“Solving for Pattern” By Maija Baehr This story is offered free in its entirety for the first part of April. Sitting as tall as I could, I bounced my knees up and down nervously as I watched the wilderness whiz … Continue reading
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 felt isolated. … Continue reading
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 wind that … Continue reading
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 on the … Continue reading
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. It was … Continue reading
Tracing the Origins of Contemporary Idaho Story and Photos by Max Jenkins For a long time, I didn’t understand why the terrain varied so widely throughout much of Idaho. This mystery arose in my boyhood, after our family moved to … Continue reading
Connecting Children to Nature By Mike Turnlund When I began my first year teaching at a small rural high school in Idaho’s scenic panhandle—surrounded by forests and water and mountains—it was a shock to realize that many of my students … Continue reading
By Dana Stewart Quinney Conservationist and biologist Dana Stewart Quinney grew up in Ketchum in the 1950s, where her father was one of the first fly fishing and hunting guides for celebrities who stayed at Sun Valley Resort. Wildflower Girl, … Continue reading
Adventures in Restoration By Mary Terra-Berns You have got to be kidding me,” I said to myself as I scanned the absolute mess just off Highway 2, about a mile east of Priest River. In the summer of 2004 this … Continue reading
Life amid Death Story and Photos by Tom Alvarez A few miles west of Stanley, I stop at Park Creek Overlook in the Sawtooth National Forest. I stand at a small viewing and parking area off a circular drive leading … Continue reading
