By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Idaho Office of Administrative Hearings received testimony Sept. 6 from the Idaho Department of Lands, developers and the public about the proposed Idaho Club …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Autumn weather has officially set in to the relief of firefighters across the state. The Idaho Department of Lands released its final statewide fire update …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Officials, developers and members of the public gathered Sept. 6 for a public hearing regarding the Idaho Club’s permit request for a community dock …
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Contributor
A proposal to build luxury housing and a large private marina at the mouth of Trestle Creek on Lake Pend Oreille poses major threats to …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Officials continue to monitor wildfires burning in the region, with some showing increased fire activity due to high winds and low humidity.
“We just moved …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Lands is reaping a windfall of dollars in 2021, as 16 endowment-owned lakefront lots at Priest Lake recently sold for more …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Even as temperatures rivaled all-time highs in North Idaho, firefighters working on the Little Pine fire near Priest River achieved 100% containment on June 30, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho Department of Lands have identified a large portion of North Idaho as high fire risk, making it one of …
By Cameron Rasmussson
Reader Staff
About 5,000 acres of forestland near Bonners Ferry will be preserved under a conservation easement in an agreement announced Wednesday by Idaho Department of Lands …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The Bonner County Commissioners held a workshop Wednesday to review the county’s Natural Resource Plan, drafted by the Bonner County Natural Resource Committee.
“This …
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