Green Bay Campground remains closed for overnight use until host in place
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The ever-popular Green Bay Campground still has yet to open for overnight camping after it was closed for the entirety of the 2024 season due …
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Beyond politics
By Pat Hart
Reader Contributor
I am retired. I worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 46 years, all of it in Boundary County, Idaho. I am not acting as …
Wildfires burn north of Bonner County
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
August saw North Idaho’s fire danger elevated to “Very High,” as well as a number of lightning storms igniting fires throughout the panhandle — a …
USFS launches work on Pack River Road
By Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service began repair work Oct. 18 on Pack River Road 231. The road is in the Upper Pack River area east of Sandpoint.
While …
Scattered Lands project moves forward
By Reader Staff
Idaho Panhandle National Forests announced Sept. 24 that the Sandpoint Ranger District issued a final decision to move forward with the Scattered Lands Project — an effort …
USFS releases Buckskin Saddle project decision
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service released a draft decision, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Buckskin Saddle Integrated Restoration Project on July …
Euthanasia for the forest
By Barry Rosenberg
Reader Contributor
Some individuals are able to ask their physician whether suicide is a reasonable option to end their pain and suffering. Many of the trees on …
Lawsuit takes shape over Bog Creek Rd. project
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Five conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol over the agencies’ decision to move forward with a road …
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 …
Fire season heats up in N. Idaho, outlook ‘average’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
North Idahoans are making note of clearer skies so far this August, but with fire activity ramping up this week, the smoky haze of summers …
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