Colder, wetter winter expected in North Idaho
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This winter could be a good time to be in the north. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) is predicting that North Idaho will have a colder, wetter...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Conservation groups request permit suspension for mines
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Hecla Mining Company is facing more opposition from conservation groups in implementing plans to open new Montana mines. A coalition of environmental groups have requested that the Montana Department...
Our wild neighbors
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer When Diane Newcomer begins a new “Meet the Neighbors” presentation, she begins by introducing Benny. Benny is a rubber brown bat meant to replicate the size of an...
An ode to elk season
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer There is a magnet on the fridge in my childhood home that reads: “We interrupt this marriage to bring you hunting season.” Yes, it’s meant to be funny,...
Ultrarunning: Not for the faint of heart
By Ben Olson Reader Staff You’ve heard of 5K and 10K races. You’ve seen people run half-marathons and marathons. But there’s a more elite category of running that makes these shorter distances seem like...
Wildlife habitat and forest management important to consider
By Stan Myers Reader Contributor It was greatly surprising that in his lengthy and thoughtful essay on wilderness and wildlife management in Idaho, Al Van Vooren made no reference to the significant January 2017...
Volunteer appreciation picnic planned for Friends of Scotchman Peaks
By Reader Staff Volunteering for trail work is one of the most rewarding experiences out there. Not only do you get to improve beautiful trails throughout the area, but your work will be appreciated...
Radical Reels
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer For over a decade, the Banff Mountain Film Festival’s Radical Reels tour has been bringing Sandpoint a night of action-packed storytelling where the outdoors rule and crazy characters...
Pend Oreille Pedalers improves trails in lower Schweitzer Basin
By Reader Staff Mountain bikers planning to ride the Lower Basin downhill trail from the Schweitzer round-about down to the valley in early October might encounter some workers along the trails. Beginning on Oct....
Working lands for tomorrow
By Eric Grace Reader Contributor After 50 years of carefully tending the land with her late husband, Barney, Bonner County resident Lois Blasko has established a conservation easement over her scenic 350-acre farmstead. While...
