One with the woods
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Like many origin stories, Karie Lee Knoke’s love for primitive skills and backcountry survival began with a book: My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George. The novel,...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Conservation: From the Timber Wars to collaboration
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The so-called “Timber Wars” are generally described as having occurred in the 1980s and ’90s. It was a period of conflict waged in both the woods and the courtroom...
One last run: A month after ski season closes, Schweitzer is still epic
By Ben Olson Reader Staff You know it’s going to be a good time when the biggest question of the day is whether to pack along two cans of beer or three. These are...
Summer Camp Guide 2022
Compiled by Ben Olson Reader Staff Schweitzer Summer Adventure Camp Ages 6-10 First week of camp is June 20-24, Last week is Aug. 15-19 Hiking, crafts, swimming, village activities. 208-263-9555 x 2271 schweitzer.com Camp...
Arbor Day: How federal, state, local and private parties collaborate to keep Idaho forests healthy
By Craig Foss Reader Contributor This year, Friday, April 29 marks the 150th anniversary of the tree planter’s holiday, Arbor Day. Did you know that 40% of Idaho is covered in trees? Forests cover...
LPOIC to host 74th annual spring fishing derby
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Nothing says spring on Lake Pend Oreille like a day of fishing — or, several days. Luckily, the 74th annual Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club Spring Derby is slated...
Off the beaten path
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint is a cycling town. No matter if it’s a lonesome dirt road, a mountain trail, gravel or asphalt, Sandpoint cyclists find a way. There is no better representation...
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...
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...
