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
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
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,
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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.
