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Idaho reports brisk sales of new parks passport
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Sales in the first six months of Idaho’s new state parks passports show residents are taking a liking to the program. The Department of Parks and Recreation has sold more than $500,000 worth of the $10 passports, fueling the hopes of agency officials counting on the program to generate more revenue. [...]
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Exploring the rugged wonders of Owyhee
BRUNEAU, Idaho (AP) – An ocean of grayish-green sagebrush looms from horizon to horizon as you walk the canyon rims of Owyhee wilderness areas. The only sounds are natural ones – the wind, rustling grasses and brush, and the gurgling of small streams. It’s not the wilderness like you have on popular rivers where rafters [...]
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Speculation anew about Idaho national monuments
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – In the waning days of the Bush administration, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne prepared draft proclamations for President George W. Bush to issue a declaration naming two of Idaho’s most scenic areas as national monuments. He saw his monument study as a natural step in his conservation legacy. As Boise’s mayor, Kempthorne [...]
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St. Maries, uniquely Idaho…
Things to Do First time visitors are always astonished by our quant little town and in the recreation we have to offer. There’s always somewhere to play in St. Maries great outdoors. With it’s spectacular forest and river setting, St. Maries provides wonderful experiences, whether for a day or a lifetime. St. Maries offers visitors [...]
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Pikas find a home at Craters of the Moon
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Researcher Erik Beever has watched the effects of climate change play out in front of his eyes. The U.S. Geological Survey research biologist from Bozeman, Mont., studies American pikas, which are disappearing from the Great Basin that stretches from Idaho to California and where Beever and other researchers found them just [...]
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Feds release new draft plan for Deer Flat
Posted on 22 March 2013
NAMPA, ID (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a new draft plan for proposed changes at the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Idaho. The plan released Thursday includes significant alterations to a 2011 draft plan as the agency attempts to balance its responsibility of managing a wildlife refuge with [...] Continue Reading
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Snake River is a bird-watching paradise
Posted on 18 March 2013
WALTERS FERRY, Idaho (AP) – Pelicans splash in a shallow eddy in the Snake River near Three Island Crossing State Park and take you by surprise because of their large size. Just downriver toward Hammett, great blue herons croak like crazy as they land in the tall trees in their rookery. They look like LifeFlight [...] Continue Reading
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Spirit Lake, ID
Posted on 15 March 2013
A small town atmosphere coupled with our high energy residents creates a setting for true positive action on a full calendar of events! The Spirit Lake Chamber of Commerce helps sponsor our annual 2 Day Annual Event Labor Day on the Grass Car & Motorcycle Show, Meet Santa Christmas Program, Free Summer Concert Series, Winter [...] Continue Reading
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Locals Operate Idaho’s Soldier Mountain
Posted on 25 February 2013
FAIRFIELD, Idaho (AP) – Soldier Mountain’s lodge, lifts and slopes may look the same, and you may see a familiar face selling you a lift ticket or serving you lunch, but things have changed. Former owner Bruce Willis donated the ski area last year to a Fairfield-based nonprofit operated by several families with longtime ties [...] Continue Reading
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Report: Outdoor Recreation Boosts Idaho Economy
Posted on 20 February 2013
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) – Outdoor recreation in Idaho creates more than 77,000 jobs and $6.3 billion in consumer spending, an outdoor advocacy group says. The Outdoor Industry Association also said in the report released Thursday that outdoor recreation in the state produces $1.8 billion in wages and $461 million in state and local tax [...] Continue Reading
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Gooding, Idaho
Posted on 18 February 2013
Located 12 miles off I-84, exits 141 & 157. Gooding, incorporated in 1908, was named after Frank Gooding, Idaho’s sixth state governor. In the early years, Gooding was called a “City of Destiny”. Settlers were drawn to its location by the rivers and the railroad, as well as its year-round temperate climate. The addition of irrigation brought agriculture and ranching to [...] Continue Reading
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