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…
New Kootenai River burbot fishery to opens for anglers Jan. 1
Idaho anglers will once again have the opportunity to fish for and harvest burbot in the Kootenai River, its tributaries and Bonner Lake starting Jan. 1. The I…
Snow brings elk to the lowlands
Last week, during my travels in Boundary County, I observed approximately 76 cow and calf elk and three bulls in one large herd in the Kootenai National Wildli…
Information sought on illegal hawk shooting
BONNERS FERRY — The female rough-legged hawk had traveled hundreds of miles south, spending several weeks, to escape the harsh arctic winter. She would have wi…
Red-breasted nuthatch: The upside-down bird
When I was out at the bird feeder on the east side of our house last week I realized the red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta Canadensis) was one of my favorite backya…
Join the 119th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Boundary County is where we call home. It is that time of year to count another group that also calls it home. It is time to survey our feathered friends that live within a seven one-half mile radius of downtown Bo…
'Birds of Prey' educate Boundary County
“Who Who Wants to See Live Raptors” was the title of the program by Raptor Biologist Janie Veltkamp and Don Veltkamp from Birds of Prey Northwest and hosted by…
Rough-legged hawk: A visitor from the north
“Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a hawk in flight will know that this is one of the natural world’s most elegant phenomena.” — John Burnside
Trees that stay forever green!
“The smell of pine needles, spruce and the smell of a Christmas Tree-these to me, are the scents of the holidays.”
The wild turkey: So much more than Thanksgiving dinner
Ben Franklin called the wild turkey a “bird of courage” and thought it would make a better national symbol than the bald eagle.
Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Mountains grizzly bear monitoring update
Selkirk Mountains Research Monitoring
'Who-who' wants to see live raptors?
‘Who-who’ wants to see live raptors? Birds of Prey Northwest is coming to Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 4 and 5, with three programs. On Dec. 4, th…
Kootenai Valley Fog; a river 'mist'ery!
“In nature, everything has a job. The job of the fog is to beautify further the existing beauties!” — Mehmet Murat Ildan
The Western White Pine: Idaho's state tree
“The pine stays green in winter ... wisdom in hardship.” — Norman Douglas 1868-1952
Black Cottonwood: The tree that snows!
“Trees, for example, carry the memory of rainfalls. In their rings we read ancient weather — storms, sunlight, and temperatures, the growing seasons of centuri…
Snags: Dead trees that are full of life
As you travel around Boundary County you will notice dead standing trees in wooded areas and by the river, creeks and ponds. It is hard to believe, but trees c…