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Snake: the plain and its people
Shallat’s classic book on Idaho’s storied Snake River features rich full-color
photographs, and compelling and approachable writing.
River tales of Idaho
Author Williamson compiles 58 essays on the importance of Idaho’s rivers,
broaching history, commerce, travel, exploration, and recreation.
Written on water: essays on Idaho rivers
Fifteen writers join Mary Clearman Blew in celebrating Idaho’s rivers with a
wide range of gripping and often personal essays.The book is a production of the Idaho Humanities Council. Read excerpts.
Public power, private dams:
the Hells Canyon High Dam controversy
American environmental historian Dr. Karl Brooks just released this eagerly
awaited telling of the story of the Hells Canyon Dam complex. Academic in nature, the
book is certain to achieve a lofty place in the pantheon of histories covering the
development of water in the west.
Rivers of Empire
A seminal offering from one of America’s most prominent historians. This book
explores ecology, social evolution and growth in the arid West fostered by some of
America’s great rivers.
To the White Clouds
Neil traces the history of river and forest conservation efforts in Idaho throughout much of the 20th century.
Web Resources
Idaho River’s United describes itself as an organization “for all who love the freedom, adventure and solitude of Idaho's wild rivers.” Idaho Rivers United works to defend and preserve precious natural resources.
Idaho Power is involved in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy in a I24,000-square-mile area in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon with an estimated population of 911,000. Idaho Power holds franchises in 72 cities in Idaho and 10 cities in Oregon and holds certificates from the respective public utility regulatory authorities to serve all or a portion of 28 counties in Idaho and three counties in eastern Oregon. Idaho Power relies heavily on hydroelectric power for its generating needs and is one of the nation's few investor-owned utilities with a predominantly hydroelectric generating base. The company owns and operates 17 hydroelectric power plants, two gas-fired plants and shares ownership in three coal-fired generating plants.
Idaho’s outdoor recreation activity finder.
Established in 1902, the Bureau of Reclamation is best known for the dams, power plants, and canals it constructed in 17 western states. These water projects led to homesteading and promoted the economic development of the West. Today the Bureau is the largest wholesaler of water in the country. It brings water to more than 31 million people, and provides one out of five Western farmers with irrigation water. Reclamation is also the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the western United States. Its 58 power plants produce enough electricity to serve 6 million homes.
For the last 27 years the Alliance has been the only statewide nuclear watchdog group in Idaho working for peace and justice, responsible solutions to nuclear waste and contamination, the end to nuclear weapons, and sustainable alternatives to nuclear power.
This agricultural trade group represents the largest collection of water users in the state. The site features links to its legislative agenda—a great place to see what the issues are surrounding Idaho’s water.
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