Hot take on Earth Day
By Kelsey Maxwell Reader Contributor My childhood “wild place” was nowhere near extraordinary by an outdoor enthusiasts’ standard. It was a truly tiny strip of forest between my best friend’s house and mine in...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
The extraordinary and brief life of Bob Marshall
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Just who was this luminary comet of a man? This figure whose heart failed at the young age of 38 and yet at different times was a forester, philosopher,...
Trapping is a legal, useful tool to manage wolf populations
By Eric Wieland Reader Contributor A few years ago I was hunting on the west side of the Selkirks. It was a crisp September morning, the frost was still clinging onto the beargrass, where...
Fill ’er up
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The sun is shining, birds are chirping and the muddy shoreline of Lake Pend Oreille will soon start slowly disappearing beneath the waves. Lake Pend Oreille is on the...
Reels on reels
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Anyone who has dabbled in fly fishing knows that the craft is about far more than catching fish — otherwise it would be called “catching,” rather than “fishing.” Dad...
Wolves in trouble
By Jane Fritz Reader Contributor A friend and I hiked up along Johnson Creek in Clark Fork last month, popular for winter recreation, only to find ourselves on the heels of a young family...
Waterkeeper and Idaho Conservation League joining forces
By Steve Holt Reader Contributor As you may know, the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, its staff, board of directors, along with a dedicated crew of citizen scientist volunteers have all worked diligently for more...
Let them eat twigs
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Mary Franzel considers herself a friend to wild animals. As such, she makes it a goal to keep them wild. She was in the middle of doing so —...
Voices in the Wilderness: Hunting for a challenge in the backcountry
By Bart George Reader Contributor For most of us, it’s not an accident that we live in the Inland Northwest. Locals that have been here for generations love this place and are proud of...
Waterkeeper: Strengthening stormwater protections
By Steve Holt and Dan Haley Reader Contributors Stormwater is one of the most significant threats to water quality across the globe. Simply put, stormwater is just what it sounds like: water created by...
