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 …
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Rain helps control Cougar Fire
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The 7,608-acre Cougar Fire was 50 percent contained on Wednesday, according to fire officials. Thanks to 0.5-0.75 inches of rain on the fire the last …
District Ranger selected for the Sandpoint Ranger District
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 …
Fires blaze close to home
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The July 27 lightning storm started 93 fires across the Coeur d’Alene Interagency Dispatch Zone, with 11 growing to be greater than five acres, totaling …
Forest Service approves Green Mt. exploratory drilling
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service Sandpoint Ranger District announced Thursday approval of the Green Mountain Exploratory Drilling project on the southeast end of Lake Pend Oreille.…
Lightning Creek flood damage to be repaired
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 …
IPNF, FSPW partner to help tree species
By Reader Staff
There are approximately 4,600 more whitebark pine seeds in the ground on Scotchman Peak thanks to a partnership between the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF) and Friends …
Culverts and the fish who love them
By Kevin Davis, USFS
Reader Contributor
Do you enjoy fishing in North Idaho? Or, perhaps you like to fish for kokanee on Lake Pend Oreille? Are you fly fisherman that …
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