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Love this little bit of history... #Beavers on #Parachutes! ( #Idaho 1948)
Beavers are really important.
After the huge wildfires in Oregon in 2022, a biologist went out to survey the damage. Not only were the forests blackened, thriving trout populations in the streams were gone, choked to death by ash. “I was in total shock. It just looked like devastation.”
Then he stumbled upon something even more surprising: roughly five acres of pristine greenery in an otherwise burned-out area! At the center were eight active beaver dams.
But this was more than a refuge from the fire. While fish had disappeared upstream of these dams, the downstream water was crystal clear — and trout were thriving as though the fire had never happened! The beaver dams were acting as a water treatment plant.
[Paraphrased from this article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beaver-dams-help-wildfire-ravaged-ecosystems-recover-long-after-flames-subside/]
Love this little bit of history... #Beavers on #Parachutes! ( #Idaho 1948)
So tragic.
100% Verified Idaho Fact:
It's maybe not so lucky that #Idaho didn't hunt Leprechauns into extinction during the famine. #Leprechauns now make up 100% of Idaho's Executive branch offices, 90% of the Legislative Branch and all federally elected officials. Oh, and Idaho Leprechauns are the most ignorant and ugly human being ever born or hatched.
My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.
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The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has seen in decades.
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-mandate-ban-reporter-story?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Journalism #Idaho #Vaccines #Health #Medicine #PublicHealth #Measles
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
@ProPublica
Let me see if I got this.
Now, in Idaho, only the vaccinated kids can be sent home from school during an outbreak?
#ID #Idaho #MedicalMalpractice #CommunicableDisease #measles #Covid19
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
In 2024, lawmakers celebrated the largest investment in Idaho’s history to fix its schools. But only a handful will be able to fully address challenges to accessibility.
At least 10 districts reported in 2023 that their bathrooms, gyms and cafeterias weren’t all accessible for students with disabilities, with some unable to get their lunch or attend classes on second floors.
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-schools-students-disabilities-ada-accessibility?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Idaho #Education #Accessibility #Disability #Students #School
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You win an illustrious prize
But you have no idea
Because you're in #digitaldetox and completely unreachable
'Jeffrey Bluestone, a friend of Ramsdell’s and co-founder of the lab, said the researcher deserves credit but he can’t reach him, either.
“I have been trying to get a hold of him myself. I think he may be backpacking in the backcountry in #Idaho,” Bluestone told AFP.'
You win an illustrious prize
But you have no idea
Because you're in #digitaldetox and completely unreachable
'Jeffrey Bluestone, a friend of Ramsdell’s and co-founder of the lab, said the researcher deserves credit but he can’t reach him, either.
“I have been trying to get a hold of him myself. I think he may be backpacking in the backcountry in #Idaho,” Bluestone told AFP.'
#Idaho Schools Consistently Break Disability Laws. Parents Say They’re Not Doing Enough to Fix the Problem.
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Idaho #students with disabilities have worse outcomes than many of their peers in other states, according to federal data.
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Idaho #students with disabilities have worse outcomes than many of their peers in other states, according to federal data.
#Parents say it can take months to evaluate students, and in some cases #schools have refused to provide needed services.
#News#Government #Education#Kids
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-special-education-disabilities-complaints
When Clayton Strong drove his wife’s body to a hospital in Idaho, the coroner took his word that it was a natural death.
Five years later, Strong’s next wife turned up dead too: shot in the chest in Texas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-clayton-strong-wives-murder?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Idaho picks of the day (continued):
The account below is a discussion group. Follow the group to see its discussions in your timeline, mention the group to post to it. (More info about how to use Fediverse groups: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse)
➡️ @idaho@a.gup.pe - Discussion group about Idaho, USA
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD, IT MIGHT SPAM THE GROUP.
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#Idaho picks of the day:
➡️ @span beer - News about craft beer & beer events in Idaho, Oregon, Washington State, Canada
➡️ @span www.boisestatepublicradio.org.news - News feed from Boise State Public Radio
➡️ @span radioboise.org - Feed from website of community radio station in Boise
➡️ @span www.kivitv.com - News feed from local television station in Nampa, ABC affiliate
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#Idaho picks of the day (continued):
🌤️ Weather accounts for Idaho, USA. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline:
@span ammon__idaho
@span blackfoot__idaho
@span boise__idaho
@span burley__idaho
@span caldwell__idaho
@span chubbuck__idaho
@span coeur_d_alene__idaho
@span eagle__idaho
@span hailey__idaho
@span idaho_falls__idaho
@span lewistown__idaho
@span meridian__idaho
@span moscow__idaho
@span mountain_home__idaho
@span nampa__idaho
@span pocatello__idaho
@span post_falls__idaho
@span rexburg__idaho
@span sandpoint__idaho
@span twin_falls__idaho
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#Idaho picks of the day:
➡️ @span beer - News about craft beer & beer events in Idaho, Oregon, Washington State, Canada
➡️ @span www.boisestatepublicradio.org.news - News feed from Boise State Public Radio
➡️ @span radioboise.org - Feed from website of community radio station in Boise
➡️ @span www.kivitv.com - News feed from local television station in Nampa, ABC affiliate
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A large crowd gathers at a public demonstration, holding signs and banners. The view is from above, framed by architectural columns. Surrounding greenery and city buildings are visible in the background under a clear sky.
A large crowd gathers in front of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. People are seated and standing on the grounds, some holding umbrellas and signs, amidst green trees and landscaped areas. The scene suggests a public gathering or protest.
From 7pm London time we travel back to late 1920s Japan with @stewf at @letterformarchive as he takes you deeper into the 24 volumes of The Complete Commercial Artist.
The periodical, and the archive's new book (https://letterformarchive.org/shop/complete-commercial-artist), were the topic of Stephen's regular BLAG column: Inside Letterform Archive.
Stephen's is one of 12 sessions running across five hours of BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 06. Learn more, and book for free at https://bl.ag/meet.
People always enjoy taking a look around others' work spaces, and for this BLAG Meet (https://bl.ag/meet) we'll get a peek behind the doors of Jay Smith's studio/workshop in Idaho.
This will include a browse through some of the classic sign painting books that he was lucky to get his hands on recently, as reported here: https://bl.ag/bookish-good-luck-at-mclellan-signs-in-nampa-idaho/.
