Steven and Jesse Lowe
In times of uncertainty, we often turn to the natural world for solace. For many of us, the Henry’s Fork provides not just a place of beauty, but a profound sense of hope, connection, and peace.
For families like the Lowe family, the Henry’s Fork is more than a river—it’s a thread that ties four generations together. From great-grandfather “Doc” driving to the river in his Model A during the Great Depression to great-grandsons experiencing the river for the first time in the 21st century, the Henry’s Fork has been a spiritual touchstone and a gathering place for generations past and future.
As we face the challenges of rising temperatures and recurring droughts in the West, the Henry’s Fork needs our help now more than ever. That’s why the Henry’s Fork Foundation is launching the ambitious DIRTT Plan—a bold initiative designed to safeguard this cherished river for years to come.
A key component of the DIRTT Plan is improving oxygen levels in Island Park Reservoir and the river downstream, which is vital for the survival of both trout and insects. By enhancing aeration at the dam and introducing additional oxygen into the reservoir, we could increase habitat for these crucial species, giving them a fighting chance as conditions continue to change.
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Thank you for your continued generosity and commitment to preserving this beloved natural treasure for generations to come. Together, we can ensure the Henry’s Fork remains a place of connection and renewal for all who experience it.
As it is the afternoon of December 31, I am closing the year with my annual fish-of-the-month blog, this one at the end of my 11th year of catching a fish in my home waters in each month of the year. To spare you the math, that’s 132 consecutive months of catching a wild trout or whitefish (and in some years I’ve fair-caught suckers and shiners, too) within a three-hour drive of my home in
In this blog post, we 1) present our turbidity and suspended sediment data, 2) explain our suspended load calculations, and 3) provide some additional information justifying why we think that a substantial amount of bed load was transported into the Henry’s Fork in addition to the suspended load. Since first observing high turbidity in Thurmon Creek and the Henry’s Fork downstream associated with the Silver Lake drawdown in November 2025, HFF’s Science and Technology team
Written by Doris Squeri Tom and I met on our first day of grad school back in 1982. We were both broke and stressed, and we both loved the outdoors, so I decided that an affordable way to relieve some of that stress might be to learn how to fly-fish. We had learned to fish with our dads when we were very small, but it was bait fishing, and we wanted to try something new.
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