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**Idaho Matters**

Idaho Matters is a wonderful way to stay up to date, meet people and understand there’s much more to this great state. Hosted by Gemma Gaudette on Boise State Public Radio News, it features arts and politics, growth and education, and the interesting stories that make Idaho unique. Send us your questions, comments or story ideas by emailing idahomatters@boisestate.edu or sending us a voicemail using the “Talk To Us” feature on the free Boise State Public Radio app.

Latest Episodes:

**The dangers of releasing non-native species into Idaho wilderness** Nov 08, 2022
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Officer Brian Marek holds a 3.5-foot alligator that was captured in New Plymouth( Idaho Department of Fish and Game/Brian Marek)
The life of a conservation officer is never dull. Enforcing wildlife law takes them to the mountains, desert, rivers and forest.
In their positions, they do everything from conducting population counts to working with biologists to catching and relocating wildlife, like alligators, which is exactly what they picked up from one Idaho resident just a few weeks ago.
Matt O'Connell, Southwest Regional Conservation Officer and Josh Royse, Southwest Regional Supervisor join Idaho Matters to talk more about the wandering alligator.

**LED lights up Morrison Center stage** Nov 08, 2022
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LED's "Kid Lightning" premieres November 19 & 20 at the Morrison Center.(Daniel Rosenthal / Daniel Rosenthal)
Many artists and creative organizations were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, more than two and half years later these artists and organization are finding their way back to audiences, one such organization is LED.
Lauren Edson, the artistic director of LED and Andrew Stensaas, the creative director join Idaho Matters to talk more about the organization's upcoming performance.

**Boise's elderly homeless population struggles to find shelter** Nov 07, 2022
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(Interfaith Sanctuary / Facebook)
Older folks who can’t find a place to live and adults who can’t take care of themselves are living on the street in Boise. And they are at serious risk of harm or even death.
That’s the scary conclusion of some disturbing reporting from Margaret Carmel, a reporter with BoiseDev.com. She took a deep dive into how Boise's emergency shelters are struggling to care for our growing elderly homeless population. It’s a story that’s very painful to read, but also a story that we need to talk about.
Carmel joins Idaho Matters to talk more about this growing problem.

Making food more accessible with rooftop gardens Nov 07, 2022

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Can city rooftops become a source of food? One professor in our region thinks so – she’s researching how plants grow under rooftop solar panels and the synergy between the two could offer more accessible food for cities.

Meanwhile, more and more buildings are being built with a green roof. Emma VandenEinde of the Mountain West News Bureau reports.

**Hunting for scorpions in the Idaho desert** Nov 07, 2022
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The northern scorpion (Paruroctonus boreus) is the most widespread and smallest scorpion in Idaho, reaching a length of up to two inches.( Greg Lasley on iNaturalist.org)
Late at night, in places like Idaho's Bruneau Sand Dunes, adventurers armed with black lights wander around - overturning rocks and peeking into cracks in the dirt.
They’re looking for scorpions, which glow in the dark and this activity is a growing hobby in places like Idaho.
Adare Evans, Aquatic Education State Coordinator with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and writer for Wildlife Express, joins Idaho Matters to tell us more about this hobby and scorpions in Idaho.

A white vote here sign in front of the Idaho Power sign. — **Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: November 4, 2022** Nov 04, 2022
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(Frankie Barnhill / Boise State Public Radio)
A look at what's being spent on Idaho's 2022 elections, North Idaho College will soon vote in three new trustees, an overview of next weeks elections and Albertsons faces pushback on a $4 billion special dividend.
It’s Friday - which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up-to-date on all the news that made headlines this past week.
Our journalist panel today:
Troy Oppie, host of All Things Considered with Boise State Public Radio
Kevin Richert, senior reporter and blogger with Idaho Ed News
Audrey Dutton, Senior Investigative Reporter with the Idaho Capital Sun

Family turns to agritourism to help keep ranch afloat Nov 04, 2022

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Many of our region’s family-owned ranches and farms don’t always have an easy go of it – especially in the off-season. But some are starting to look to agritourism for some supplemental income.

Let’s take a trip to a 600-acre ranch in Wyoming, where the owners have built a corn maze to keep their farm alive.