4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (512+ words) A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake) More than three weeks after an apparent bear killed a 33-year-old hiker in Glacier National Park, questions continue to linger about what wildlife officials called a "stunningly rare…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (58+ words) Coeur d'Alene Press Visual of the farmland supplied by the Twin Falls Canal Company, where grain is being chopped to sell as cattle feed rather than letting it fail for lack of water, sacrificing the lower-value crop to preserve supply…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (317+ words) According to a June 11 Surface Water Coalition press release, a historically low snowpack, a statewide drought emergency and declining reach gains across the Snake River system have forced its members to impose significant reductions in their water deliveries and use....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (424+ words) People stand along the banks of the swollen Flathead River at the Old Steel Bridge Fishing Access in Evergreen on Tuesday, June 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (181+ words) The Idaho Panhandle Resource Advisory Committee is accepting proposals for natural resource improvement projects to receive Title II funding through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act. The deadline for submitting proposals is July 31. The committee will allocate…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (681+ words) Peter Schuler uses a chainsaw to cut back brush and branches from a trail on Canfield Mountain on Saturday during National Trails Day. BILL BULEY/Press Volunteers on National Trails Day make their way up Canfield Mountain on Saturday. Ben…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (211+ words) Boats cruise on the Spokane River near Atlas Waterfront Park in July 2022. BILL BULEY/Press file Avista Utilities announced that Spokane River recreation will be permitted in the area between the Spokane Street Bridge and the boater safety cables located…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (183+ words) Coeur d'Alene Press THE DIRT: Innovative wastewater project blends infrastructure upgrades with environmental benefits Work is still being completed at the future site of the Kingston-Cataldo Sewer District's new treatment facility. The Kingston-Cataldo Sewer District is redefining what infrastructure can…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (350+ words) A map of forestlands included in the Upper Thompson Conservation Easement. (Courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks) The proposed Stimson Lumber Company Conservation Easement includes 20, 824 acres in Lincoln, Sanders and Mineral counties. (Courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks)…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (445+ words) Downtown Coeur d'Alene traffic in the afternoon on Thursday. JACK De WITT/Press COEUR d'ALENE" Efforts to decrease vehicle noise in downtown Coeur d'Alene have yielded mixed results." In 2024, the Coeur d'Alene City Council amended city laws to increase the…...