Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Logan Pass time limits helped juggle record July visitation, Glacier National Park officials say
Labor Day marked the close of Glacier National Park’s pilot season for a timed parking system at Logan Pass.
Urban wildlife
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Public input sought to improve visitor experiences at Glacier National Park
The vehicle reservation pilots have provided the park with opportunities to proactively manage vehicle congestion to improve the predictability of visitor acce…
Timed ticketed entry for Glacier brings mixed reactions
isitors will still be able to enter without a vehicle reservation through the St. Mary and Two Medicine entrances. And Glacier National Park spokeswoman Gina I…
Comment period is open for black bear plan
Fish and Game will consider approving the plan at its January meeting
F&G Commission approves discounted fishing licenses for foster families
Youth in extended foster care aged 18 to 20 and one foster parent per family who wish to participate in the program will receive a voucher upon request from DHW that can be redeemed at a Fish and Game office for a …
Hecla seeking new permit for Montanore Mine in Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
The agency said there will be no lapse in permit coverage as the 2006 permit would not terminate until the new permit becomes effective.
Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the US West to help struggling bird
President Joe Biden's administration on Friday proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of f…
Fish and Game releases updated steelhead numbers
Idaho Fish and Game has released the latest data on this year’s steelhead trout return to Upper Salmon, Little Salmon, and Snake Rivers.
Go fishing for a chance to win prizes in the 2024 Lake Pend Oreille Angler Science Program
Idaho Fish and Game is working hard to ensure Lake Pend Oreille remains a world-class trophy fishery, which has been producing more rainbow trout over 20 pound…
Keep your eyes open for mountain quail while upland bird hunting this season
Not only can mountain quail be in the same habitats as California quail, but they occasionally are also found in the rimrock and canyon grassland habitats that…
You better bear-lieve it
Wandering black bear cub relocated from Hailey to eastern Idaho
Decision expected on CWD in Panhandle Management Zone
Chronic wasting disease was detected in a white-tailed deer in North Idaho in August. That prompted the Idaho Fish and Game Commission to announce a nine-day “surveillance hunt” beginning Aug. 24.
Grain spill near Glacier National Park cleaned up, BNSF says
Crews responded immediately and by later that day, large trucks with huge vacuums were on the ready to suck up the spilled grain.
Catch, kill, report walleye in Idaho's salmon and steelhead rivers
These walleye were caught in Snake River upstream to Hells Canyon Dam and in the Salmon River upstream to Riggins. Size of walleye reported by anglers ranged f…
Over the Hill: Canfield is immovable, but ever-changing
Many of us, especially those that live or work in Coeur d’Alene proper, see Canfield Mountain just about every day. It’s an immovable part of our skyline — but…