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Missed the aurora borealis? Watch for these upcoming celestial sights

SEATTLE – Like a thief in the night, the aurora borealis arrived suddenly – and seemingly unannounced, if you weren’t paying close attention – across the upper half of the globe this past weekend.

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Washington extends special hunt permit application deadline

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Yellowstone fisheries chief highlights top spots for biggest trout

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The good pick: Challenging kids to appreciate nature, one flower at a time

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Idaho doctor, accomplished outdoorsman, dies in avalanche while skiing Lost River Range

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Environmentalists sue over timber project in Pend Oreille County

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Midstokke: Packing purgatory and household limbo

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Field Reports: Idaho Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet in Coeur d’Alene

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for May 9, 2024

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for May 16, 2024

Thu., May 16, 2024

Fly fishing

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Midstokke: Packing purgatory and household limbo

Thu., May 16, 2024

Now that we’ve built a new house, we’re both too tired to move into it. After so many months of time tables and project plans and coordinating subcontractors and budget calculations and late nights and long weekends, we find ourselves in bed early at our rental and refusing to make eye contact. It just takes too much energy.

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Missed the aurora borealis? Watch for these upcoming celestial sights

Thu., May 16, 2024

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Who’s there?

Thu., May 16, 2024

A badger at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge gives a confused look on May 7 as Buck Domitrovich takes a photo.

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Idaho doctor, accomplished outdoorsman, dies in avalanche while skiing Lost River Range

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2024

An Idaho emergency physician and adventurous outdoorsman died Friday after being buried in an avalanche while skiing part of the state’s tallest mountain range. Dr. Terrence “Terry” O’Connor, 48, of Ketchum, was skiing on Donaldson Peak in the Lost River Range when he triggered an avalanche at around 11,600 feet elevation. According to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center’s description of the ...

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Environmentalists sue over timber project in Pend Oreille County

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2024

An environmental group has sued to block a federal timber project in Pend Oreille County, arguing that the work will harm wildlife habitat and destroy big chunks of the forest.

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Field Reports: Idaho Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet in Coeur d’Alene

Sun., May 12, 2024

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Backcountry Discovery Routes eyes Montana motorcycle adventure ride

UPDATED: Fri., May 10, 2024

MISSOULA – It will wind over Montana mountain ranges and course through valleys like a river: A ribbon of dirt roads, double-track and rare bit of tarmac traversing Big Sky Country from south to north, and offering motorcyclists a taste of the best riding in the state.

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Cabinet Mountains grizzly work helped shape North Cascades proposal

UPDATED: Fri., May 10, 2024

In the late 1980s, grizzly bears in the Cabinet Mountains were in trouble.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for May 9, 2024

Thu., May 9, 2024

Fly fishing

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First step

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2024

A blue heron takes off from a set of lily pads at Fernan Lake on Friday in this photo by Mark Hendrickson.

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Midstokke: Not all rules are meant to be broken

Thu., May 9, 2024

There is a mythical land beyond the invisible boundaries of our neighborhood, a place where rules don’t apply and lawlessness is the sweet reward of those who plow their own roads and take their own trash to the dump. It’s a place where red tape is unheard of, Tyvek counts as siding, and nobody is coming to see if your Grassed Infiltration Area meets volume requirements.

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New Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests program brings young people into Idaho’s wilderness

Thu., May 9, 2024

The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation, a partner of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, has launched a new program to introduce young people to Idaho’s wilderness.

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Yellowstone fisheries chief highlights top spots for biggest trout

Thu., May 9, 2024

BILLINGS – Anglers seeking big trout in Yellowstone National Park should mark their calendars for the Memorial Day weekend.

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Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission taking comment on science policy

Tue., May 7, 2024

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is taking public comment on a draft policy that guides its use of science in making decisions.

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Washington extends special hunt permit application deadline

UPDATED: Wed., May 8, 2024

Hunters will have a little more time to apply for special permits this year.

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Traditional cyclists encounter new Yellowstone travel companions

Sun., May 5, 2024

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – Imagine the cyclist clad in brightly colored skin-tight shorts and top, helmeted head held low, legs pumping hard into the headwind as they pedal up a steep hill near Norris Geyser Basin.

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Despite weak snowpack, river enthusiasts optimistic

UPDATED: Fri., May 3, 2024

Despite this winter’s paltry performance, there’s still some snow left in the mountains to melt, and river lovers are watching it closely.

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Mount Rainier cycling event rescheduled for September

UPDATED: Fri., May 3, 2024

SEATTLE – RAMROD is back on: The 40th annual Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day endurance cycling event will circle Mount Rainier National Park on Sept. 4.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for May 2, 2024

Thu., May 2, 2024

Fly fishing

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