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...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
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...
Community connection opens way for land gift
By Reader Staff When William Haberman, managing member of Valiant Idaho, LLC, which owns The Idaho Club, approached Kaniksu Land Trust about placing a parcel of the company’s land in a conservation agreement in...
Happy trails
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Cavanaugh’s at Priest Lake has long been home to some of North Idaho’s most beloved winter activities, hosting a variety of organized trail rides and snowmobile drag races over...
Voices in the Wilderness: Getting lost in familiar places
By Diane Newcomer Reader Contributor In September of 1960, my husband and I, with our two baby boys, moved to a ranch on Lightning Creek Road. My husband got us settled and returned to...
