State endowment lands garner big dollars
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Lands is reaping a windfall of dollars in 2021, as 16 endowment-owned lakefront lots at Priest Lake recently sold for more …
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Little Pine fire completely contained
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Even as temperatures rivaled all-time highs in North Idaho, firefighters working on the Little Pine fire near Priest River achieved 100% containment on June 30, …
Shared Stewardship program targets North Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho Department of Lands have identified a large portion of North Idaho as high fire risk, making it one of …
Bonners Ferry forests preserved in conservation easement
By Cameron Rasmussson
Reader Staff
About 5,000 acres of forestland near Bonners Ferry will be preserved under a conservation easement in an agreement announced Wednesday by Idaho Department of Lands …
County workshops natural resource plan
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The Bonner County Commissioners held a workshop Wednesday to review the county’s Natural Resource Plan, drafted by the Bonner County Natural Resource Committee.
“This …
From the nursery to the lumber mill: Tour outlines Idaho forest challenges, opportunities
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho forests are one of the state’s great legacies. But protecting that legacy is a more ambitious task than most realize.
From wildfires to invading …
Hanna Flats meeting scheduled
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is seeking public comment on the Hanna Flats GNA project located on the Priest Lake Ranger District.
The public comments …
No cause yet released in Cape Horn Fire
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Cape Horn fire that scorched Lake Pend Oreille communities last year is seared into local memory. However, authorities still haven’t released the cause of …
Idaho sells Priest Lake properties
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A lot sale in Priest Lake by the Idaho Department of Lands generated $18.9 million for the Idaho Public School Endowment with only one of …
Residents clash over proposed Clagstone conservation easement
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The public turned out in droves Tuesday for another Bonner County Board of Commissioners meeting, this time to debate the merits of a proposed Clagstone …
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