September rounds out FSPW trail work session
By Reader Staff Summer is almost over, but there’s still plenty of time to put some TLC into those trails. A handful of dates yet remain to sign up for a Friends of Scotchman...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Forest specialists are raising awareness of a tussock moth outbreak in North Idaho
By Reader Staff Forest entomologists wish to spread awareness that portions of North Idaho forests are currently experiencing a tussock moth outbreak. Why is this important? Some people who come into contact with the...
Investment in Baldy property is a win for the city, residents
By Steve Holt Reader Contributor This is in response to Carrie Logan’s Aug. 18 guest opinion in the Bonner County Daily Bee [also published short-form in the Reader on Aug. 19 as a letter...
High Labor Day winds fuel area fires
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Area fire crews continue to battle a trio of blazes in or very near Bonner County — two fanned by high winds that ripped through the region on Labor...
Volunteers needed for three N. Idaho trail projects this month
By Reader Staff The Idaho Trails Association is looking for volunteers to help maintain trails on one-day and weekend projects in September. These are the last three projects of the summer. No experience is...
Purple gold
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Perhaps even more famous than the state stone — the star garnet — is another sought-after purple gem found in the mountains of Idaho: huckleberries. The tart and juicy...
Got stress?
By The Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society Special to the Reader If you’re feeling stressed or out of sorts, a 20-minute walk in a natural, forested setting can produce positive changes in your body and...
Dirt-y Secrets
By Ranel Hansen Reader Columnist Let’s call this midsummer since it really only began in July. This year we must be careful and be responsible. Luckily, we can garden and now is when our...
Turf installed at War Memorial Field
Kids ran and played ball, some turning cartwheels and kicking up bits of cork in the process, on the new War Memorial Field turf Aug. 7, as city dignitaries milled about in preparation of...
Trail Dispatches: What’s happening with Pend Oreille Pedalers
By Jason Welker Reader Contributor There’s something happening in those hills on the edge of town. If you’ve been on a walk in the Syringa Trail Network or above the roundabout on Schweitzer Mountain...
