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…
Quaking aspen: Trees in the breeze
“Willows whiten, aspens quiver, little breezes dusk and shiver.”
The majestic white pelican
“And to lose the chance to see a file of pelicans winging their way homeward across the crimson afterglow of the sunset, or a myriad terns flashing in the brig…
The beetle with long horns!
Last week while barbecuing on my deck I was suddenly alarmed by an uninvited guest that flew in and landed on my deck floor beside the table next to the grill.…
Take a break at Spruce Lake
“So lovely was the loneliness of a wild lake …” — Edgar Allan Poe
Huckleberry picking is underway!
As summer days become hotter and drier in Boundary County a special treat is brewing in our surrounding forests. Huckleberries! These sweet, finger-staining tr…
Cedar waxwings: A sleek and dapper looking bird!
Cedar waxwings are one of my favorite birds. From a distance, they look like garden-variety little brown birds. But a closer look reveals the striking crown an…
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The hop, skip and bob of the spotted sandpiper!
Last weekend, while traveling along the shoreline of Deep Creek and the Kootenai River, I noticed an unusual bird.
River otters: Well adapted for semi-aquatic living in North Idaho
Recently I was traveling along Myrtle Creek on the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge loop road, when I was surprised by an adult otter swimming in the water be…
Wildlife Refuge auto tour road to close
BONNERS FERRY — The ever popular 4 1/2-mile auto tour road through the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge will be closed for about a month this summer. This inc…
Discover the wonderful world of bats
Learn the facts about these misunderstood, yet beneficial creatures of the night from Jenny Barnett, Zone Inventory and Monitoring Biologist.
Thatching ant hills only a portion of the nest
Anyone who’s walked through the pine forests of Boundary County has seen them, the large, often knee high mounds of pine needles and other forest debris, which…
Lost and Found
Found: fishing pole at Smith Lake on June 26. Call 208-597-5064 to identify and claim.
Wasp, bee and hornet identification
If you’ve just been stung by a buzzing winged insect, like I was last summer, the last thing on your mind are the variations in anatomy, behavior and diet of b…
Bear grass is blooming
While on the south and west face of Harvey mountain last week with my daughter Cara and grandson Ashur, we rounded a corner and were surprised by the hundreds …