Adena Cook passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012 in Boise. Adena served a term on the Eastern Idaho RAC, appointed mid-decade by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Adena was one of the founders of the Blue Ribbon Coalition. You can read their tribute to her at this link. Her obituary is published here.
In addition to being on the Eastern Idaho RAC, Adena also was appointed to the Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee (RACNAC), and advised the Forest Service on the state roadless rule petitions for Idaho and Colorado, and she participated in the RACNAC deliberations and advice on the Idaho Roadless Rule that was adopted in 2008.
Back in the summer of 2010 the Lookout Mountain Project was implemented to inventory and treat weeds on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The inventory showed the Lufkin area is heavily infested with musk thistle.
Starting in 2011 the Forest began targeting these heavy musk thistle populations in both Madison and Bonneville Counties. The majority of the infestation (60%) is in Madison County with the remainder of the infestation in Bonneville County. Title II funds will be distributed to the project with approximately 60% of the funds used in Madison County and 40% used in Bonneville County.
The project focuses on treating musk thistle in the project area with herbicides. Other noxious weeds encountered in the project area will also be treated. Many of these infestations are located away from roads and ATV trails and will require the crew to hike long distances or use livestock to access the weed patches. Infestations near roads and motorized ATV trails will be treated with a spray truck, ATVs and backpack sprayers. Read more…
EASTERN IDAHO: The Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will be meeting on March 25, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. until their business is complete (approximately 3:00 pm) at the Caribou-Targhee National Forest Headquarters, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83401. The purpose of this meeting is to approve funding for 2010-3rd year and 2011-4th year project proposals.
According to RAC coordinator Lynn Ballard, the RAC has received 110 projects for the 2010-3rd year and 103 projects for 2011-4th year approvals. The projects currently before the RAC total nearly $914,217 for 2010 and $1.1 million for 2011. The RAC has approximately $582,000 available for 2010-3rd year and $532,885 for 2011-4th year funding. Read more…
RAC Members were very impressed with the quality of projects being undertaken by the employees of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Some projects toured were completed while others are just getting started. Members were happy to see the projects first-hand on the northern part of the Forest and looking forward to taking a tour on the southern half.
New bridge at Howard Creek.
The Eastern Idaho RAC are planning a field trip on August 10, 2010. We will be going to the Ashton/Island Park RD where there are a number of projects beginning, in progress, or completed.
Fremont County will do a presentation about their Aquatic Nuisance Species Project at Henrys Lake. Other projects that we have scheduled to see:
Box Canyon and Riverside Boat Launches
Howard Creek Fish Passage
Duck Creek/Henrys Lake Fish Passage
Grandview Boat Launch
Stoddard Mill Kids Fishing Pond
Henrys Lake Outlet Gully and OHV Trails
For more information, contact RAC Coordinator, Patty Kraayenbrink@208-524-7639 or email: pkraayenbrink@fs.fed.us.
