| Date | Volume | Issue | Author | Title | Description |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | Editor's Note | Irrigation in Idaho | |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | Leonard J. Arrington | Irrigation in the Snake River Valley: An Historical Overview | Development of Idaho irrigation from early diversion mountain creeks to huge dam projects along the Snake River |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | W. Darrell Gertsch | Contours of Change: Water Resource Allocation and Economic Stability in the Snake River Basin | Direct relationship between Idaho irrigation management and the state's economy |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | John Rosholt | Irrigation and Politics | Federal and state legislation affecting Idaho irrigation management |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | Louie W. Attebery | From Littoral to Lateral | Irrigation's effect on the culture of a place from its beliefs to its politics |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | Scott W. Reed | The Other Uses for Water | Water law and policies from an environmental perspective of protecting fish and other wildlife habitats |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | John Brandt | Rain on Demand: A Vignette | Agricultural production and the importance of irrigation |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | George E. Radosevich | National Water Goals, Policies and Laws: The Institutional Framework | Comprehensive consideration of many factors is required when managing water resources |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | Ray W. Rigby | Water Rights: How We Got Them, How We Adjudicate Them | Legislation and courts' role in determining water rights |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | William F. Ringert | Irrigation Districts: Purpose, History, Funding, and Problems | Regional irrigation districts' role in managing water across the state |
| 1986 | 30 | 1-2 | Jack G. Petersen | Vision for the Future: Water in the Twenty -First Century | |
| 1986 | 30 | 3 | F. Ross Peterson | Idaho at a Crossroads: History Charts the Course | A thoughtful look at Idaho from the perspective of Statehood Day, 1986 |
| 1986 | 30 | 3 | Hugh Lovin | How Not to Run a Carey Act Project: The Twin Falls-Salmon Falls Creek Tract, 1904-1922 | The developers even got the name wrong. |
| 1986 | 30 | 3 | Those Were the Days | ...when fruit raising in Idaho was done with the assistance of horses rather than tractors. | |
| 1986 | 30 | 3 | Carlos Schwantes | Patterns of Radicalism on the Wageworkers' Frontier | Networks of information and discontent led to radical movements in the laboring West. |
| 1986 | 30 | 3 | Book Reviews | ||
| 1987 | 30 | 4 | James R. Gentry | Czechoslovakian Culture in the Buhl-Castleford Area | A small but distinctive ethnic community. |
| 1987 | 30 | 4 | Davis Wilkins | Nampa's Flirtation with Socialism | An intriguing look at a bit of Idaho's political history. |
| 1987 | 30 | 4 | Robert G. Waite | "A Spot of Interest to Humanity": Hagerman's Archie Theater Studio, Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect | A little-known piece of Idaho's artistic heritage |
| 1987 | 30 | 4 | Book Reviews |