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June 2009 FYI

Idaho roadless rule left in tact while Obama administration reverts back to Clinton era roadless rule. Governor, now Idaho  Senator Risch, and former Idaho Office of Species Conservation Director, Jim Caswell, facilitated and Congress approved the Idaho roadless plan in 2007, and guess what, most would say it was a job well done. Idaho outfitters operating in current roadless areas will want to keep up with this developing story. http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/787801.html    

 

Idaho's senior senator Mike Crapo willing to consider all options for resolving the salmon/dams  debate.            http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/786301.html

 

Idaho legislative solution to managing domestic and bighorn sheep running into minefield, including potential suppression of research. Check out these two articles.  

 

http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/794521.html

 

http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/797568.html

 

 

The U.S. Small Business Association launches new 100 percent guarantee ARC Loan Program to help struggling businesses. Beginning on June 15, SBA will start guaranteeing America's Recovery Capital (ARC) loans. ARC loans are deferred loans of up to $35,000 available to established, viable, for profit businesses that need short-term help to make their principal and interest payments on existing qualifying debt. ARC loans are interest free to the borrower, 100 percent guaranteed by the SBA, and have no SBA fees associated with them. For more information on ARC loans, visit www.sba.gov

 

Opportunity to help elk habitat. “Mr. Simonds, some of the elk habitat projects scheduled for the North Fork District of GMU 10 this July will be in remote areas of the Middle Black, Kelly Creek, regions of CNF.  It is anticipated that primary contractors will be selected by the Clearwater National Forest in mid to late July. Joseph Peterson of Flying B (an IOGA member)  is in our group that we informally call our "habitat group", non affiliated, interested facilitators to improve elk habitat. We hope that outfitters could be involved in getting chain saw crews up there and providing for them much like a hunting camp.The purpose of this note is to alert IOGA so interested outfitters could have time to prepare a subcontract. The project is expected to go from July this year,2009,to snow flies, Nov., and then to carry over for a full season next year. Joseph has more details. We hope this is useful information.  thanks for your time---------------Clarence Binninger clarence@lewiston.com”