Vitae
Born in Swan Valley, Idaho, Shane Fleming is a sixth-generation member of a family deeply rooted in the valley. He attended high school and college in the Salt Lake City area, graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1993.
Shane spent his 33-year career with American Cyanamid and its successor, Cytec Industries, a global producer of carbon fiber composites and specialty chemicals. Starting in engineering, he advanced through technical, commercial, and leadership roles, ultimately serving as CEO and Chairman for seven years. His career included international assignments in Australia, Singapore, and Belgium, as well as board service with Valspar Paint and the SI Group. Following Cytec’s acquisition by Solvay in 2015, he retired and returned to Swan Valley.
Since retiring, Shane has been active in real estate development, including the Centre at Rainey Creek and projects in Idaho Falls. An original member of the South Fork Initiative, he has remained involved for nearly a decade. A lifelong angler, he has fished the South Fork of the Snake for over 50 years and also travels globally pursuing saltwater flats fishing.
This year has brought the Henry’s Fork watershed an extraordinary water-supply challenge. Natural flow is exceptionally low, and Island Park Reservoir is ending the summer
Why is Island Park Reservoir getting so low? Simply put, this has been an exceptionally low-water year. There isn’t enough natural flow to meet all
Photo of Island Park Reservoir taken Friday, August 28, 2026 The ingredients for green algae blooms, the primary culprit for turbid water in Island Park,
