Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• 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

• Lookout getting a new outlook

  July 28, 2012 in Outdoors on Page B1 Volunteers recently began refurbishing a national forest lookout ravaged by age, weather and vandalism on Spyglass Peak in the upper reaches of the North Fork Coeur d’Alene River. The U.S. … 1

• North Idaho hikers find peak place close to home

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 The Scotchman Peaks area northeast of Lake Pend Oreille is a roadless area the Sandpoint couple prizes. For seven years, Hough and Hunsicker have been leaders in Friends of the … 3

• Collaboration offers suggestions for Panhandle Forests

  May 10, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page A1 For four decades, truckloads of logs rolling out of the woods were Bob Boeh’s primary interest in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. No surprise since his employer, Idaho Forest Group, … 4

• 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 …

• 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 …

• Human neighbors present challenges in forest planning

  January 5, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Heading to the Idaho Panhandle National Forests for some outdoor recreation? You’ll probably pass a rural subdivision. Encroaching houses are the new reality for the 2.5 million-acre forest, which released … 3

• Forest road plan aims at bear safety

  November 29, 2011 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page A5 Keeping people away from grizzly bears is the goal of forest plan amendments for the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai and Lolo national forests, which will restrict motor vehicle travel into prime …

• 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

• Volunteer host sought for Idaho campground

  March 25, 2011 in Idaho on Page A8 The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is looking for a volunteer campground host at the historic Snyder Guard Station near the Moyie River in Boundary County. The host position comes with … 1

• 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 …

• 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 …

• Rep. Hart logged state land for home

      October 10, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart stole timber from state land to build his log home in Athol in 1996, according to court documents, and still hasn’t paid a … 18

• Volunteers find plenty to pick up in Idaho forests

  June 20, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 At an informal shooting range near Hayden Lake, the targets are anything that will take a bullet. That includes vacuum cleaners, air conditioners and a mysterious square of pock-marked metal …

• Some Idaho forest fees waived this weekend

  June 4, 2010 in Idaho on Page A7 The Idaho Panhandle National Forests will waive entrance fees on Saturday and Sunday for day-use areas that are not part of larger campgrounds.

• Study calls for more controlled burns

  April 4, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 Western land managers could shrink the carbon footprint of wildfires by setting more prescribed burns, a new study says. Igniting small, controlled fires reduces fuel buildup in the forest, helping …