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Idaho Passes New Boat Sticker Requirement - Anyone who wants to launch a boat on Idaho waters will have to buy an Idaho Invasive Species Fund sticker. This new Idaho law requires the owner of any boat and any nonmotorized vessel (canoe, kayak, raft, drift boat, etc.) to buy and display this sticker to legally launch and operate the boat in Idaho. Inflatable, nonmotorized vessels less than 10 feet long are exempt. Click here for purchase options and more information.
Spring Boaters Should Expect Logs in the Middle Fork
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Application Changes for Float Season 2010

The Four Rivers Lottery System will be changing the way the reservations, cancellations and Recreation Fees are handled in 2010
Reservations, cancellations and recreation fee payments will be processed through the National Recreation Reservation System (NRRS) website at www.Recreation.gov for all river launches.
The switch to the NRRS begins on December 1, 2009. The transition will require all river users to have an email address and access to a computer. The Lottery will runs from December 1 to January 31 as it has in the past for control seasons occurring between May and September; specific dates vary from river to river.
The application fee for the 2010 will remain at $6.00. Another change is that an applicant may apply for each of the individual rivers Selway, Snake, Middle Fork and Wild section of the main Salmon with 4 launch date choices for each river if desired. Each river will require a separate application fee of $6.00.
In addition to moving the permit lottery to an entirely online process, the four rivers will use this new system to allocate reservations, including reassigning cancellations. The Middle Fork and wild section of the main Salmon Rivers will also use this online system to assign pre-or post-season reservations which occur outside of the control season. This system will process the payment of recreation fees for the Middle Fork and the main Salmon Rivers.

The Middle Fork normally takes the pre-post season applications on Oct. 1st, that will be delayed until Dec. 1st, 2009 until the program is ready.

As we get closer to the implementation date further information will follow. River applicants can go to www.recreation.gov and create a profile at any time and become familiar with the site.

4 Rivers Lottery

(Information on how to apply for a permit to float the Middle Fork, Main Salmon, Snake and Selway Rivers. Lottery applications are accepted December 1 through January 31, annually. Applications must be submitted at www.Recreation.gov by January 31.)

Middle Fork of the Salmon River (Middle Fork Ranger District)

Permits are required year-round on the Middle Fork of the Salmon.

How to obtain a cancelled permit for the Middle Fork of the Salmon River: Cancelled launches will be allocated at www.Recreation.gov on a first-come, first-served basis.

Main Salmon River (North Fork Ranger District)

How to obtain a cancelled permit for the Main Salmon River:

www.Recreation.gov

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