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Kalispel Tribe Receives Grant to Help Caribou

The US Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Kalispel Tribe $96,000 through a Tribal Wildlife Grant to help fund the South Selkirk Mountain Caribou Maternal ...
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Photo of hiking shoes.

Gear We Love

There is a worn, scratched, and cobweb-covered SMC ice axe that’s been hanging in one of my gear caves or another for over a decade. ...
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Photo: Holly Weiler

Trail #130 to the CCC Cabin

A snowshoe hike to the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) cabin at Mount Spokane State Park offers some of the best views available on the snowshoe ...
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Photo courtesy of Sarah Parker Lucas.

Home Hill

We tend to think of our home ski hills in terms of specific days: the late-winter day it dumped an unforecast 14 inches; the day ...
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Photo of upper Priest Lake by Holly Weiler.

Navigation Trail #291, Upper Priest Lake

I have heard that Priest Lake is a nice place to visit in the summer, but I wouldn’t know because I always save my trips ...
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Photo by Drew_Parker.

Fairy Clubs

Gnomes and fairies live near mushrooms. If you want to find the little people, patches of fairy clubs are your first stop. An essential part ...
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Alive

Autumn in the mountains means nature is restless and an endless summer can easily end on a moment’s notice with a snow storm ushering in ...
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Photo of a varied thrush by Tina Wynecoop.

Backyard Birding: Create Your Own Oasis for Native Birds

One year I participated in the Christmas Bird Count with members of the Spokane Audubon Society. As we prowled our beat, my teammates headed for ...
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Photo of milk, in its natural form.

Is [Insert Random Food] Bad for Me?

Yes. Totally. That random food that you think is the sole culprit for your particular condition (tight jeans, dribbling nose, fatigue, divorce) is absolutely, unequivocally, ...
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