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Adventures in Lake Country
After sitting for hours with my fishing pole on the weather-worn dock, watching my bobber on the dark lake water, my seven-year-old mind focused on ...
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Paddling Safety For Kids & Adults
Here are three of the most important paddling safety tips for both children and adults. Teach life skills and be safe out there.
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Lake Critters & Junior Ranger Programs at Idaho’s Round Lake State Park
At Idaho’s Round Lake State Park, “The best way to observe wildlife is to hike around the lake” on Stewardship Trail (approx. 3 miles) or ...
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Spokane’s Large Rodents: Porcupines, Beavers, and Marmots
Marmots, beavers, and porcupines — three of the larger rodents in North America — have all have shape our local ecology and culture.
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Ammi Midstokke: Thoughts on Commercially Made Food
There is an incredible amount of science that goes into designing food. That’s right: In case you did not know, a bunch of guys in ...
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More Than Steps: Exercising with a Garmin Running Watch
I’m in a new relationship, and it’s complicated. My husband surprised me with a Garmin running watch a couple of weeks ago, a splurge for ...
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Beyond Swimming: 6 Ideas for Kids Without Getting Wet
When you’re not swimming or cruising in a boat, and it’s time for beach-based and flatwater, stay-dry activities, here are ways to combine physical activity ...
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Hiking to Emerald Lake (Colville National Forest)
The hike from Trout Lake trailhead to Emerald Lake is, for the most part, a moderately-difficult, flower-lined trail featuring stately, old-growth Ponderosa pine and interesting ...
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470 Acres Permanently Protected in the Columbia Gorge
Friends of the Columbia Gorge, an Oregon-based nonprofit group, recently announced that it had successfully completed its Preserve the Wonder campaign. Raising a total of ...
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