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  February 26, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 PUBLIC LANDS – Colville National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West has withdrawn the South End Motor Vehicle Project enacted in November after years of planning to guide off-highway vehicle use.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

• Whitebark pines’ decline ‘rapid’

  July 19, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A5 Ravaged by an introduced pest and facing threats from climate change, stands of whitebark pines are disappearing rapidly from the West’s high-elevation forests. The gnarly looking pines, whose fat-laden seeds …

• Landers: Snowpacks make holiday planning necessary

  June 30, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Conditions are ripe for heading outdoors during the holiday weekend, but the field isn’t wide open for recreation. “I’ve worked out of Sandpoint since 1978,” said Mary Ann Hamilton, Forest … 1

• Inland Northwest offers early backpacking options

  May 29, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 Here are three more top picks for early-season Inland Northwest backpacking trips: Kirkwood Ranch: Hells Canyon National Recreation Area:

• Cool, wet spring affects Memorial Day weekend camping

  May 26, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Campers shouldn’t get their hopes too high for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, and they can’t set them too low, either. A huge lingering snowpack is barring access to the …

• Forest Service withdraws timber sale near St. Joe River basin

  March 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 The U.S. Forest Service has withdrawn a timber sale near Clarkia, Idaho, that included clear-cuts in the St. Joe River basin. The Bussel 484 sale will be reissued with additional …

• McClure’s legacy includes negative impacts on national forests

  March 3, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 The legend-making began quickly this week with news that former Idaho Sen. James McClure, 86, had died. Even in the case of a politician’s death, Americans have a natural inclination …

• Forest planning rule uses collaboration to cut lawsuits

  February 11, 2011 in Idaho on Page A8 New planning rules proposed for national forests will help keep ecosystems healthy and biologically diverse while reducing legal gridlock through better collaboration with the public, U.S. Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack …

• Bough hunters

  December 11, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 The winning candidate was a shapely 19-year-old, with vivid coloring and a natural beauty. Mark Grant, who picked the winner, praised the near perfection of form. Jason Kirchner, also involved …

• Cutting your own tree? You should know a few things

  November 27, 2010 in Idaho on Page B3 For many families, Christmas isn’t complete without a freshly cut evergreen. Millions of trees are available at steep discounts compared to retail-lot prices, but there’s a catch: You have to …

• Lookout for big changes to Idaho’s first ski hill

  November 21, 2010 in Awayfinder destinations Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area might be one of the smaller ski hills in the Northwest, but it’s a mountain of firsts.

• Historic Forest Service building burns

  August 17, 2010 in News, Outdoors One of 12 buildings at the Steliko Work Station, established in 1908 up the Entiat River north of Wenatchee, was consumed by fire Monday.

• GOP: Border Patrol should control federal lands

  April 14, 2010 in Nation/World, Region A group of House Republicans say Border Patrol agents should be granted direct control over U.S. borders, even on federal lands managed by other agencies. 3

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