Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Priest Lake fishery management meetings set
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game and anglers will meet today at 6:30 p.m. at Coolin’s Inn on Priest Lake for the first in a series of public meetings on f…
Fish and Game to hold workshops on monarchs, milkweeds
Workshops to prepare volunteers to gather information on the region’s monarch butterflies and milkweed, are planned for Coeur d’Alene and Sagle.
Panhandle goat numbers steady as lucky hunters look toward season
By RALPH BARTHOLDT
Fish and Game considering fishery management options for Priest Lake
Since the introduction of mysis shrimp in Priest Lake almost a half century ago, the big lake in the most northwestern tip of Idaho’s Panhandle has been in tra…
Six more rule changes proposed by Fish and Game
Idaho Fish and Game is launching a negotiated rule-making process and wants to hear from the public concerning six proposed rule changes.
Elk mortality rate spiked in 2017
Poor flying conditions and a lack of available pilots kept the Panhandle’s Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologists grounded late last winter when field sc…
A tale of two rivers
By RALPH BARTHOLDT
Tips for summer forest visitors
As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, Idaho Panhandle National Forests officials are reminding visitors that fireworks are prohibited on all National Forest System lands; however, there are many other activitie…
Kokanee forecast: Populations continue to flourish in area lakes
Gary Gill was out this week pulling kokanee into his boat with his grandkids.
Osprey cruise planned for Saturday, July 15
The osprey is a fish-eating hawk commonly seen in North Idaho. At least 100 pairs nest annually in the Lake Coeur d’Alene region including the lower reaches of the St. Joe and Coeur d’Alene rivers.
Late bloomers
In the mountains of North Idaho this spring, June showers have resulted in ... late June flowers.
Helping critters go home
A look at the forest after fire
COEUR d’ALENE — In May, the Idaho Panhandle National Forests planted approximately 45,500 western white pine, larch and cedar in 126 acres of the Lower Flat Sa…
IDFG trailer to visit area lakes
With schools out for the summer, parents are looking for fun activities to keep their kids busy and get them outdoors. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has a program that may be just what you are looking for.
An evening with a great gray owl
The great gray owl glided across the meadow on silent wings and landed on a snag right in front of me. The largest owl in Glacier National Park, great grays st…