Embedded Files
General Resources
Snake River in Hells Canyon Overview, Suggested Topics and Bibliography -- Start Here!
List of common Flora and Fauna on the Snake River.
Scientific article on the impact of dams on the riparian ecology of Hells Canyon.
Articles, Stories and Resources
Friends of Bear Paw, Big Hole and Canyon Creek Battlefields - Great website about the Nez Perce war
Geology of Hells Canyon - Guide Paper
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Floods and Rapids - The story of Hells Canyon, by Tracy Vallier
Gary Moulton Interview for PBS about Lewis and Clark Expedition
Mineral Ridge Trail Guide - This is a great document about forest ecology and plant and wildlife identification.
White Pines - Great article about the reintroduction of the White Pine, Idaho's State tree.
Intro to Wild and Scenic
Wild and Scenic Act
Q & A about Wild and Scenic Act
River Table of Wild and Scenic Rivers
Bibliography
Salmon's Second Coming - David James Duncan
Idaho Noxious Weed List- This interactive list helps you track down and identify noxious weeds.
Interpretive Outlines
Topic: Bats!
Theme: Bats are our Buddies.
Created By: Amanda Mellon 2006
Topic: Birds adaptations.
Theme: Birds we see along these stretches of river are here for specific reasons, reasons that give insight into the subtle and sometimes mysterious workings of the ecosystem we are traveling through.
Created By: Andrea Meadows – 2007
Topic: Western Birds
Theme: Birds need homes too.
Created By: Liam O’Neill - 2006
Topic: Deep Creek Massacre in Hell’s Canyon
Theme: Chinese History in Idaho is a dramatic and harrowing tale. (“Never Again: A Gruesome Tale of Hope on the Snake River” )
Created By: Jess Evans-Wall - 2007
Topic: Nature’s Buffet (Local Edible Plants)
Theme: We can make a delicious and nutritious feast from the many edible wild plants found in this canyon.
Created By: Andrea West - 2006
Topic: Flight of the Nez Perce
Theme: In 1877, the non-treaty Nez Perce Indians were chased by the army from their homelands.
Created By: Brigitte Derel – 2007
Topic: The Glacial Lake Missoula Floods
Theme: Gradual geologic processes produce events that can dramatically affect our lives.
Created By: Kip Rand - 2007
Topic:Hydrology
Theme: Run Water Run!
Created By: Liam O'Neill – 2006
Created By: Aldo Litig – 2007
Topic: Hydrology 101
Theme: Nature makes rapids in the river!
Created By: Brynn O’Connell – 2007
Topic: History of Gold Mining in Northern Idaho
Theme: Gold mining is hard work!
Created By: Jess Helsley – 2007
Topic: Why the Corps of Discovery was sent out – the state of the USA at the turn of the 19th Century.
Theme: The Corps of Discovery was a very important information-gathering tool to help Thomas Jefferson’s realize his vision of what his fledgling country – the USA would become.
Created By: Tom Scarborough – 2007
Topic: Landslides
Theme: Landslides lead to more fun for you.
Created By: Aldo Litig – 2007
Lewis and Clark – Across the Bitteroots
Topic: Lewis and Clark
Theme: While many of the obstacles encountered in the Bitterroots 200 years ago by the Corps of Discovery have become popular recreational activities, many difficulties and dangers they faced still exist today.
Created By: Kip Rand - 2007
Title: Ni Mii Puu Lifestyle
Theme: The Ni Mii Puu are more like us than you realize!
Created By: Jess Helsley – 2007
Title: Mountain Pine Beetle
Theme: Determining why a tree is unhealthy can be just as elusive as being a real crime scene investigator!
Created By: Jess Helsley – 2007
Topic: Nez Perce Legends
Theme: We are not the only people who have loved this place.
Created By: Brynn O’Connell – 2007 <@>
Topic: The Mighty Ponderosa
Theme: The Ponderosa Pine is a highly adaptable and important species that defines the American West.
Created By: Andrea West – 2006
Topic: Sacred Places
Theme: Sacred Places of the native people can be experienced and enjoyed by us and the magic of sacred places can be taken and given to any special place.
Created By: Anna Rebellino – 2006
Topic: Nez Perce Storytelling.
Theme: Storytelling is the center of the surviving history and passing culture in the Nez Perce tribe.
Created By: Anna Rebellino – 2006
Topic: Sturgeon on the Snake and Salmon Rivers
Theme: There are hidden creatures under the surface of the water.
Created By: Jess Evans-Wall – 2007
Topic: The sky
Theme: Know the sky before you get wet unknowingly.
Created By: Aldo Litig – 2007
Topic: Medicinal Wild Flowers
Theme: Healing begins among the wild flowers.
Created By: Brigitte Derel – 2007
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