Upcoming Events
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Rise Up in Unity Convening (R.U.N.)
R.U.N. IN UNITY CONVENING
DECEMBER 16 - 18, 2024 • THREE RIVERS CONVENTION CENTER • KENNEWICK, WA
Coming together to safeguard the Northwest’s precious resources—water, orcas, and salmon.
Mark your calendar! Our Columbia-Snake Coalition is excited to invite you to the second annual Rise Up Northwest in Unity Convening (R.U.N.), taking place from December 16 to 18, 2024, in Kennewick, WA, at the Three Rivers Convention Center. Attendees will arrive on December 16, after which the two-day gathering will kick off on December 17. The gathering will focus on safeguarding the Northwest’s precious life sources—water, orcas, and salmon—and we need your voice to help shape the future.
Polar Plunge! to benefit IRU
Join us on Saturday, January 11th from 11AM-2PM!
Partners: Idaho Rivers United, Alchemist Coffee, Fleet Feet Treasure Valley, Boise Area Runners & StretchLab!
1 free beverage! Coffee & Hot Chocolate available
1 raffle ticket included with sign up! The rest available for purchase. 50% of raffle proceeds will go back to IRU. Donation options also available.
Every $50 you spend, you get an extra raffle ticket!
FOOD VENDORS & Non-Alcoholic Bev on-site!
Clean Kilgore Coalition Information Session
Join IRU and our partners to get informed and stop Kilgore!
The Grand Salmon film - Moscow
Moscow! Catch a screening of The Grand Salmon Source to Sea film
November 22nd Doors open at 6 pm
Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, Screening starts at 7 pm
508 S Main St., Moscow, ID Film followed by featured speakers & fun!
The Grand Salmon film screening - Salmon, ID
Idaho Rivers United & Salmon Valley Stewardship proudly present
The Grand Salmon Source to Sea film screening in Salmon, ID!
Thursday, October 24th at Oddfellow’s Hall (510 Main St.) in downtown Salmon
$10 tickets, $8 for river guides or outfitters
Doors at 6pm, show at 6:30pm with a Q&A discussion after the film!
Limited tickets available at the door (cash or Venmo only at the door), ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE CLOSED. THANK YOU!
IRU’s 30th Annual Benefit for Our Rivers
Please join us for the 30th Annual Benefit for our Rivers & celebrate the legacy of IRU’s river conservation success!
Get tickets and save the date for our in person celebration at Barber Park Education & Event Center in Boise on October 17th. Learn more about the event at www.idahorivers.org/annual-benefit
The Grand Salmon - Boise film screening at Idaho River Sports
Join Idaho Rivers United and Idaho Conservation League on October 16th for a film screening of The Grand Salmon at Idaho River Sports in Boise!
Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm
There will be food trucks, beer, vendors, and door prizes!
The Grand Salmon - Pocatello film screening
Join Idaho Conservation League and IRU volunteers for a screening of The Grand Salmon!
Following three women on a 78-day paddling expedition, The Grand Salmon explores the effects of four dams on the Lower Snake River and their impact throughout the watershed on rapidly dwindling wild salmon populations. For over 1,000 miles, these women navigate the same waterways wild salmon have for generations, connecting the source of the Salmon River to the Pacific Ocean. From high water to extreme temperatures, this team not only faces the same natural challenges the fish do each year, but brings viewers along to experience what the construction of these dams has done to our ecosystems and wildlife.
Tickets are limited, so buy a ticket today!
Idaho State Students can use code ISUSTUDENT at checkout for free admission
SNRA Clean-Up
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) needs your help to recover from the impacts of the 2024 season. Grab your family, friends, neighbors or co-workers and join in this independent clean-up!
Here's how it works:
Sign up to help clean an area (or areas, if you'd like to do more than one) in the front country OR the back country on any dates of your choosing between September 13 and September 30
Check your email for confirmation of your location, date, and additional instructions
Pick up your volunteer kit from one of the indicated areas
Go for your cleanup adventure!
Pull up your post-cleanup report, record your hard work!
The Sawtooth NRA End of Season Clean Up is brought to you by the U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Conservation League, Idaho Trails Association, Idaho Rivers United, Environmental Resource Center, Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association, and Sawtooth Society.
End of Season Boise River Clean-up with 94.9 The River & IRU
Idaho Rivers United and 94.9 The River radio station are partnering to host an end of float season Boise River Clean-up on Saturday, September 7, 2024 with an afterparty to follow.
Volunteers will meet IRU staff at Payette Brewing located at 733 S. Pioneer Street at 10AM. From Payette Brewing you will head out to clean an assigned section of the Greenbelt. Clean-up ends at 12PM and we will all meet back at Payette Brewing for an afterparty hosted by 94.9 The River.
To join us for this fun, family friendly event, please fill out this form. If you are joining with a group, business, or organization every volunteer attending must fill out this form and our volunteer waiver.
We will be providing you with the supplies needed to clean the banks of the Boise River, but volunteers are always welcome to bring their own.
The clean-up will go from 10:30-12:00 PM, Afterparty from 12:00-2PM. Following the cleanup all volunteers are invited to join us for an afterparty at Payette Brewing from 12PM - 2PM, all volunteers that participated in the event will be entered in to win raffle prizes – must be present to win.
Sawtooth Salmon Festival
Join IRU and the Sawtooth Historical & Interpretive Center for our annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival on August 23rd and 24th in beautiful Stanley, Idaho!
This is a free, family friendly event open to the public featuring salmon tours & education, vendors, interactive family activities, food, live music, please have dogs on leashes. Please email lindsey@idahorivers.org with any questions.
Wild River Dash - Wild Hearts Idaho
IRU is a proud sponsor of the Wild River Dash! Wild River Dash Duathlon
THE TREASURE VALLEY’S ONLY PADDLE + RUN DUATHLON! Race. Volunteer. Celebrate.
Join the Fourth Annual Wild River Dash hosted by Wild Hearts Idaho! USE CODE IDAHORIVERS to get 10% off race registration! This family-friendly, all ages, paddling and running duathlon race is all about having fun and celebrating women and everything outdoors! The course starts with a fun paddle out and back across Quinn’s Pond and ends with a beautiful 2 mile loop run on the Greenbelt. Register as an individual or as a relay team of two, with one person paddling and the other running.
All proceeds from the race go directly towards breaking down transportation barriers for Wild Hearts Idaho's outdoor adventure programs, making sure every girl has safe and reliable transportation for every adventure! Fuel WHI's adventures by making a splash at the Wild River Dash! Be Wild, Go Wild!
Salmon Fest Sip 'n Paint Night
Join IRU for a sip ‘n paint a salmon with professional artist Stacey Barker of Barking Goat Studios. Ticket includes materials, instruction and one beverage of choice.
Big Wave Raft Raffle at Cascade River Sports
Ticket sales close on 8/14!
Drawing August 17th 2024 @ Cascade River Gear in Boise, ID (You do not need to be present to win).
Boise River Cleanup at Parkcenter & Beacon
Join lead Urban River Stewards Madeleine & Kendall for a Boise River bank cleanup on July 27th from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. The cleanup will start at the greenbelt parking lot on the corner of Parkcenter Blvd & Beacon Street. To sign-up please complete this form.