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Little lynx: Colville Tribes confirm Canada lynx kittens in the Kettle Range

The den was in a boulder field high up in the Kettle Range, in a rugged spot no one would visit without a reason.

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‘Silver lining’: CWD prevalence in North Idaho at less than 1%

Fishing

Washington fishery managers limit Upper Columbia sockeye fishing as run size drops

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With cuts to U.S. land management, volunteer hikers pick up the slack in local trails

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‘Such a cool experience’: Lewis and Clark grad competes in NCAA Nordic skiing championships

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Trump administration spikes update to dam study

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Ammi Midstokke: A garden variety family reunion

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Field Reports: Coeur d’Alene man named chair of Idaho Fish and Game Commission

Fish-Hunt Report

Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for July 3, 2025

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Feds plan timber sale near Mullan

Mon., July 7, 2025

Federal officials are taking bids for a timber sale on the edge of Mullan.

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With cuts to U.S. land management, volunteer hikers pick up the slack in local trails

Mon., July 7, 2025

The trail to Lower Stevens Lake is surrounded by a thick wall of tall pine and fir trees. The ground is covered in verdant green and ripe huckleberries. In fact, the whole ground there seems ripe and fertile.

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Little lynx: Colville Tribes confirm Canada lynx kittens in the Kettle Range

UPDATED: Mon., July 7, 2025

The den was in a boulder field high up in the Kettle Range, in a rugged spot no one would visit without a reason.

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Washington fishery managers limit Upper Columbia sockeye fishing as run size drops

UPDATED: Fri., July 4, 2025

A decreased forecast for returns of sockeye salmon has Washington fishery managers moving to limit angling for them in the Upper Columbia River starting on Monday.

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WA State Parks officials say budget cuts won’t be felt by visitors

UPDATED: Fri., July 4, 2025

Although Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any staffing or service changes this summer, according to the agency.

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Trump administration spikes update to dam study

UPDATED: Fri., July 4, 2025

LEWISTON – The Trump administration is formally ending the government’s nascent effort to update the environmental documentation of federal dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for July 3, 2025

Thu., July 3, 2025

Fly fishing

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Ammi Midstokke: A garden variety family reunion

Thu., July 3, 2025

Growing a garden is kind of like trying to organize a family reunion. Everyone has special requests and needs (the leafy greens), the brassicas are undiagnosed narcissists and perpetual victims (to aphids), and there’s always someone who does not respect boundaries (the squashes).

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How a remote fishing lodge became a bucket list Oregon getaway

Thu., July 3, 2025

PORTLAND – Fly fishers will tell you that the North Umpqua River has some of the best fishing around. The water is clear and cool, the fish can be caught in every season, and the scenery is absolutely astonishing.

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Reconciliation bill aims to ramp up logging on federal lands

Thu., July 3, 2025

LEWISTON – The budget reconciliation bill being debated in the U.S. Senate mandates a dramatic increase in federal timber sales.

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Swan throng

Thu., July 3, 2025

A family of trumpeter swans makes an appearance at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in this photo by Cindy Miller.

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Field Reports: Fire restrictions ordered for WDFW properties, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Sun., June 29, 2025

Hot temperatures and dried-out vegetation has Eastern Washington land managers worried about fire danger already.

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Gaffing chinook: Nez Perce anglers practice ancient fishing method

UPDATED: Fri., June 27, 2025

RAPID RIVER, Idaho – Virgil Holt Jr. reaches into the rushing water of Rapid River with a gaff pole and gently taps it along the rocky bottom as he draws it through a hole.

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Yellowstone disputes it waived $1.2M in right of way fees for telecom company

UPDATED: Fri., June 27, 2025

BILLINGS – Yellowstone National Park’s superintendent disputes a group’s contention the agency has waived $1.2 million in right-of-way fees for a company that is installing 187 miles of fiber -optic cable in the park, recently released documents show.

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Hunting, fishing license costs increase on Tuesday

UPDATED: Fri., June 27, 2025

Fees for Washington hunting and fishing licenses are about to take a leap.

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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife navigates budget cuts

UPDATED: Fri., June 27, 2025

Layoffs, a hatchery closure and reduced salmon and steelhead monitoring are all part of the new reality for Washington’s fish and wildlife agency as it navigates deep budget cuts ordered by state lawmakers.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for June 26, 2025

Thu., June 26, 2025

Fly fishing

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Ammi Midstokke: When your midlife crisis floats

Thu., June 26, 2025

You know life must be going too smoothly when you decide to acquire a new, expensive and unlearned hobby that takes up your driveway and free time for the foreseeable future.

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Dennis Anderson: He paddled solo into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and didn’t come back

Thu., June 26, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS – This would be Bob James’ final paddling trip, the last among many, though he had no way of knowing that when he picked up a solo canoe from an Ely outfitter on May 8.

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Flying partners

Thu., June 26, 2025

A pair of pelicans cruises over the Pend Oreille River on Monday in this photo by Nia Patton.

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