Rob Van Kirk
Oct 5, 2022
Water Year 2022 Summary: Island Park Reservoir Management
Headlines: Winter inflow to Island Park Reservoir was the second lowest in the 1934-2022 record, but the outflow of 220 cfs was higher...
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Rob Van Kirk
Oct 3, 2022
Water Year 2022 Summary: Natural Streamflow
Headlines: Natural streamflow was 72% of average, ranking as the driest year in the 1978-2022 record. By subwatershed, natural flow was...
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Rob Van Kirk
Oct 2, 2022
Water Year 2022 Summary: Climate
Headlines: Peak snow water equivalent (SWE) was 71% of average and 3rd lowest in the 1989-2022 record, but SWE peaked on April 24, 12...
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Jamie Powell
Sep 14, 2022
Why has turbidity been high this year?
The short answer: A record cold spring, followed by extreme heat and record dry conditions contributed to a need for high outflow from...
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Rob Van Kirk
Sep 8, 2022
Major weather change brings potential for sediment delivery at Island Park Dam
A major weather pattern change away from recent record-breaking heat to more seasonable early-autumn conditions brings with it the...
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Jamie Powell
May 3, 2022
How Drought Affects the Henry's Fork: A unique case among western rivers
What is the state of the drought in the Henry’s Fork Watershed? As of early April, water year precipitation sat at 79% of average (21%...
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Jack McLaren
Mar 4, 2022
The Upper Henry’s Fork Project: bottlenecks limiting fish populations
This is the second blog in a series about research activity in the Upper Henry’s Fork. Click here for part 1 and stay tuned for the next...
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Jack McLaren
Feb 4, 2022
The Upper Henry’s Fork Project: uncovering the diamond in plain sight
Background: Since 2018, PhD student Jack McLaren (that’s me!) has been working with the Foundation to understand what restricts fisheries...
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Jamie Powell
Jan 19, 2022
HFF's Top 10 for 2021
At the end of each year, the Henry's Fork Foundation (HFF) takes a moment to reflect back on some memorable events and accomplishments...
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Bryce Oldemeyer
Jan 13, 2022
Henry's Fork Macroinvertebrate Monitoring, 2020 & 2021
Highlights In 2020, HFF staff were unable to collect macroinvertebrate samples at Ashton, Ora, and St. Anthony due to Covid-19. HFF staff...
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Rob Van Kirk
Dec 1, 2021
November Water Summary and Winter Strategy at Island Park Dam
Headlines: The month of November was very warm but well short of the record. Precipitation for the month was 16% below average but is 8%...
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Bryce Oldemeyer
Aug 25, 2021
South Fork Snake River Macroinvertebrate Study, 2020 & 2021
Highlights 2021 is our third year of long-term monitoring of aquatic macroinvertebrates (insects and other creatures that live in the...
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Andrea Holt
Aug 11, 2021
A Geographic Journey
I love historical dramas, especially ones that include exploration scenes of people on ships sailing across oceans, looking for new lands...
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AJ Mabaka
Aug 4, 2021
That’s A Wrap!
Throughout these last few weeks I have truly been amazed by how time has flown by. As I now enter my ninth week with the Henry’s Fork...
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Erik Sauer
Aug 4, 2021
Lower Henry’s Fork Drone Campaign
Since 2019, my mentor Christina Morrisett has been researching the hydrology of the lower Henry’s Fork along with several summer interns,...
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Andrea Holt
Aug 4, 2021
Cropland across the United States
One of the advantages of working remotely is your ability to travel if needed. I reside outside of Atlanta, GA but as you know from my...
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Ethan Taylor
Jul 27, 2021
My Weekly Agenda
My work this summer has included working alongside my mentor, Bryce Oldemeyer, on projects related to documenting and monitoring...
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Melanie Crawford
Jul 16, 2021
My Monday as a HFF Intern
My Mondays as an intern at the Henry’s Fork Foundation in Ashton start with me pressing snooze on my alarm clock one too many times...
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AJ Mabaka
Jul 16, 2021
AJ’s Adventures in Ashton
Wow, having just finished my fifth week with the Henry’s Fork Foundation, I can’t believe half of my time with HFF has passed by! From...
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Erik Sauer
Jul 16, 2021
Mapping Streamflow from Above and Below
Photo of me checking the water level along the Lower Henry’s Fork. Hello! My name is Erik Sauer and I am the Geospatial Groundwater and...
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