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Vernal Pools: The Habitat of Spring
Spring is the time to look for fleeting vernal pools. These habitats are teaming with aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals—especially with the amphibians that ...
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Boise, Idaho—Smartphone App to Aid Raptor Conservation
For the last five years, the Boise, Idaho, based Peregrine Fund has collaborated with researchers in Africa on a pilot project called the African Raptor ...
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Ammi Midstokke – Eatology: Thank You for the Orgasms
By all accounts, including Darwin’s, you probably should not be alive. Never in the 4.5 billion year history of our planet has any species been ...
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North Idaho—Lawsuit Launched to Protect Mountain Caribou
Conservation groups issued a formal notice in February of their intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to finalize endangered species ...
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Tundra Swan Festival on Saturday, March 16
When you think of eastern Washington, your first thoughts may not include elegant swans. Pend Oreille County, located in the northeast corner of the state ...
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10 Spring Break Staycations in the Inland Northwest
Staying home this spring break? Keep kids physically active with local outdoor adventures—some can even be educational. Here are 10 ideas, either free or low-cost, ...
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Feel Good Feet: How a Fit ID Can Improve Your Runs
Not all that long ago, I wrote in the pages of “Out There” that I had been wearing a single pair of green Superfeet running ...
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Shoulder Season Celebration in the Inland Northwest
Shoulder seasons get a bad rap. Skiers and boarders fantasize about early-winter’s powder stashes, climbers wait for the rock to stop seeping, mountain bikers cheer ...
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Ana Maria Spagna: Just Slide
Friends try not to stare, but they can’t help it. Stop with them at the garage to pick up some motor oil or lag screws, ...
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