Bonners Ferry Local Guide including all of Boundary County Idaho

Deal reached on Kootenai sturgeon

Tuesday, September 2, 2008; IDST

Under the agreement, the corps will continue to operate Libby Dam flows in a way to mimic ideal conditions for sturgeon spawning. If those measures are not successful, the corps will increase the flows. In the longer term, the parties agreed to support a project intended to restore habitat so it is conducive to sturgeon recovery. The Kootenai Tribe, with funding from the federal agencies, will carry out that project. - Full Story