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…
Often the only sign of a bobcat are their tracks
Nuthatches: The upside-down bird
While woodpeckers search for insects by spiraling up a tree, the nuthatch zig-zags down the trunk head-first. Foraging upside-down may seem unnatural to us but…
Farmers rescue elk from broken ice
Ice: A truly unique substance to examine
Outdoor trivia: What did you learn in 2014?
115th Bird Count on Dec. 28
Dwarf mistletoe not so jolly
Stable grizzly population despite two mortalities in region
How do deer survive winter by eating twigs?
A deer munches on the tips of young trees, ripping the leafless twigs from the plants.
Blister rust decimated country's white pine forests
The western white pine was the most abundant forest type in the Inland Northwest 50 years ago.
Daddy longlegs not spiders or venomous
Twenty five turkey facts for you to gobble up!
Thanksgiving brings turkeys into the spotlight which usually is detrimental to them. So here are 25 turkey tidbits to ponder while your turkey is cooking in th…
Western hemlock tolerant of living life in the shadows
Wait for it: Frogs breathe through skin
In the spring, I’m always listening for the first robin to sing and the first frog to ribbit. But in the fall, I never know if an insect song or frog croak wil…
What is this very large beetle?
Whether a bird, plant or insect, identifying one I haven’t seen before is always interesting.