Priest River USFS project faces lawsuit
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
An environmental group filed a lawsuit in federal district court Aug. 29, taking issue with a U.S. Forest Service project planned 25 miles north of …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
An environmental group filed a lawsuit in federal district court Aug. 29, taking issue with a U.S. Forest Service project planned 25 miles north of …
By Reader Staff
Fire managers plan to begin prescribed burning on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The exact timing and acreage of burns will depend on fuel conditions and wind …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Fire managers on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests plan to conduct prescribed burning across multiple Ranger Districts in the coming weeks.
The planned burning will …
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