By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners are slated to discuss their stance on the Scotchman Peaks wilderness proposal at their Tuesday business meeting. The agenda lists a discussion regarding “opposing” the wilderness...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff No matter if you are voting in favor of the Scotchman Peaks wilderness designation or against it, it’s important to separate the facts from the myths. This sidebar attempts...
Scotchman Peaks: Multi-use is best option By Tony McDermott Reader Contributor There is no doubt that the FSP, ICL, IFG, former BC commission chairman Cary Kelly, and the USFS are all engaged in a public relations...
By Alan Harper Reader Contributor We have a healthy timber industry in North Idaho. A forester by trade, I have always made my living in the woods. For the last 20 years, I’ve been...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho House and Senate passed a House Joint Memorial to tell Congress they “oppose any new federal national monument designations or further designations of wilderness in the State...
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Ben Olson Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an advisory vote question for the May 15 primary ballot. The advisory vote will ask whether the voter supports or...
By Al Van Vooren Reader Contributor In the exchange of letters and public debate about the proposed Scotchman’s Peak Wilderness it has been asserted that the ability to “manage wildlife” would be lost with...
By Sandy Compton Reader Contributor I am sitting amidst the high sources of one of the wildest, most beautiful streams Iíve ever seen; in one of the wild hearts of the world. The earth has...
By Carey Chisolm Reader Contributor As a recent retiree who moved to North Idaho from the Midwest, I have been interested in the discussion about the wilderness designation of the Scotchman Peaks area. I...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Public interest in the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness shows no sign of waning, with hundreds turning out Tuesday night for a second public meeting at Clark Fork High School....
