Items by Eric Barker

Dredging plans stall on the Snake River
A controversial plan to dredge the Snake River west of Lewiston, Idaho, has been stalled by a judge – for now
Eric Barker March 17, 2003 From the print edition
Service says dams should stay put
The National Marine Fisheries Service wants to table for five to 10 years any serious debate on breaching four dams in the Snake River to save salmon.
Eric Barker May 22, 2000 From the print edition
A bear of a plan
If all works out, grizzly bears may be reintroduced into the Northern Rockies' Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area in as little as a year.
Eric Barker May 8, 2000 From the print edition
To breach or not to breach
Both sides are surprised when dam-breaching supporters outnumber opponents at public meetings over breaching four Snake River dams to save salmon.
Eric Barker Feb. 28, 2000 From the print edition
Chainsaws fall silent in Cove-Mallard
Protests and chainsaws in Idaho's controversial roadless Cove-Mallard area have both stopped since new Nez Perce National Forest Supervisor Bruce Bernhardt announced that six unsold timber sales planned for the area would remain unsold.
Eric Barker Jan. 17, 2000 From the print edition
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