SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) - Researchers are putting the spotlight on reclusive creatures in the Inland Northwest, ranging from slugs and frogs to lynx and wolverines.
Thu, 03/07/2013 - 11:48amIf you were asked to name the tools that have most impacted human civilization and helped shape the course of history, what would you choose? In 2005, Forbes.
Thu, 03/07/2013 - 11:48am
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - On the afternoon of Jan. 15, 1986, Julie Eckman kissed her daughter goodbye for the last time.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 4:05pm
By powerfully voicing an opinion, the minority can easily drown out the opinion of the majority. This fact stresses the importance of finding a way to hear everyone's opinion when there are decisions to make that affect the entire community.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 4:04pmJohn Voelker, under the pen name Robert Trever, wrote "Testament of a Fisherman." The now-famous essay contains his reasons for fishing, among which is this: … "because mercifully there are no telephones on trout waters" … That was half a century ago.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 4:04pm
Stormwater runoff can quickly drain a homeowner's wallet. The flooding erodes yards, soaks basements, pollutes streams and wastes a precious resource.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 4:03pm
Some of my favorite memories are of being aboard a boat in some quiet, scenic cove, alone but for a friend or two, anchored for the night.
Thu, 02/21/2013 - 4:27pm
On a recent winter's night one of our Refuge biologists out doing owl surveys in the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area witnessed a convoy of cars heading down the icy road. These visitors weren't headed to a special ice fishing trip or campout.
Thu, 02/21/2013 - 4:27pm
JUNEAU, Alaska - Bill Carter had been planning his bucket-list winter vacation to Alaska for 30 years, and he couldn't have picked a better time to take it. The retired chemist from Jesup, Ga.
Thu, 02/21/2013 - 4:26pm
Gary Turner got the idea for the Kenai Fishing Academy about 10 years ago from an unlikely source. Golf.
Wed, 02/20/2013 - 7:43pm
