Scattered Lands project moves forward
By Reader Staff
Idaho Panhandle National Forests announced Sept. 24 that the Sandpoint Ranger District issued a final decision to move forward with the Scattered Lands Project — an effort …
By Reader Staff
Idaho Panhandle National Forests announced Sept. 24 that the Sandpoint Ranger District issued a final decision to move forward with the Scattered Lands Project — an effort …
By Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Ranger District will have a new District Ranger starting Sept. 4.
Jessie Berner was selected to take over for former District Ranger Erick Walker. Berner …
By Reader Staff
The Western Federal Lands Highway Division is prepared to award the contract to repair the Lightning Creek flood damages in May. The repair work is expected to …
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests will be hosting an informational meeting about the Green Mountain Exploratory Drilling Project Plan of Operations. The public meeting will be held …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Despite the cooling temperatures and smoky skies this week, drought conditions and extreme fire danger levels continue to persist in North Idaho. These conditions prompted …
Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday that all lands within the Coeur d’Alene Fire Restriction Area are under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. The Coeur d’Alene …
By Kevin Davis, USFS
Reader Contributor
You may have heard the Forest Service motto: “Caring for the land and serving people.”
As a Forest Service employee at the Sandpoint Ranger …
By Reader Staff
Ready those fingers and prep the jugs: Huckleberry season is upon us.
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is reminding huckleberry pickers that commercial picking of huckleberries is …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Here we go again.
Record setting temperatures and snowpack levels that are half that of the normal average could possibly contribute to another elevated fire …
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