Therefore bag, possession and size limits have been removed, effective May 5, on Little Camas Reservoir through September 30. Fish may be taken by any method except firearms, explosives, chemicals or electric current.

Anglers who participate in salvage-order fishing must be aware of possession laws that apply in other fisheries where bag limits are in effect. If they salvage 20 trout in Little Camas and move to another fishery where the possession or size limits differ, they may be cited for violating possession or size limits that apply at the second location.

The GUARDIAN suggests the more appropriate name for the bill would be the “BIG BAD BEAR BILL” or perhaps the “NAKED BABY PHOTO BACKGROUND” bill. The SENATORS would no doubt appreciate your constituent comments.

Forecast is sunny conditions with a high temperature of 60 degrees! Sky sailors urge flyers and friends to plant some habitat, see some wildlife, and have a look at the nifty gliding hill east of Boise across from the Crow Inn on Warm Springs.

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission today granted Intermountain Gas Company emergency authority to sell up to 100,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas from its Nampa LNG facility to aid residents of West Yellowstone, Montana, where anticipated shortages of LNG due to a power outage could leave residents without heating fuel. Years ago it got so cold the water in the fire trucks froze solid, effectively putting the department out of business.

Intermountain told the commission it has an adequate supply of LNG stored at its Nampa facility. Energy West has an LNG truck-trailer it can send to Nampa as soon as Intermountain Gas is granted commission authority to sell the gas. It won’t cost Idaho ratepayers anything to help their neighbors according to the PUC.

Without a doubt the Ada-Dynamis energy to trash scandal has dominated the GUARDIAN posts, but there have been plenty of other misdeeds uncovered in government.

You can use the search engine at the top of the page or click on the ARCHIVE button to review each month’s posts to refresh your memory. We would like to hear from readers on their favorite posts and what they would like to see in the coming year.

Here are some topics that came to mind:
–LEGISLATIVE ETHICS, including the McGee convictions and Hart taxes
–F-35 NOISE, as it turned out a lot of dough was spent for nothing
–LAND BOARD, brew pub and cottage leases called into question
–OCCUPY BOISE, a tiny taste of 1970′s protest, good job by coppers
–GARDEN CITY BIKE BAN, bikers got whipped by politicos
–COPPERS MISSING GUNS, accounting error or pilfered used guns
–FIRE STATION LEASE, voters approved $99 lease, GUARDIAN payment refused
–ZONDA BUS, Chinese electric bus never makes it to Idaho
–POLYGAMY VODKA, fun shots over Mormons and booze
–BOISE BUDGET CRUNCH, no cash in July, but October brings pay hikes
–AIRPORT, use is at 10 year low and expansions continue

The report turns up no direct benefit to any of the former county and current Ada Commishes, hence no criminal charges. Important to note however is the way the special prosecutor avoided action when he noted the Citizens for Save Environment suit pending in Fourth District Court would cover most of the issues in contest–especially illegal “serial meetings,” and violation of the Idaho Constitution which prohibits loans to private companies.

The group has provided a website which is a treasure trove of information and documents. They have been wise to provide only public records and not attempt to “try the case in public.”
Click here for the investigator’s SUMMARY.
Click here for the 6,000 pages of DOCUMENTS.
Click here for the general CITIZENS site.

The GUARDIAN has held the position the major “illegal action” was the violation of the Idaho Constitution when they gave away $2 million to a private firm contrary to specific prohibitions. The Bannock county “special prosecutor” seems to be relying on the CITIZENS FOR A SAFE ENVIRONMENT civil action to answer questions of law. No criminal charges will be filed.

Here is the entire release:

The GUARDIAN has followed this story for several years and it seems like each time they come up with a new plan for chasing the geese out of the parks, something goes astray. Warm Springs Golf Course owns a fowl dog which has been effective at clearing the fairways of geese. At Ann Morrison Park as soon as coyote silhouettes were installed, someone rearranged a couple of them into a suggestive pose which drew laughs.

The PARK BOARDtalked turkey about geese in 2009. By December the GOOSE QUESTION was still unanswered.
In March 2011 we posted about the GOLF DOG.

A Parks Dept. spokesman told us with a straight face, “We don’t want the dogs to actually harass the geese, but if they are playing ball and happen to startle the birds into leaving, that’s OK.”

Here are the off leash area MAP and RULES

The suit challenges the Commission’s 2-to-1 vote on Oct 23 to create an “industrial park” for the Dynamis facility at the landfill and to lease nearly 10 acres there to Dynamis Energy, LLC. They join “Idaho Citizens for a Safe Environment and a Transparent Government” which filed a separate ACTION earlier this month.

“The proposed Dynamis project at the Ada County Landfill threatens clean air and the health of all people in the Treasure Valley,” said Courtney Washburn, community conservation director of the Idaho Conservation League. “This project has been given a sweetheart deal by the Ada County Commission with little regard for public concern or due process.”

Dynamis has proposed constructing a garbage “gasification” plant at the Ada County Landfill. The plant would combust 408 tons of garbage and tires per day, release significant quantities of harmful air pollutants into the Treasure Valley, and generate 30 tons of toxic ash a day. The Idaho Conservation League and its many members and supporters are very concerned about the impacts of the proposal.

In the petition filed last week, the Idaho Conservation League challenges the Commission’s Oct 23 decisions as violating Idaho law regarding long-term leases of county property without public auction; the organization also challenges the creation of an “industrial park” on county land for the Dynamis facility.

“Garbage-combusting power plants do not belong in industrial parks,” said Bryan Hurlbutt, an attorney at Advocates for the West, which represents the Idaho Conservation League. “By creating this industrial park, the Commissioners are trying to circumvent the law and lease the site to Dynamis without holding a public auction.”