The only national wildlife refuge in Idaho north of Boise is in Boundary County. Located five miles west of Bonners Ferry, Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge (KNWR) is also the smallest refuge in Idaho at 2774 acres. Dianna Ellis, Refuge Manager, presented the history of Kootenai NWR at the Friends of …
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Fins, Kiah, Shaggy, JJ and Daisy were a few of the sturgeon released on Oct. 22, at Deep Creek boat launch. Each of the 75 sturgeon was named by a child before it was released.
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More than 50 people attended the candidate forum at Chic-N-Chop on Oct. 14 and candidates running for both local and state offices attended to answer questions.
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Compared to last year, 99 fewer students attended the first day of school in Boundary County. Total attendance was 1,462 students, which does not reflect actual enrollment since every student may not have been in attendance.
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Within minutes of setting up the tent and pulling out the coleman stove, the first visitors to our campsite appeared: gray jays. It almost seemed like the opening and closing of the truck door was a dinner bell.
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With a love for road trips, Sheri Wallace and her family decided to drive the Top 10 Scenic Drives in the Northern Rockies for their summer vacation. They stopped in Bonners Ferry on July 22, while traveling the International Selkirk Loop.
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The call came at 8 a.m. on a Sunday, June 20. I had been waiting all weekend for the phone call, half expecting it to be in the middle of the night. A female sturgeon was ready to spawn. I rushed down to the Kootenai Tribal Hatchery to see the …
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Wolves were the main topic of discussion at the recent Idaho for Wildlife meeting. Tony McDermott, Idaho Fish & Game Commissioner, was invited to talk about the state’s wildlife issues and answer questions.
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Usually the downfalls of a hike into the woods are mosquitos, ticks and black flies. All fairly noticeable. However, there are those occasions when unpleasant encounters are made unknowingly.
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NAPLES — A sincere concern for the education of elementary students was prevalent at an informal gathering of parents at Naples Elementary School on Monday.
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Streambank stabilization and lower floodplains are a few of the goals that the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho has for the Kootenai River. The Kootenai Tribe presented their habitat restoration plan on Thursday.
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BONNERS FERRY — The American Legion Auxiliary honored all mothers at their Annual Mother’s Day Tea on Monday, May 3 at the VFW Hall. Seventeen mothers gathered together for the celebration.
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The Boundary County School District #101 Board announced more budget cuts will be slated for the 2010-2011 school year since funding for Idaho public schools was cut 7.5 percent by the Idaho Legislature earlier this month.
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BONNERS FERRY — The Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative’s long-term goal is to make Boundary County national forest lands economically, ecologically and socially sustainable.
