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OUTDOOR IDAHO NEWS
April 2012: "Salmon River Lodges & Legacies and "The People's Land" receive regional Emmy nominations, in the Historic Program and Public Affairs categories, respectively. April 2012: At the Worldfest International Film Festival in Houston we receive Platinum awards for "Wilderness in the 21st Century," "Flying Idaho," and "Working for Wildlife." We also receive Gold and Silver Awards for "Canyonlands Calling," "Idaho Fairways," and "Eyes of the Forest."
REGIONAL OUTDOOR NEWS
Recovery of sockeye evidenced by return to Idaho lake In 1991, Snake River sockeye were listed as an endangered species, and the next year, eight sockeye made their way up the Columbia River to Idaho's Sawtooth Valley, with only one making the journey up the Snake and Salmon rivers to a weir on Redfish Lake Creek. But in 2010, the sockeye had made an amazing recovery, with 1,355 sockeye making the final leg of that 900-mile journey.
Combination of two national forests in Idaho could mean changes ahead The Nez Perce and Clearwater National Forests in Idaho are combining, and the Forest Service is making an inventory of recreational facilities and ranking them for analysis for possible closure or contracting out management of them to private companies.