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Conservation groups ask federal judge to halt salmon plan

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Salmon and steelhead advocates have returned to court and are once again asking a federal judge to overturn the government’s plan to operate dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers in a way that avoids pushing the fish closer to extinction.

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Local, regional conservation leaders call Biden’s inauguration a ‘promising day’

UPDATED: 10:08 p.m.

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Off the Grid: Managing Husband Resources

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What’s killing Idaho moose? In many cases, infestations of ticks and other parasites

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Reader photo: Glimpse of a legend

UPDATED: 8:38 p.m.

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In brief: Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show cancelled

UPDATED: 8:54 p.m.

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Matt Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Jan 21

UPDATED: 8:38 p.m.

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Specialized procedure: Seattle patient travels to Spokane for robotic heart surgery at Sacred Heart

When a lifelong heart condition became worse, Donny Jones, who lives near Seattle, knew by last June that he’d be heading to Spokane.

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Spokane’s Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show cancelled for second straight year

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

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Spokane’s Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show cancelled for second straight year

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

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Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness group offering full slate of winter hikes

Sun., Jan. 17, 2021

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Dubuque: Night skiing is almost too good to be true

Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

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Conservation groups ask federal judge to halt salmon plan

Thu., Jan. 21, 2021

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Fri., Jan. 22, 2021

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In brief: Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show cancelled

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

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Matt Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Jan 21

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

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Nez Perce Tribe granted administrative power of its water rights

Fri., Jan. 22, 2021

The Nez Perce Tribe has received approval to begin administration of its water rights, instead of that duty being performed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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Off the Grid: Managing Husband Resources

Fri., Jan. 22, 2021

The primary difference between me and my husband is that he usually knows what he is doing while I mostly just pretend. Also, he is occasionally known to admit defeat or error, whereas I will go to my grave firm in the belief that Ikea printed the instructions wrong.

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Conservation groups ask federal judge to halt salmon plan

Thu., Jan. 21, 2021

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What’s killing Idaho moose? In many cases, infestations of ticks and other parasites

Thu., Jan. 21, 2021

Nearly a year after launching a research effort to study why moose populations in Idaho have been declining, researchers with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game are starting to get some answers.

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In brief: Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show cancelled

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

The Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show has been canceled for the second year in a row.

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Local, regional conservation leaders call Biden’s inauguration a ‘promising day’

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

Local environmental and conservation leaders praised the President Joe Biden's inauguration calling it a "promising day."

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Matt Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Jan 21

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

Matt Liere's fishing-hunting report for Jan 21.

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Reader photo: Glimpse of a legend

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

Proof that Bigfoot exists? Not quite, but here’s a human-sized statue of the creature at the beginning of the Rathdrum Mountain Storybook hiking trail, seen the second week of January.

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Spokane’s Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show cancelled for second straight year

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

The Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show has been canceled for the second year in a row.

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Field reports: Western wolf coalition challenges nationwide wolf delisting

Tue., Jan. 19, 2021

A coalition of western wolf advocates on Thursday challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to strip wolves of federal protections in the contiguous 48 states, a move they claim is in violation of the Endangered Species Act.

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Study: Overheated grizzly bears, particularly pregnant ones, love a cold bath

Mon., Jan. 18, 2021

Overheated grizzly bears, particularly pregnant ones, love a nice cold bath.

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After decades of service to Mount Spokane, Cris Currie steps aside

Sun., Jan. 17, 2021

Years ago Cris Currie made a personal choice that's had a decidedly public impact.He and his wife decided to not have kids and to not work more than part time. “That freed us both financially and time wise to do other thing that we thought were more important," Currie, 66, said.

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Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness group offering full slate of winter hikes

Sun., Jan. 17, 2021

With COVID-19 shuttering most in-person events over the past year, the Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness group has doubled down on winter hiking.

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Washington and Idaho launch deer, elk and moose studies

Sat., Jan. 16, 2021

Wildlife biologists in both Washington and Idaho will be busy in the coming weeks capturing deer and other ungulates in an effort to improve management of the animals.

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Dubuque: Night skiing is almost too good to be true

Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

For former U.S. national champion freestyle skier Tom “Flyaway” Hathaway, the proximity and affordability of his childhood ski hill in Minnesota, the now defunct Cedar Hills, were a big part of the formula for his athletic success.

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Trespassing in the Dishman Hills imperils conservation

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 14, 2021

Trespassing endangers land conservancy.

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Spokane paddler copes with self-distancing by circumnavigating North Idaho’s ‘Big Three’ lakes

Thu., Jan. 14, 2021

While many people found themselves wandering in circles to get their bearings during the 2020 year of COVID-19, a Spokane retiree with a plastic kayak gave the pandemic a purpose.

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Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Jan. 14

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Jan. 14

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Trump administration slashes imperiled spotted owls’ habitat

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

PORTLAND – The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would slash millions of acres of protected habitat designated for the imperiled northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington state and Northern California, much of it in prime timber locations in Oregon’s coastal ranges.

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Reader photo: A visiting Flicker

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

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