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…
The Polyphemus moth ... large and furry with eyespots!
Anyone seeing a huge flying insect at the bottom of a bush or plant would attract their attention immediately. Particularly, if the large-appearing butterfly i…
A puff piece
BONNERS FERRY — Joe Ward found a big surprise on his property on Westside Road, in the form of a giant puffball mushroom, larger than a basketball. His grandch…
On the Water: USCG Auxiliary keeping boaters safe
If you have been boating on Lake Pend Oreille, Pend Oreille River or Priest Lake, you have likely seen U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Auxiliary and County Sheriff pat…
Eaglets, getting ready to fly!
I have been fortunate to observe some baby eaglets since they stood up in their huge eagle nest. I first saw the eaglets March 8 when they poked their wobbly h…
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Eurasian or mourning dove? Similar but different
I always like to step on my deck or into the backyard in the morning with a hot steaming cup of coffee, or toward evening to hear the call of doves. Their call…
Robin eggs: Sky blue with tomorrow inside!
Last week I was delighted to see a robin come back to our yard and claim a hanging begonia on our front porch as she did last year. A few days later I climbed …
PNW Bumblebee Atlas Project training offered July 15
Become a Citizen Scientist and learn how to survey bumblebees on Sunday, July 15, at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge.
Dragonflies, the flying aces of the insect world!
The chokecherry tree: White flowers, bitter fruit
“Someone is setting in the shade today because someone planted a tree along the way”
A gaggle of goslings
One day last week I was traveling along Myrtle Creek in the Kootenai Wildlife Refuge, going north on the tour route. The creek and ponds were teaming with baby…
Cinnamon teal spotted in wildlife refuge
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Yellow skunk cabbage: Pretty, but smelly!
Last week, on a calm morning, I was hiking in the area of Robinson Lake. As I was walking down a path along a creek, I noticed an early spring plant which inha…
Copper Falls well worth the hike