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…
River otters well adapted for semi-aquatic living
At first I couldn’t believe my eyes. I thought, “Wow, that is a really big muskrat; the way they moved in the water, they looked like small seals and then I sa…
MOOSE: A Boundary Co. wildlife treasure!
Only weeks old and protected at the flank of its mother, a moose calf begins to explore its world at the base of the Selkirk Mountains on a pond beside Myrtle …
Bats: The only mammal that can fly!
BONNERS FERRY — My wife Debbie and I stood wide-eyed and amazed as a whirlwind of gray bats whirled and gyrated in the dim light of dusk south of the machinery…
Killdeer: A bird that calls its name!
On a visit along the Kootenai River by the ramp of the Sheriff dock west of Bonners Ferry I saw a Killdeer exemplifying the broken-wing display.
Slugs: Searching for the perfect salad!
During a hot July morning I noticed a grayish slimy track across the concrete driveway. I was surprised at the tracks as it was the driest day of the summer to…
'Hey Mom ... wait for me!'
During one of my recent travels in Boundary County I sighted a cow elk, her young calf and twin yearling elk from last year.
The lark of the meadows
Meadowlarks have a way to bring a song into your day. I remember as a boy listening to the buoyant, flute-like melody of the Western Meadowlark ringing out acr…
The fawns are here!
Everyone thinks whitetail deer fawns are cute and playful; and they are! Early summer is a time of plenty in the deer woods, but there are many dangers as well…
Home on the range: American Bison
This year a photo vacation took me to the National Bison Range south of Flathead Lake, Mont. It is a 173-mile drive from Bonners Ferry, about a 3-and-a-half ho…
Zebras that fly!
Last weekend while driving to the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge I stopped by one of my favorite parks just northwest of the refuge office to see if the but…
LADYBUGS: The ladies of the garden!
This past week my wife and I added several hundred six-legged bug friends to our garden to protect the many plants and fruit trees from aphids and other unwant…
Emergency services exercise and mock search
Boundary Search and Dive Rescue Team will be conducting an emergency services exercise and mock search on June 3, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., in the following areas: Snow Creek Road, Lions Den Road, Myr…
What is all the gobbling about?
BONNERS FERRY — Last week I woke up to a familiar wildlife sound just 50 feet from our house at the edge of the pine trees. I hurried to look out the window to…
Selkirk Mountains Grizzly Bear Capture Work in 2017
Collaring grizzlies in Selkirk Mountains: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with Idaho Fish and Game and the U.S. Forest Service will be conducting grizzly bear capture activities on and near the Bo…
Tree Swallow: A handsome aerialist
BONNERS FERRY — During the past several weeks I have been observing a remarkable darting bird. In fact he is so quick at times he is hard to follow in flight. …