Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Like walking?
In the shadow of Mount Everest and its magnetic lore, a cross-border route with a grand name, the Great Himalaya Trail, is being touted as an epic, untapped al…
Pike best bet for local fishing
Fishing for pike is the best bet right now.
Backcountry Film Festival Jan. 20
COEUR d'ALENE - Celebrate the beauty and fun of the human powered winter backcountry experience with an evening of award-winning outdoor films at the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival.
Wildlife slideshow returns to Cd'A library Jan. 18
COEUR d'ALENE - A slideshow featuring wildlife photos from Kenya and Tanzania is returning to the Coeur d'Alene Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m., due to popular demand.
Man's second-best friend
COEUR d'ALENE - There are followers of David Albertini as he walks around the edge of the pond at Riverstone.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game News
IDFG looking for angler opinions
Warm weather may change fishing outlook
Duane Sunell of Cabela's said good ice fishing was had on area lakes, but recent warm weather may change things.
U.S. Postal Service reveals Glacier stamp
Last year there was a coin for Glacier National Park; this year there's a stamp.
Wolf history talk slated for Tuesday
A talk on the history and management of wolves in North Idaho is scheduled 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Elk foundation withdraws support of land swap deal
LEWISTON - The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is withdrawing its support of a proposed land swap deal in North Idaho between the U.S. Forest Service and a timber company.
Snow and wind chaser
For two months, Paul Donnolo had been chasing wind and snow.
Bonner County moves for caribou coordination
SANDPOINT - Bonner County is pressing ahead with efforts to challenge the designation of habitat for endangered woodland caribou.
More snowy owls migrate from Arctic
More snowy owls appear to have migrated from the Arctic to Montana and other states this winter in search of food.
Birds of Prey stamps to be issued Jan. 20
The U.S. Postal Service salutes five kings of the sky with the Birds of Prey stamps: The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), osprey (Pandion…
Myrtle Creek burn abounding with moose due to browse
Moose are like kids in a candy store when in a big patch of willows - they can't eat enough of their favorite food.