Support Idaho’s future by voting ‘in favor’ of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
By Cary Kelly
Reader Contributor
As a Marine Deputy on Lake Pend Oreille for the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years, an avid skier with more than 1,200 days …
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Wilderness advisory vote back on county agenda
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
County commissioners will reconsider the wording of the Scotchman Peaks advisory vote — slated for the May 15 primary ballot — at their Tuesday business …
Primary ballot will feature Scotchman Peaks question
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The question of whether the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will come to be will now be an issue Bonner County citizens can vote for …
Give thanks for the wild Scotchman Peaks
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
As we gather with family and friends this week and count our blessings, let’s remember to give thanks for the wild landscapes that we live …
Wildlife habitat and forest management important to consider
By Stan Myers
Reader Contributor
It was greatly surprising that in his lengthy and thoughtful essay on wilderness and wildlife management in Idaho, Al Van Vooren made no reference to …
Making the case for wilderness designation for the Scotchman Peaks
By Carey Chisolm
Reader Contributor
As a recent retiree who moved to North Idaho from the Midwest, I have been interested in the discussion about the wilderness designation of the …
Scotchman Peaks Wilderness: Why it is important for North Idaho
By Bill Harp
Reader Columnist
If you spend a lot of time looking at geography using satellite and aerial images like I do, you quickly realize that there are very …
Scotchman Peaks workshop draws hundreds
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Public interest in the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness shows no sign of waning, with hundreds turning out Tuesday night for a second public meeting at …
Risch’s staff visits Hope
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
By the end of the night Tuesday, nearly 300 people had entered the doors of Hope Elementary School to attend the Scotchman’s Peaks open …
Scotchman Peaks open house scheduled
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Staffers of U.S. Sen. Jim Risch have planned another community meeting for residents to share their thoughts on the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.
The open …
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