning grounds in the Malad River. Much of the Malad has been off-limits to these fish, which spawn and rear in this tributary before moving into the Snake River, where they can grow up to 20 inches long. A short YouTube video explains the importance of this project, and some of the engineering challenges that came with it.
This project also provides a research tool for Idaho Power biologists, and it is part of the company's commitment to stewardship of the Snake River. |  | Rippee Island Project Continues Snake River Restoration Work Construction is nearly complete at Idaho Power's latest Snake River water quality project at Rippee Island. The project will create 16.5 acres of floodplain and excavate the adjacent river channel to improve water quality near this island on the Canyon-Owyhee county line. It's part of the company's Snake River Stewardship Program, which will improve river function by creating a narrower, deeper river channel. This will help keep water cooler, reduce unwanted aquatic vegetation and provide better habitat for fish and wildlife. Learn more at idahopower.com/river. |  | Autumn Gets Pretty Wild at Our Habitat Management Areas In case you missed it, we have been sharing photos of wildlife from our Habitat Management Areas on Facebook and Twitter recently. This time of year is busy for animals preparing for winter. We manage more than 25,000 acres of wildlife habitat in Hells Canyon, near C.J. Strike Reservoir and in the Hagerman Valley.
Our biologists provide food plots, plant native trees and shrubs, and control invasive weeds to improve the habitat and diversity of wildlife in these areas. From elk and bighorn sheep to insects and shorebirds, we see a wide range of species taking advantage of the habitat. Check out some photos on social media using #wildlifewednesday, and learn more about these lands at idahopower.com/habitat. | | | | |
