Camas wildlife refuge

[Hilljackoutlaw]

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/17/idaho-senate-calls-for-state-to-take-over-federal-camas-national-wildlife-refuge/

 

[Justabirdwatcher]

Here we go...

 

[Hunting Wife]

Straight out of Project 2025.

 

[seeth07]

Beyond opposing this purely just on just principle, what would be so bad about this? I'm not seeing the red herring excuse on this proposal like many others such as affordable housing. A merge into a well managed state wildlife area open to public use (I'm making this assumption) may actually have less restrictions than being a current wildlife refuge under federal control. This isn't a proposal to go to a state land board

 

[ccc23454]

Really neat place, hate to see it ruined by farmers wanting more irrigation

 

[TheTone]

The issues I’ve seen with camas creek had nothing to do with the refuge

 

[SAJ-99]

Beyond opposing this purely just on just principle, what would be so bad about this? I'm not seeing the red herring excuse on this proposal like many others such as affordable housing. A merge into a well managed state wildlife area open to public use (I'm making this assumption) may actually have less restrictions than being a current wildlife refuge under federal control. This isn't a proposal to go to a state land board

Ask why they want it. Do we know Mud Creek is "well managed" or in their words "successfully managed"? I really don't know. May be in the eye of the beholder. Reading the bill it looks like it is about the water. It would be interesting hear the other side of the story. Given the area is managed primarily for waterfowl, I would be skeptical there wouldn't be an impact.

 

[seeth07]

Ask why they want it. Do we know Mud Creek is "well managed" or in their words "successfully managed"? I really don't know. May be in the eye of the beholder. Reading the bill it looks like it is about the water. It would be interesting hear the other side of the story. Given the area is managed primarily for waterfowl, I would be skeptical there wouldn't be an impact.

That's all I'm pointing out. The article is just one take. Before I'm immediately jumping to a conclusion about this topic I feel like I need much more info

 

[SAJ-99]

That's all I'm pointing out. The article is just one take. Before I'm immediately jumping to a conclusion about this topic I feel like I need much more info

Read the bill, in link in article. Idaho claims that the water canal that flows to Mud Lake is choked with willows and the Federal permitting process is too slow and cumbersome. It might have been slow to begin with because the refuge was understaffed, so I'm sure that is even more true given the staffing cuts. Again, that is the main plan. I think that water is thought to be better used by the area farmers than it is in a wildlife refuge. Just a hunch.