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Smokey and I

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Jim Fazio / Comments Off on Smokey and I

The Bear Facts Story and Photos by Jim Fazio In 1984, when I was a professor of wildland recreation management at the University of Idaho, I spent a week in Boise at the Interagency Fire Center. We had
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Planting Fish [read this free]

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Mary Terra-Berns / Comments Off on Planting Fish [read this free]

In Alpine Lakes By Mary Terra-Berns More than a thousand tiny fingerling trout travel in a plastic commercial milk bag full of chilled, oxygenated water tucked into my backpack. I stop on the trail above the lake for
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Reservoir Logs

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Rob Podgorney / Comments Off on Reservoir Logs

A Deep Hot Water Study By Rob Podgorney This story is offered free in its entirety. For millions of years, the earth’s crust has moved over the volcanic Yellowstone hotspot, altering the landscapes of Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Montana,
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Desert Love

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Diana Hooley / Comments Off on Desert Love

A Slow Reveal Story and Photo by Diana Hooley The corner of earth I’ve lived on in Owyhee County for more than forty years is in the desert, south and west of Hammett. The word “desert” is oft-abused
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All Wet

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Melody McKinney / Comments Off on All Wet

In Praise of Watery Nature Story and Photos by Melody McKinney As a dedicated traveler, I’ve enjoyed the views from Missouri to Illinois to Colorado, among many other states, but I’ve never fallen more in love with Nature’s
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Good Work

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Maija Baehr / Comments Off on Good Work

“Solving for Pattern” By Maija Baehr Sitting as tall as I could, I bounced my knees up and down nervously as I watched the wilderness whiz past. We had left McCall Airstrip—three others and I, all volunteers with
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Sagebrush Signals

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Shiva WhiteHawk / Comments Off on Sagebrush Signals

Do Plants Communicate? By Shiva WhiteHawk Last fall, I hiked into the Snake River Plain northeast of my home in Twin Falls and stood surrounded by sagebrush as far as the eye could see. Silence reigned, and I
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Night Tracks

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Bruce Bash / Comments Off on Night Tracks

In the Wake of the Wind Story and Photos by Bruce Bash If you live in southeast Idaho and you want to see the Night Tracks, you have to be lucky. Lucky enough to have a day of
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What Lies Beneath

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Richard Thorum / Comments Off on What Lies Beneath

Under, Around, and Before Dworshak Dam By Richard Thorum In August 2017, when I took a job as a park ranger at Dworshak Dam south of Lewiston, I’d never journeyed in Idaho north of Boise. I grew up
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Ploggers for the Planet

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Veronika Vazhnik / Comments Off on Ploggers for the Planet

And the Fiftieth Earth Day By Veronika Vazhnik On a balmy summer afternoon, the foothills trails are dry and dusty, and I enjoy every step on the gravel and sand, along with the conversation with my fellow runners.
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