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3DJe & OUTSIDE (DVW2UHJRQLDQ 6DWXUGD\0DUFK Waste not, want not Idahoans embrace URDGNLOOODZ By ERIC BARKER Lewiston Tribune /(:,6721 ,GDKR ² <RX may hear little of it, but Idaho’s QHDUO\ \HDUROG ODZ WKDW DOORZV people to salvage roadkill is VXUSULVLQJO\SRSXODU According to an online database maintained by the Idaho Depart- PHQWRI)LVKDQG*DPHPRUHWKDQ DQLPDOVKDYHEHHQVDOYDJHG IURP WKH VWDWH¶V URDGZD\V VLQFH WKHODZWRRNHIIHFW7KDWLQFOXGHV ZKLWHWDLO GHHU PXOH GHHUHONDQGPRRVH 6DOYDJLQJ URDGNLOO LV PRVW popular in the Panhandle region, ZKHUH DQLPDOV KDYH EHHQ UHFRYHUHG 7KH 6RXWKZHVW UHJLRQ FRPHV LQ VHFRQG ZLWK VDOYDJHV WKH &OHDUZDWHU UHJLRQ LV WKLUG DW IROORZHG E\ WKH 0DJLF 9DOOH\ ZLWK XSSHU 6QDNH6RXWKHDVWDQGWKH 6DOPRQ5HJLRQZLWK ³7KHUH LV ORWV RI IRONV WDNLQJ advantage of it all across the state in all of the regions on all of the KLJKZD\V´ VDLG *UHJJ 6HUYKHHQ of the Idaho Department of Fish DQG *DPH DW %RLVH ³:H KDYH OLNH URDGNLOO UHFRUGV LQ WKHGDWDEDVH2IWKRVHPD\EHZH KDYHSHUFHQWWKDWDUHVDOYDJHG´ But that doesn’t mean 15 percent of animals killed on KLJKZD\V DUH VDOYDJHG 7KH database is an incomplete record of road-killed animals that dates EDFN GHFDGHV 6HUYKHHQ VDLG LW doesn’t begin to represent the true WROO KLJKZD\V DQG URDGV WDNH RQ Barry Kough/Lewiston Tribune via AP In this undated photo, a whitetail deer pauses while crossing State Highway 11 near Pierce, Idaho, before safely making it across. A 2012 law lets people salvage less fortunate animals, those killed on Idaho’s roads and highways. According to an online database maintained by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, more than 4,800 animals have been salvaged from the state’s roadways since the law took effect. 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CLOSED May re-open this sea- son, needs more snow. Anthony Lakes North Powder, Ore. New snow: 2” Base depth: 67” Conditions/events: Spring skiing condi- tions, good coverage remains. Celebrating Snow Blast 2016 on Saturday. Ski Bluewood Dayton, Wash. New snow: None Base depth: 69” Conditions: Machine groomed, spring condi- tions Ski Fergi Joseph, Ore. New snow: Base depth: 26” Conditions/events: Kitchen in the lodge. Mt. Hood Meadows Government Camp, Ore. None: Base: 98” Conditions: Packed powder and hardpack on the groom. Off the groom there’s hardpack and moguls down low with fresh snow on top at higher elevations. Sprin g Brea k Ca m p for Kid s M arch 21 - M arch 25 F ive-consecu tive days of sk iing /riding for 7 -18 year olds for ju st $80! Space is lim ited, register at w w w .A n thon yL ak es.com Friday: 5 pm to 9 pm Saturday: 9 am to 9 pm Sunday: 9 am to 4 pm All Holidays: 9 am to 4 pm Night skiing starts January 1 st and is Friday 5 pm - 9 pm & Saturday 5 pm - 9 pm
