When heartbreak is a lost trail
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Contributor My favorite trail segment on my favorite trail in my favorite place in the world has been closed. I am heartbroken, despondent even, at what feels like the loss...
Tagged: nature
‘The lessons that wilderness can teach us’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Phil Hough can pinpoint exactly when he fell in love with the wilderness. He remembers paddling down the Allagash River in a canoe in the heart of the north...
Give thanks for the wild
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor This has been a tough year. I am sure I am not alone. Faced with shoulder surgery and some personal challenges, I had trouble sleeping. Insomnia brought on mild...
Our local wildlife habitats aren’t promised — we need to protect them
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor Heading home from the gorgeous views at Lunch Peak a few weeks ago, with a full bucket of huckleberries that were bursting with juicy goodness, I couldn’t imagine the...
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor On Sept. 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act, preserving 54 areas as wilderness, totaling 9.1 million acres in 13 states. More importantly, it envisioned additional...
Emily Articulated: Tomorrow’s problems
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The ground crunched with every step I took, its dirt pocked with vertical frost crystals midway through heaving themselves from their depths to the sky — a journey cut...
Navigating water quality in Lake Pend Oreille
By Karissa Huntsman Reader Contributor As snow is falling on the mountains and hills around Sandpoint, many are looking ahead to the upcoming winter season. Here at the Idaho Conservation League, we are still...
A logger’s daughter’s Earth Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff When I look at my garden, my mind works in annual cycles. I’ll put tomatoes in this spot, I think, because it gets great afternoon sun. I’ll try to...
Mad About Science: Hummingbirds
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Hummingbirds are unique creatures. They are capable of hovering, similar to many winged insects, and they feed from flowers similarly to bees. What you might not realize is that...
Mad About Science: Black-capped chickadees
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In the heart of an inescapable and brutal winter, a faint glimmer of hope rings out amid the rime-encrusted bramble — faint, but unmistakable. Your heart flutters, your spirit...
