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…
Why do some animals delay pregnancy?
Spring is birthing time for many animals in order for the young to have adequate time to grow and develop before the onset of winter. For many animals, that means mating in mid- to late winter. Raccoons begin matin…
Animals move atop and beneath snow
Winter can bring a range of snow conditions from minimal snow to deep snow with an icy crust. Whether the snow condition is favorable or not depends on how the…
Animals take advantage of trails in winter
When the snow becomes deep enough, we bring out our skis, snowshoes and snowmobiles to travel around. Even with snowshoes, slogging through knee-deep powdery s…
Some animals capable of growing new appendages
Lizards are one of the more well-known animals to regrow their tail after shedding it to evade predators. Last week, I wrote about autotomy (the process of vol…
Animals utilize self-amputation for numerous reasons
Northern alligator lizards and western blue-tailed skinks possess two unique abilities in the animal world--they can self-amputate their tail and grow it back.
Owl pellets provide clues to owl's diet
Even though most owls are nocturnal hunters and we can’t see what they hunt, we know a surprising amount of information about their diet. An owl’s feces look l…
Tiny salamander delivers big surprise to predators
What has large bulbous eyes, a blunt snout, a long fourth toe on its hind foot and is three to four inches long? A long-toed salamander.
Kirk, Friedman finish Qukon Quest in top half
BONNERS FERRY - Shaving off 11 hours from last year’s time, Josh Friedman and Julie Kirk finished the 444-mile Yukon River Quest in 57 hours, 35 minutes and 44 seconds. They placed first in mixed tandem kayak, thir…
Five ways lightning can strike a person
Know signs for grizzly bears
Seeing grizzly bear tracks in the snow on the trail always heightens my awareness, especially relatively fresh tracks where the claw marks can still be seen. The scenarios of what could happen start rolling through…
Spit bugs most powerful jumping insect
Spit bugs, spittlebugs, froghoppers. They’re all the same insect that produces the globs of spit-like froth on the stems of grasses, flowers and shrubs this ti…
Chinook season to open
Chinook salmon fishing season on the South Fork Salmon River opens Friday, June 19.
FS hosts Snyder Guard Station open house
There is more to ferns than interesting fronds
Thalli. Sporangia. Sori. Pinnae. Frond.
Mink: The silky, semiaquatic weasel