Altered perspective
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The last time I went up in a small aircraft from the Sandpoint Airport had to have been sometime between 2001 and 2002. A high-school friend of mine was...
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From ice to mud to frozen mud and back again
By Rose Olson Reader Staff The official start of spring may be the end of March, but I feel like Earth Day is when the springtime vibes are finally on full blast. The chances...
Conservation: From the Timber Wars to collaboration — Pt. 3
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff This article is Part 2 of the conclusion to a series of articles supported by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council and sponsored by Friends of Scotchman Peaks...
Conservation: From the Timber Wars to collaboration
By Zach Hagadone Special to the Reader This article is Part 1 of the conclusion to a series of articles supported by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council and sponsored by Friends of...
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...
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...
Voices in the Wilderness: Exploring our wild backyard whenever we can
By Rebecca Sanchez Reader Contributor My father grew up in a town on the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland with his sister and five brothers. The lucky boy had the Alps at his fingertips. He...
A love letter to Mother Earth
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor Dear Mother Earth, What a year it has been. Last April as the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up, many of us went home in isolation from each other and, at...
Wilderness comes home with Wild and Scenic Film Festival
By Reader Staff Breathtaking vistas. High adventure. Stories that celebrate both nature and the human spirit. It’s what the wilderness experience is all about and that’s what’s on offer with the Wild and Scenic...
Giving thanks for ‘natural time’
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor I am thankful to have wild places to wander in and find the time. The natural time. In wilderness, time flows from very natural and regular rhythms. Since spring,...
