Shared Stewardship program targets North Idaho
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 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 …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho forests are one of the state’s great legacies. But protecting that legacy is a more ambitious task than most realize.
From wildfires to invading …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is seeking public comment on the Hanna Flats GNA project located on the Priest Lake Ranger District.
The public comments …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Cape Horn fire that scorched Lake Pend Oreille communities last year is seared into local memory. However, authorities still haven’t released the cause of …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A lot sale in Priest Lake by the Idaho Department of Lands generated $18.9 million for the Idaho Public School Endowment with only one of …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The public turned out in droves Tuesday for another Bonner County Board of Commissioners meeting, this time to debate the merits of a proposed Clagstone …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A new wildfire named Three Sisters Fire has broken out three miles northwest of the town of Bayview.
The Three Sisters Fire has spread to …
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