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• Shooters trigger early fire restrictions

  June 16, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C10 Fire danger has spiked to high in the past week in Washington prompting land managers to issue earlier than normal restrictions. Responding to a spate of wildfires started by firearms …

• Plastic debuts in Forest Service signs

  June 9, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C10 Visitors familiar with the classic routed wood signs used in national forests are being mildly startled this season by a new sight at the Troy trailhead for the Wenaha River …

• Out & About: Off-roaders trash wet forest meadows

  June 9, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTLAWS – Off-road vehicle users in recent weeks have trashed wetlands and meadows in several notable areas of the Okanogan, Colville, Idaho Panhandle and Nez Perce-Clearwater national forests, officials say. … 1

• Landers: Prescribed burns becoming hot topic

  March 14, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 A growing number of land managers have a burning desire to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. The topic of prescribed fires is hotter than ever following last summer’s major …

• Landers: Prescribed burns becoming hot topic

  March 13, 2013 in Sports A growing number of land managers have a burning desire to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. The topic of prescribed fires is hotter than ever following last summer’s major …

• Wilderness access limited at Holden Village

  March 10, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Access to the Glacier Peak Wilderness through Holden Village off Lake Chelan will be limited this year by federally required cleanup of the Holden Mine. Okanogan-Wenatchee Forest Service officials say …

• Landers: Snowmobilers still waiting for Selkirk access

  December 6, 2012 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Snowmobilers have been champing at the bit to make tracks across the crest of Idaho’s Selkirk Mountains, where they’ve been banned since 2005. On Nov. 27, the U.S. Fish and … 3

• Groups confront Idaho roadless rule

  November 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 A coalition of environmental groups filed arguments last week before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Portland in an ongoing effort to repeal the Idaho roadless rule and …

• Field reports: Kokanee fishing to reopen at Lake PO

  November 11, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C13 FISHING – For the first time since 1999, anglers will be allowed to harvest kokanee in Lake Pend Oreille starting in 2013 under fishing regulations adopted Thursday by the Idaho … 1

• Field reports: Forest leaders change over vehicle use issue

  August 26, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 PUBLIC LANDS – The new supervisor of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon is touring Wallowa, Union and Baker counties this week to meet the public he will be serving …

• Moscow firefighter killed fighting fire near Orofino

  August 13, 2012 BOISE — A 20-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter died after she was struck by a falling tree in north-central Idaho, highlighting the dangerous jobs crews have as at least a … 1

• Fire lookouts hang on to lofty legacy

    August 12, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Fire lookouts had their heydays in the first half of the 20th century, especially during a building boom on national forests and other public lands during the Great Depression. The …

• Prescribed fires burning near Coeur d’Alene

  May 11, 2012 in News The Forest Service is conducting prescribed burning today in the Wolf Lodge area near Lake Coeur d’Alene. 2

• Wallowa-Whitman backs off big road closure

  April 22, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Forest officials on Tuesday stopped a plan to close thousands of miles of roads in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest after a public uproar over the proposed move …

• Spokane’s tree canopy stable

  February 29, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 A recent Forest Service study indicates that trees are losing ground in many U.S cities, but Spokane appears to be an exception. Researchers used aerial photographs to analyze tree canopies … 13

• Public land decisions run into roadblocks

  February 26, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Wilderness boundaries are a mere fraction of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest draft management plan – and the headaches associated with getting it approved. Ten years in the making, the …

• Field reports: Colville withdraws OHV travel plan

  February 26, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 PUBLIC LANDS – Colville National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West has withdrawn the South End Motor Vehicle Project enacted in November after years of planning to guide off-highway vehicle use. …

• Idaho forest land exchange boosts big game

  January 8, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Hunters, hikers and wildlife should benefit from the Idaho Panhandle National Forests’ recent acquisition of Cabinet Mountains land just northeast of Lake Pend Oreille. And people who prefer a forest …

• Field reports: Visiting snowy owls find roads rough

  December 18, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 MIGRANTS – Snowy owls seem to be showing up in ones and twos all over the northern tier of the United States this winter as they migrate from arctic homes …

• Plan gives OHV riders legal access to more routes

  November 27, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 Off-highway vehicle riders have more routes for legally riding their ATVs and motorcycles on the Colville National Forest, according to a plan approved this month. Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West … 1

• Parks offer fee-free days

  November 6, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 National parks will be waiving entrance fees for three days to celebrate Veterans Day weekend, Friday through next Sunday. Fee-free days have been offered the past two years as a …

• Permits available for Christmas trees

  November 3, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Here’s a sign of Christmas creep – the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is advertising Christmas tree permits for sale. The $5 permits went on sale the day after Halloween, although some …

• Farnsworth’s forest

  October 18, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Mary Farnsworth is the new forest supervisor for the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, which covers 2.5 million acres in Idaho, Washington and Montana. More than 400 wildlife species, including grizzly … 7

• Food storage rules set for Panhandle

  October 6, 2011 in City, Idaho, Outdoors on Page A5 The Forest Service is stepping up efforts to reduce conflicts between people and wildlife, especially bears. On Tuesday the Idaho Panhandle National Forests will enact rules dealing with human food … 2

• Disabled hunters can apply to ride gated roads

  September 25, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 Handicapped hunters in the Inland Northwest are making inroads to decent hunting opportunities on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests as well the Colville National Forest and two timberland companies. Deadlines … 1

• Forest lover helped wildfires study take root in North Idaho

  September 19, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Harry Gisborne was an irascible man – irritable, demanding and brilliant. For nearly three decades, he sought to understand how weather and topography affect the spread of wildfires. Most of …

• Landers: Colville National Forest meeting made irrelevant

  August 11, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B1 Rudeness has been stifling the Colville National Forest meetings set to inform the public about proposed revisions to the forest’s management plans. The meeting at Colville two weeks ago was, … 9

• Volunteer will spend year as Panhandle Forest camp host

  August 8, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Jay Lightner brought along a computer and television when he moved to the Snyder Guard Station in Idaho’s Moyie River Valley. He also packed candles, a cast iron skillet for …

• Wide-open wilderness

  July 31, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 There’s something for everyone – trail users, ranchers, loggers, hunters, ORVers and wilderness advocates – to like and dislike in the early proposals for managing the Colville and Okanogan-Wenatchee national …

• Log structure moved, renovated to preserve CCC project’s history

  July 30, 2011 in City on Page A1 The work was back-breaking; the pay, modest. Living conditions were primitive – barracks in the Colville National Forest. But in the 1930s, many young men considered themselves lucky to have …

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