Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Pair do well at rifle competition
Two members of the Kootenai Valley Junior Rifle Team traveled to Spokane on Nov. 2 to participate in the first mat…
Landscapes Initiative announces first projects to conserve essential lands
BONNERS FERRY — Critical wildlife habitat in the Kootenai Valley is being conserved as part of the Pacific Northwest Resilient Landscapes Initiative.
Columbian ground squirrels emerge from hibernation
“If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel’s heart beat, and we should die of that…
Tree buds spring into leaves
“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.”
Pheasant hunting coming to two WMAs in North Idaho
Boundary-Smith Creek near Bonners Ferry is one of the sites
American kestrel: Our country’s smallest raptor
New catch and release record bull trout caught in Kootenai River
A Post Falls man is the latest state catch-and-release record holder for bull trout.
Feds propose opening more refuges to hunting and fishing opportunities
More land in Idaho will be opened to hunters and anglers under a move by the federal government to amend rules at some federal wildlife refuges.
Sandhill cranes: Among nature’s greatest dancers
“To the east that early morning, strange dashes of red color shone through the blowing tops of prairie sedges where the sun touched the crowns of Sandhill cran…
Recreate safely in Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Sunny temperatures are increasing in North Idaho and recreation users are eager to get out onto their National Forest lands. The Idaho Panhandle National Forests are open to recreation, but please be prepared and r…
Killdeer: a noisy bird that calls its name!
Meet Idaho’s beautiful state bird
“The bluebird carries the sky on his back …”
Northern pintail duck: The greyhound of the air!
“Advice from a duck; dive into your life, let troubles roll off your back, take time to preen, look beneath the surface, shake your tail feathers and don’t qua…
Tundra swans stop over for bed and breakfast!
Tree roots serve many purposes
“When the roots are deep there is no reason to fear the wind.”
Steller’s Jay: Pretty, noisy with a great haircut!
“Anyone who has watched Steller’s Jay knows that they are anything but birdbrained”