Forest Service outlines changes to Green Bay campground
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When it comes to locations to camp and recreate on Lake Pend Oreille, it’s hard to find better than Green Bay. The rocky beach east of Garfield Bay in...
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Conservation groups petition USFS to outlaw aerial hunting of wolves in Idaho
More than 30 wildlife conservation groups joined forces Feb. 15 to back a petition to the U.S. Forest Service, requesting that the agency ban Idaho from paying private contractors to hunt wolves from aircraft...
BOCC to include fairgrounds in FY’23 financial audit
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Following months of raucous, often explosive meetings, the Bonner County board of commissioners enjoyed a relatively even-toned morning Dec. 12, even as it addressed a number of hot-button issues...
Fire season fizzles out
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 Sept. 15, marking the...
Lawsuit takes shape over Bog Creek Rd. project
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Five conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol over the agencies’ decision to move forward with a road restoration project located about...
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 two “priority landscapes” where...
Keeping the fire out of fireworks
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In 35 years working in fire services, Selkirk Fire Chief Ron Stocking has only had two Fourth of July holidays off. The nature of the day’s celebration means safety...
A conversation with U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The U.S. House of Representatives isn’t the same workplace for a Republican Congressman that it was four months ago. Just ask freshman Rep. Russ Fulcher. Elected to Congress in...
Shutdowns old and new
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff With no end in sight to the government shutdown constricting Washington, D.C., it may well go on record as the longest in U.S. history. That leaves government employees in...
Cougar Fire area closure rescinded
By Ben Olson Reader Staff More than two months after it was first detected, the Cougar Fire is finally just a memory. The Idaho Panhandle National Forests announced Wednesday it was rescinding the roads,...
