Earth Day: An enduring movement
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
In the 1960s and 1970s, political and cultural movements rose up to challenge and change society. These mass movements gave rise to iconic protests and …
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
In the 1960s and 1970s, political and cultural movements rose up to challenge and change society. These mass movements gave rise to iconic protests and …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
There are few things more evocative of a North Idaho summer than frog song in the evening, but these musical neighbors don’t just serenade passersby …
Brad Smith
Reader Contributor
Like many other local skiers and riders, I was curious to see what the acquisition of Schweitzer by Alterra Mountain Company (AMC) would mean for lift …
More than 30 wildlife conservation groups joined forces Feb. 15 to back a petition to the U.S. Forest Service, requesting that the agency ban Idaho from paying private contractors to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are proposing a range of “treatments” on 11,300 acres of forested public land near Bonners Ferry …
By Soncirey Mitchel
Reader Staff
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a decision Feb. 2 denying wildlife conservation groups’ petition to protect northern Rocky Mountain gray wolves under the …
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Contributor
In a remarkable show of unity and determination last year, our community rallied against a proposed expansive marina at the mouth of Trestle Creek on …
By Chris Bachman
Reader Contributor
The Biden administration’s December 2023 announcement that it plans to protect old-growth trees from logging — such as those slated for removal in the Yaak’s …
By Karissa Huntsman
Reader Contributor
As we all look to the skies hoping for more snow, we need to consider the responsibilities that come with being winter recreationists. From minimizing …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
When asked to name three characteristics of bees, most would say that they’re yellow and black, they live in a hive and they make honey. …
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