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May 11 - 7:00 pm
     Powered by Nature
May 15 - 8:00 pm
     Borderlands
May 29 - 8:00 pm
     Cycling Idaho
Jun 5 - 8:00 pm
     The Bureau That Changed The West

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WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON

Windmill"Powered by Nature" Can Mother Nature provide an electrical charge powerful enough to keep the lights on? In eastern Idaho, the answer is a resounding Yes.
Airs May 8 & 11

BEHIND THE STORIES

Eastern Idaho Trying to be Powered by Nature
We explore the challenges and opportunities of wind, solar, and geothermal power  More of this story

FROM THE FILES

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Rock climbers"25th Anniversary Show" We honored the occasion with 25 years of memorable people, scenes and stories.

Salmon river scene"A Middle Fork Journey" documents the largest log jam on the river in our lifetime, and what was done about it. Be sure to check the website for the full-length version of the dynamite explosion.

Old photo of mine entrance"Silver Valley Rising" documents the roller coaster ride of one of the world's richest silver producing regions. The roller coaster is heading back up. This Superfund site is definitely on the mend!

COMING UP

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Explore the challenges and the opportunities of being powered by nature.
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FEATURE PRESENTATION

As a new feature, we are offering a full-length show for folks to watch online. This month's show is A Palouse Paradise. Enjoy! Hi-bandwidth     Lo-bandwidth     mp4

WATCH CLIPS

sawtooth mountains and a lake man catching a fish
"Centennial Trail"
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"Angler's Paradise"
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cyclists riding behind a motorcycle grapes growing on the vine
"Cycling Idaho"
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"Taste of Idaho"
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OUTDOOR IDAHO NEWS

January, 2008 – Outdoor Idaho won for Best Series at the annual PBS gathering in Ohio. "A Palouse Paradise" also won for Best Science & Nature program; and "Idaho Getaways" won the Information category. The awards came from NETA, the National Educational Telecommunications Association. Check out our other awards.

REGIONAL OUTDOOR NEWS

Judge sets May 29 hearing in Montana on wolf lawsuit
U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy rejected the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's request that a hearing on a lawsuit filed by environmental groups requesting federal protection be reinstated for wolves in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming be delayed, and set the matter for hearing on May 29 in Missoula.

Colorado programs take children into the wild
Getting children outside has become somewhat of a national obsession, with "Take Your Child to Nature" days, No Child Left Inside legislation and even a moniker for the problem: nature-deficit disorder; in Colorado there are a number of events created to address the disorder, including Junior Ranger programs and a Teacher to Ranger to Teacher program that loans teachers to national parks for the summer.

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