Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Heritage Museum seeks copies of old photos; readies for May 18 opening
The museum opens for the season at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, with the annual “Opening Day Celebration.”
Assault on 'A Peak'
Some people might be inclined to think since humans have scaled the tallest mountains on earth there are few challenges left for climbers to pursue. They would…
Local author publishes his fish stories
Moving to Montana was a life-long dream for Jack West.
Hunting Safely
A steady rain fell as parents shuttled kids enrolled in the Troy Hunter Safety class to their field day held at the Troy Shooting Range on Saturday morning. By…
Documentary film to premiere in Libby
Documentary videographer George Sibley stumbled upon the challenges facing white sturgeon in the Kootenai River while shooting a movie about David Thompson cal…
Turner's season of misfortune ends
The board of Kootenai Winter Sports Inc. decided Monday to pull the plug on the ski season and close Turner Mountain until next year. The mountain has not opened to skiers since Jan. 31, due to weather conditions.
Libby Scatterguns scores for week 7
Libby Scatterguns Saturday league scores from week 7, Feb. 28.
Sights set on gun range expansion
Members of the Libby Rod and Gun Club met with Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday and asked them to support a 10-year plan to expand the Lincoln County Sho…
Golf course opens early
The mild winter and lack of snow this year may be causing some concern with winter recreation enthusiasts, but it may prove to be good news for local golfers. The Cabinet View Golf Club is open for members and will…
Road closure meetings begin
At the Three Rivers Ranger District on Feb. 19, the first of four travel analysis discussions put together by the Kootenai National Forest was held to show how their online interactive map can be used for the publi…
Forest Service mulls road closures
The Kootenai National Forest is deciding which of the nearly 7,900 miles of roads within their jurisdiction they will be closing. As part of the process defined in the National Environmental Protection Act, the Uni…
Forest plan calls for reduced access
For 14 years the Forest Service and interested parties have painstakingly worked to revise the Kootenai National Forest Plan. The protracted process has reache…
Fish, Wildlife & Parks use helicopters to tag moose
More than a dozen moose in the Cabinet Mountains and Fisher River areas were anesthetized, examined and fitted with GPS collars last month as part of an ongoin…
Avi Savvy: Avalanche survivor takes safety course at Turner Mountain
Jon Jeresek stood in the snow pit he had dug to ground level on a 40-degree slope just off the jeep trail near the top of Turner Mountain. He took out his tool…
Virus detected in Kootenai River salmon
In November, state fisheries biologists detected a virus in wild spawning kokanee salmon below Kootenai Falls on the Kootenai River. It’s the first time the common infectious virus, hematopoietic necrosis, has been…
Preparedness leads to a safer hunting season
All across Northwestern Montana the signs are becoming more obvious each day. Small groups of folks gather around the backs of pickups to admire the trophies they hold. Conversations are punctuated by the common ph…