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Federal Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday June 28, 2020 ( 8 items )  

Agricultural Research Service: Helping Honey Bees Make It Through Winter With Early Cold Storage
TUCSON, Arizona, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: Putting honey bees into early indoor cold storage in October rather than November increases their chances of surviving the winter and the colonies emerge readier to pollinate almonds, according to a new Agricultural Research Service (ARS) website. Overwintering managed honey bee colonies in indoor cold storage in states such as Idaho has become increasingly popular with bee  more

BLM: History Comes Alive at the Canyon Creek Stage Station
BOISE, Idaho, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Idaho State Office issued the following news release on June 23: The historic Canyon Creek Stage Station offers a unique glimpse into Idaho's past. One of only two remaining stage stops on the Oregon Trail, the Canyon Creek Stage Station is a fascinating piece of Idaho and American history. Located 7 miles northwest of Mountain Home, the Canyon Creek Stage Station was built in 1874 by homesteader Archiba  more

Idaho National Laboratory Coding Coalition Helps Local Team Rank Highly in National Cybersecurity Competition
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following feature story: It would have been a challenge even in normal times, but a four-girl team from Skyline High School in Idaho Falls overcame quarantine and equipment issues to finish 29th in Girls Go CyberStart, a national online problem solving competition held in late May. "It was kind of a hard push at first," said Carla Rudolf, adviser to the SHS Code Club. Members still had schoolwor  more

Idaho National Laboratory Researcher Selected for DOE Early Career Research Program
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: An Idaho National Laboratory scientist engaged in nuclear fusion research has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's Early Career Research Program. Dr. Paul Humrickhouse, INL's Fusion Safety Program lead, is one of 76 scientists from around the nation - 50 from universities and 26 from national laboratories - to be selected. Under the program, run  more

Idaho National Laboratory: One Year After Historic Sheep Fire, Idaho Site Contractors, Agencies Eye Coming Fire Season
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following feature story: As summer nears and Idaho National Laboratory prepares for fire season, the Sheep Fire of 2019 is still fresh in everyone's collective memory. Reported on the afternoon of July 22, the lightning-caused fire took four days to bring under control. By July 26, it had burned an estimated 112,106 acres of vegetation, the largest fire in the Site's 70-year history. The fire af  more

Preparations for Idaho National Laboratory's 2020 Fire Season Underway
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: With summer 2020 at hand, the Idaho National Laboratory Fire Department is preparing for all eventualities. Fire is a fact of life on the Snake River Plain, the land on which INL sits, and the memory of 2019's Sheep Fire, the largest in the Site's history, is fresh in everyone's minds. Before each summer fire season, the INL Fire Department reviews its preparation procedu  more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 5-County Region in North Central Idaho Respond to Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Clearwater Economic Development Association, Lewiston, Idaho, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to alloc  more

USDA Provides Additional $2.8 Million to Support Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression in Western States
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is providing $2.8 million in additional funding to support grasshopper and Mormon cricket suppression in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming as a result of higher than normal populations due to a warm, dry spring. APHIS had originally allocated approximately $2.6 m  more