Welcome to IEF's Forum Shorts consisting of concise, relevant, and important video segments featuring topics important to Idaho's environment. |
Episode 014 ~ October 2023 Stream & Habitat Restoration Summit IEF’s Jared Talley is joined by Josh White with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to discuss a stream and habitat restoration workshop he hosted with Idaho Fish and Game, including the role of beaver in restoration. |
Episode 013 ~ August 2023 U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef IEF’s Jared Talley is joined by Dr. Sam Werth with the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef to discuss their annual meeting held in Boise and Dr. Werth’s lifelong love for cows. |
Episode 012 ~ July 2023 Re-creating Public Land Recreation IEF’s Jared Talley is joined by Dr. Emily Wakild with the Andrus Centerat Boise State University to discuss their conference on re-creating public land recreation across multiple jurisdictional boundaries. |
Episode 011 ~ August 2022 COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE IEF's Jen Schneider is joined by IEF's newest Board Member Jared Talley, PhD to discuss Collaborative Governance. Learn more about the process and challenges of coordinating different stakeholders to make decisions together for land and natural resource management in the West. |
Episode 010 ~ June 2022 IMAGINE A WEST WITHOUT FENCES
IEF's Tim Murphy is joined by Dr. Karen Launchbaugh and Mike Guerry to discuss current research being done by the University of Idaho on replacing physical barbed wire with virtual fences to manage cattle movement. |
Episode 009 ~ December 2021 WEATHERING CHANGE IN WILDFIRE IEF Board Member Tim Murphy welcomes four experts in the world of wildfire, including the legendary Beth Lund, for a discussion on how fighting wildfire has changed for women, families, & lifestyles; and with technology, the environment, & urban development. |
Episode 008 ~ October 28, 2021 IDAHO WATER OUTLOOK IEF Board Members Scott Pugrud and Braden Jensen discuss the current state of water in Idaho and take a look at the outlook for water in the coming months with Idaho Department of Water Resources hydrologist David Hoekema and Paul Arrington with the Idaho Water Users Association. |
Episode 007 ~ May 27, 2021 RECREATION IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 IEF Board Member Tim Murphy looks back on the increase in public land use in Idaho in the 2020 summer season, and forward to what land managers expect in 2021. Boise National Forest's Danelle Highfill, Idaho Power's Fred Noland, and BLM's Tanya Thrift join him. CLICK HERE FOR THE COLORADO STATE OF THE ROCKIES 2021 POLL RESULTS |
Episode 006 ~ December 2020 THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT IEF Board Member Andy Brunelle discusses the effects the Great American Outdoors Act will have on public lands with The Nature Conservancy's Kari Kostka and Trout Unlimited's Steve Moyer. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON FUNDING PUBLIC LANDS CONSERVATION |
Episode 005 ~ November 2020 BOISE'S NEW CLIMATE ACTION DIVISION IEF Board Member Marie Calloway Kellner discusses the City of Boise's plans to take action addressing climate change with the city's recently named Climate Action Manager, Steve Hubble. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE CITY OF BOISE'S CLIMATE ACTION WEBSITE CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE CITY OF BOISE'S ENERGY FUTURE WEBSITE |
Episode 004 ~ September 2020 LATINA FARMWORKER WELL-BEING IEF Board Member Jen Schneider is joined by faculty and a PhD student from Boise State University to discuss their recent research report on the well-being of Latina farmworkers. |
Episode 003 ~ July 2020 THE REORGANIZATION OF THE BLM IEF Board Member Tim Murphy speaks with former directors of the Bureau of Land Management Bob Abbey and Jim Caswell about the recent reorganization of the BLM by the Department of the Interior. |
Episode 002 ~ June 2020 FROM IDAHO TO MARS IEF Board Member Elli Brown discusses Idaho's history with NASA and space exploration via the work conducted at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and looks forward to INL's involement in the 2020 Mars Perseverence mission. |
Episode 001 ~ May 2020 IDAHO AGRICULTURE & COVID-19 IEF Board Members Brandy Wilson & Braden Jensen speak with Idaho Farm Bureau's Zak Miller on the effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Idaho Agriculture. |