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Photo: Last year HSVMA and RAVS groups provided free services to pet owners of Duck Valley.

Free Veterinary Clinic

Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) & Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS)

Spay and Neuter Clinic—March 24, 25 & 26, 2010
Vaccination/Wellness Clinic March 27, 2010

Error discovered, new report:Mercury levels in reservoir fish not as high as thought-advisory lifted

By Yvonne Powers
   If you’ve taken the precaution to not eat fish caught in any three of our reservoirs due to high levels of mercury, you can rest easy--the advisory has been lifted.
   John Crum, Water Quality Technician of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, says it was an error that prompted the advisory, one that was plastered to every bulletin board in the valley two summers ago.
   The reported error caused...

Points of Interest

LAKE

Leisure

Arts & Culture

4th of July Adult & Youth Rodeos - July
4th of July Pow-Wow - July
Veteran's Day Pow-Wow - November
Duck Valley Birthday Celebration - May
Arbor Day Celebration - April
Annual Youth/Teen Tournaments - Recreation Schedule
Annual All Indian Men's/Women's Open Basketball Tournament – April

Recreation & Scenic

Mountain View Reservoir
Sheep Creek Reservoir
Lake Billy Shaw
Wildhorse Reservoir
Owyhee River
Antelope Hunt
Bird Viewing throughout the Valley
Blue Creek Wetlands

Tribal Headquarters retires 775 number

Some of you may have received a "number disconnected" message when calling the Tribal Headquarters recently. That is because the telephone number has been fully converted over to (208) 759-3100 and the old "775" number is now disconnected.

Where is Duck Valley?

The Duck Valley Indian Reservation is situated in a beautiful,green valley on the Nevada/Idaho border. Established by Executive order on April 16, 1877, the site for this reservation was selected by Captain Sam, a Shoshone leader who felt that the plentiful wild game, anadromous fishes, wild berries, abundant water and the fertile valley soil held a promising future for our people. In 1886 and again in 1910 additional land was annexed...