Applications for a permit to float the Smith River began on Jan. 2, and will be accepted through Feb. 15. The permit drawing will be held on Feb. 19.

Applications for a permit to float the Smith River will be available beginning Jan. 2 and accepted through Feb. 15. The permit drawing will be held on Feb. 19, 2025. Permits are required to float the ...

If the Smith River were a medical patient, its doctors now have in hand a series of studies showing its health problems — higher June water temperatures, reduced water quantity and degraded habitat.