November 6, 2025

Loving a Place to Death: How Overcrowding is Transforming Glacier National Park

By Jean Arthur Cover photo courtesy of Jean Arthur Sunrise promises a sparkling midsummer morning at 6,644 feet elevation at the summit of Going-to-the-Sun Road at Logan Pass. A dozen vehicles snug into parking spots on an August morning as hikers lace boots for early starts on Glacier National Park’s famous Highline Trail. My family […]

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Book Review: “Conservation Confidential” By Mitch Friedman

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Longtime Northwest forest and wildlife advocate Mitch Friedman’s new book “Conservation Confidential: A Wild Path to More Effective Activism,” recounts his evolution from radical Earth First! activist engaging in controversial protests to the founder and longtime director of the nonprofit organization Conservation Northwest. Part memoir, part strategy guide for citizens who care about the future

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Spokane County Parks See Major 2025 Upgrades with New Trailheads and Accessibility Improvements

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Cover photo courtesy of Rex Schultz By Jon Jonckers Across Spokane County, so many regional parks and trailheads underwent dramatic upgrades and improvements that it’s impossible to pick a favorite in 2025. Beginning last May, Liberty Lake Regional Park received an expanded and paved parking lot with 88 regular and three accessible parking spaces, new

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