Dirt-y secrets: A time to celebrate life
By Ranel Hanson
Reader Columnist
“Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.”
— Pablo Neruda
This is the month gardeners wait …
Category: Conservation Corner
The city of Dover becomes a Monarch City
By Delia Trenbath
Reader Contributor
Congratulations to the city of Dover for becoming a “Monarch City” — the second community in the state of Idaho to proudly carry that title. …
Building butterfly waystations
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
By the time Idaho had adopted the monarch butterfly as its state insect in 1992, the migratory insects were already starting to grow scarce in …
Activation of international treaty brings hope for Idaho’s Kootenai River
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Contributor
The thought of Fernie, British Columbia conjures images of a quaint Rocky Mountain town that’s a haven for adventure and travelers; full of small-town charm, …
PSNI’s greenhouse set to open May 6
By Kathy Hubbard
Reader Contributor
Every gardener in the panhandle has been itching to don their gloves and set their trowels to work planting, but the weather forecasters keep cautioning …
Women in the Woods field day planned
By Reader Staff
Men in beards and flannel move over, women are headed into the forest for the second annual Women in the Woods Field Day, Friday, May 10 in …
Groups go to court to get wolves relisted in Montana and Idaho
By Darrell Ehrlick
Daily Montanan
A prediction, several years in the making, came true on April 8 when an alliance of nearly a dozen conservation groups filed suit against the …
A sanctuary in the city
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The dream of the North Idaho Native Plant Arboretum in Lakeview Park began in 1997, when Master Gardener Lois Wythe sought out a community of …
Make a difference as a water quality steward
By Karissa Huntsman
Reader Contributor
Water levels on Lake Pend Oreille began rising on April 1, signaling that summer is on its way. Living in a lake town is a …
Despite petitions, feds approve expanded Northwest gas pipeline
By Alex Baumhardt
Oregon Capital Chronicle
Federal regulators are allowing construction to begin on expanding a controversial gas pipeline running through North Idaho, Washington, Oregon and northern California.
The Federal …
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
