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Fire All Around

Posted on by Holly Akenson / Leave a comment

Fight to Live By Holly Akenson Photos courtesy Taylor Wilderness Research Station, University of Idaho For twenty-one years (1982-1990 and 1997-2010), married couple Jim and Holly Akenson, both biologists, lived and worked at Taylor Ranch, a research facility
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More Close Calls

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Dear Editor, I enjoyed the article by Ray Brooks about his time with the Forest Service [“Close Calls,” IDAHO magazine, January 2023]. He and I were contemporaries in the agency for a few years. I worked on the
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Close Calls

Posted on by Ray Brooks / 2 Comments

On the Forest Fire Crew By Ray Brooks Our vintage bubble-canopy, three-seater helicopter was poised for takeoff from the summit of 8,400-foot Dollarhide Mountain west of Ketchum. It was almost dark on this day in 1969 and a
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The Johnny Appleseed Effect

Posted on by Mathew Purtee / Comments Off on The Johnny Appleseed Effect

To Plant and Replant By Mathew Purtee Photos by Karen Purtee My parents, who worked hard their entire lives and raised three children, decided in 2012 to retire on twenty acres in the middle of northern Idaho. My
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Escape from Pinyon Peak

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Wind Changes Everything Story and Photos by Mac Tippins Trees snapped like matchsticks. It sounded like a firefight in Vietnam. I tightened my grip on the steering wheel of the old pickup, cringing at the specter of falling
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