Requesting Sand Lake Trail restoration
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer
Reader Contributor
Sand Lake is a popular fishing and huckleberry picking destination and the trail from the end of Forest Service Road No. 2670 off Elmira Road …
Tagged: logging
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador joins effort to seize control of public lands
By Brad Smith
Reader Staff
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador recently joined the State of Utah in a legal effort that could upend the future of public lands across the …
Protecting our forests is protecting our future
By Chris Bachman
Reader Contributor
The Biden administration’s December 2023 announcement that it plans to protect old-growth trees from logging — such as those slated for removal in the Yaak’s …
A logger’s daughter’s Earth Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When I look at my garden, my mind works in annual cycles. I’ll put tomatoes in this spot, I think, because it gets great afternoon …
Conservation: From the Timber Wars to Collaboration
By Zach Hagadone
Special to the Reader
The first part of this article appeared in the Feb. 3 edition of the Reader. Find it online at sandpointreader.com.
‘A national ownership’…
Conservation: From the Timber Wars to collaboration
By Zach Hagadone
Special to the Reader
This story winds through the earliest days of economic development in North Idaho taking in the booms and busts of the first half …
Priest River USFS project faces lawsuit
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
An environmental group filed a lawsuit in federal district court Aug. 29, taking issue with a U.S. Forest Service project planned 25 miles north of …
Timber Days highlights Priest River’s colorful history
By Scout Anatricia
Reader Intern
In honor of the town’s history, Priest River is holding the annual Timber Days celebration, downtown on High Street, on July 24 and 25. And …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 