NO NEW DAMS IN BOISE COUNTY

The clock is ticking and time is of the essence in staying current with the decisions that are being made regarding these Dam Proposals. This weekend representatives from Idaho Rivers United and The Sierra Club are taking VIP'S around to the proposed dam sites. I am posting an email I received from Liz Paul from Idaho Rivers United with some current information and meeting times for those interested in attending.

If you have heard anymore information or have some valuable links that you could share....please post it here so we can have as much information as possible to share and stay knowledgeable on the current events.

Please do not sit on the sidelines....Voice your opinion! Get Involved!

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein

Dear Marcie

Thank you for your continued support of Idaho Rivers United as we move into thiscrucial summer. We have been busy in our efforts to protect the Boise River fromthe new water storage dams

[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103484363730&s=5843&e=001M7LaNArq2nH4MnxNoIAz86EkLo9aYj3sf4JBp6DlieFW8trbTiDT9sxm93Npc0mqrCz5VaGYgpHgOyfd5KKwwCvSCdqA24yD2QJUPBHFIGLRf_fDFV7G4fsg7FfjvqaUNE0US3LXEUGR0TGrFjz3_wZUm1iQ_lqo6y4rT3M79gp1eoEgtCLMaOqzo6UCKWqU]understudy by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Idaho Water Resource Board. Weare continuing to gather signatures on our petition

,and we are taking local polititians on a tour of the potential dam sites this Saturday. With the help of Gary Grimm of Mountain Visions we have created a fantastic GoogleEarth tour [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103484363730&s=5843&e=001M7LaNArq2nFkt_fO8DZJoLr9cORFWHtiJbJtfjDxeXcF8KPrZUfpdlM2q0G8R-mYItbXVXVjOMyDcK2hnaiVgzPpB9lS64hfoZtycWUmwbey7yifgcOLib6Q5vb15kihLNK1fnCdHPL1U3MFWG7HSnzdGaj56RKrBkr6dsKXMJg4OEgb8NP6euG79ZbaSuumeBt-CqmKGoM=]of the dam sites as well as an interactive map [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103484363730&s=5843&e=001M7LaNArq2nGi1NINT7w50bLOC6WobbyvY0y8gofYUf-0TFhEAKyyp3gnGVPUP8EKtJ9RLPesW0hJxwBMWtfiZJY_95jjefWhlAxGGx9Wr0yGkE60aaXTgA==].You can be one of the first to check out the tour. Please let me know what youthink. Idaho Rivers United will be hosting events next week to help you prepare for theupcoming public meetings the Corps and Water Board are holding. Additionally, if you haven't already done so, please take a moment now to sign our petition online[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103484363730&s=5843&e=001M7LaNArq2nH4MnxNoIAz86EkLo9aYj3sf4JBp6DlieFW8trbTiDT9sxm93Npc0mqrCz5VaGYgpHgOyfd5KKwwCvSCdqA24yD2QJUPBHFIGLRf_fDFV7G4fsg7FfjvqaUNE0US3LXEUGR0TGrFjz3_wZUm1iQ_lqo6y4rT3M79gp1eoEgtCLMaOqzo6UCKWqU]and encourage your friends and family to sign too.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BE PREPAREDIn anticipation of the Army Corps' public meetings, Idaho Rivers United's Liz Paulis hosting three Happy Hour events to help you prepare. Come to the Happy Hour in your area and enjoy refreshments while learning more about the decision makingprocess and the new dams.

* Caldwell: Tuesday June 22nd, at 6:00 p.m., Angler's Habitat, 716 Blaine Street,Caldwell* Mores Creek: Wednesday June 23rd, at 7:30 p.m., at 359 Rimview on Mores Creek*

Boise: Thursday June 24th, at 6:30 p.m., at Idaho River Sports, 31300 W. Pleasanton

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ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING The Corps and the Water Board will share their findings at four public informationmeetings. It's critical that you attend one of these meetings. Your attendance isthe strongest message you can send at this time.

* Caldwell: June 29, 6:30 p.m. at the Simplot Dining Hall, College of Idaho*

Boise: June 30, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Boise City Council Chambers*

Eagle: June 30, 6:30 p.m., Eagle City Council Chambers*

Idaho City: July 1, 6:30, Ray Robison Community Hall

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for taking action to protect the free-flowing Boise River.

For the rivers, Liz PaulBoise River CampaignIdaho Rivers United(208) 343-7481

P.S. Expect more email over the next 8 weeks as we grab this opportunity to defendthe free-flowing Boise River. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Forward

Welcome to "No New Dams In Boise County" Blog!

I am a long time resident of Wilderness Ranch and Boise County. I recently became aware of the situation regarding the 12 new dam proposal sites which the Army Civil Core of Eingineers and the Idaho Department of Water Resources are presently working on. I felt that we needed to have a place that we could all come to and post any information that may be used to keep us better informed regarding this situation. I am hoping that everyone possibly affected by this will join this blog and post their concerns, opinions and any information that can be shared to keep us as up to date as possible.

I was shocked to hear of this news as I am sure alot of you were and the fact that this has been in the works since 1995 and we just now are finding out about it makes me very angry as a homeowner and resident of Boise County. Homes from Robie Creek all the way up to Idaho City could be affected and we need to stand together to fight this. The value of our homes, our love for this wonderful area that we live in, the magnificent wildlife, and our whole way of life is being threatened and we must stand up and make our voices heard!

So please pass this address to anyone you know that would like to stay informed and please post any news whenever something is available!

Regards,
Marcie

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