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• Idaho forest sites face cuts

  May 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 LEWISTON – The U.S. Forest Service is starting an inventory and ranking of recreational facilities in two Idaho national forests, with the possibility of closing sites due to lack of … 3

• Local Trail Angels: Back Country Horsemen

  May 20, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Along with similar groups in Idaho and Montana, Back Country Horsemen of Washington was founded in 1976 by trail- riding horsemen dedicated to preserving the rights of people to use …

• Back Country Horsemen tend Pend Oreille park trails

  May 20, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Land managers were in high gear last week, working to get Inland Northwest campgrounds open for Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally ushers out the season’s first big wave of outdoor …

• 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 …

• 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 …

• 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 …

• Bolster, Tonk looking for new normal

  October 23, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 A few weeks ago, she was just a wrangler who led dudes on trail rides near Glacier National Park. This week, Erin Bolster is trying to deal with a thousand …

• Heroes in grizzly chase featured on Letterman show

  October 12, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 Fans of heroes, horses, wranglers and grizzly bears got it all in one package Tuesday night on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Trail riding guide Erin Bolster and her … 4

• 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

• 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 …

• 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 …

• Researcher explains threats to wolverine in its remote range

  April 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Perhaps the only critter at top of the food chain that’s rarer and more set apart than a wolverine is the wolverine researcher. “Worldwide, maybe a dozen people are working … 11

• Fraternity pays $4K for damage to forest

  April 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 A University of Idaho fraternity has paid the U.S. Forest Service $4,382 in a court case over damages it caused by building an illegal road into a Clearwater National Forest …

• Poll shows support for wilderness in Colville National Forest

  April 6, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A7 Voters are willing to support new wilderness designations on the Colville National Forest, a recent poll suggests, when they’re packaged with stepped-up timber harvests in other areas of the forest … 3

• 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 …

• Out & About: Sky-high skiers fly at Schweitzer

  February 20, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Sky-high skiers fly at Schweitzer What: Yoke’s Outrageous Air Show aerial ski-jumping exhibition ( vimeo.com/12585195), plus fireworks, music

• Field reports: OHV travel plan stalled on Colville National Forest

  February 13, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 PUBLIC LANDS – A plan to open more roads at the south end of the Colville National Forest to off-road vehicles is months behind its original schedule as forest staff …

• Floaters, hikers, more need to think ahead for summer permits

  January 30, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 It’s the season to think ahead to summer adventures that require a special permit or reservations. Campers seeking a stay at popular national park or national forest cabins, lookouts and …

• Recovery Act funds give huge boost to outdoor recreation

  November 28, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Trails, campgrounds and forest access have been major stimulus beneficiaries from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Hikers were seeing something as rare as Sasquatch in the backcountry … 18

• Out & About

  November 28, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 OUTBOUND – Two Coeur d’Alene-based outdoor adventure companies are the ticket for people prompted by this week’s snow and cold to start planning an active getaway. • Sea Kayak Adventures …

• Leavenworth-area fires curtail forest access

  August 19, 2010 in Outdoors Temporary trail closures affect hikers heading to Eightmile Lake and other areas in the Wenatchee National Forest region

• 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.

• Parks, forests waive entrance fees

  August 13, 2010 in News, Outdoors, City, Idaho No entrance fees will be charged on Saturday and Sunday at national parks as well as at national forest and Bureau of Land Management areas where entrance fees are charged.

• Forest Service imposes fire restrictions on campers

  July 21, 2010 in Outdoors After a wet spring and early summer, the mountains are getting dry and ripe for fire.

• Heat wave prompts campfire restrictions

  July 9, 2010 in Outdoors Fire danger has suddently spiked, causing some land managers to begin limiting campfires in low-lying areas to developed campgrounds.

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