Idaho lawmakers oppose new federal lands without vote
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho House and Senate passed a House Joint Memorial to tell Congress they “oppose any new federal national monument designations or further designations of …
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Wilderness vote ready for May ballot
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an advisory vote question for the May 15 primary ballot. The advisory vote will ask …
Wilderness and Wildlife Management
By Al Van Vooren
Reader Contributor
In the exchange of letters and public debate about the proposed Scotchman’s Peak Wilderness it has been asserted that the ability to “manage wildlife” …
Heart of the World: On the border of complete sanity
By Sandy Compton
Reader Contributor
I am sitting amidst the high sources of one of the wildest, most beautiful streams Iíve ever seen; in one of the wild hearts of …
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 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 …
Why Wilderness?
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
When I was 10 years old, my dad and I took a 10-day adventure along the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, a canoe route established in northern …
Informational meeting planned for wilderness proposal
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Representatives from Idaho Sen. Jim Risch’s office and Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness will host a Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act informational meeting Jan. 11 at …
Sen. Risch introduces Scotchman wilderness bill
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
After years of work, local conservation activists are celebrating a newly-introduced federal bill to enshrine the Scotchman Peaks as wilderness.
Introduced last week by U.S. …
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