ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A new state law will exempt from public disclosure personal information about people who report or respond to wolf attacks in Washington, the Associated Press reports. Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1465 into law today. Here's more from the AP: The…
FISHING -- A 23-pound mackinaw and a 17-pound rainbow will take the top prizes in the 70th annual Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club's K&K Spring Fishing Derby which concluded Sunday. The annual event started April 29 offering more than $18,000 in cash and prizes...
FISHERIES -- A two-week project to remove non-native carp from Lake Spokane is starting today, Avista officials say. "Avista is partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the University of Idaho to remove carp from shallow and weedy areas in Lake Spokane,"...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Efforts to transfer some federal lands in Idaho to state ownership could have significant consequences. Because they're worth exploring, the Idaho Conservation League is hosting one of its informal "After Hours in Coeur d'Alene" discussions over a beer or two tonight, 6…
There's a lot happening at Riverside State Park in the coming week. WTA will be hosting three trail work parties May 11-13 and local hiking phenom, Heather "Anish" Anderson will be speaking there the evening of May 6. Help fix up the Knothead Loop Trail...
ENVIRONMENT -- The stars are shining brighter and the glare of lights is a little less disorienting to creatures of the night in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park this year. The park straddling the international border into Montana and British Columbia has earned Dark Sky Park...
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