There’s still time to register for the area’s longest-running adventure race. It’s lots of fun and first-timers are welcome. Read this month’s cover story for more on racing. Here’s the details from North Idaho College: We’re extending the early bird pricing for another week for the NICHALLENGE. The new deadline to get the $70/person rate […]
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This just in from The Lands Council: Help Protect The Selkirks and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bears! Grizzly bears in the Selkirk Mountains of eastern Washington through the Idaho Panhandle and into the Cabinet Mountains and Yaak River watershed in northwest Montana are severely threatened from habitat fragmentation, extensive road networks, motorized vehicles and development. These grizzly
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On Saturday Out There Monthly was awarded two Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards from Region 10 Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalism. OTM won 3rd Place for Consumer/Environmental Affairs for Alternative Weeklies for the Virginia de Leon’s piece “What Killed Wilcox Organic Milk?” In addition Out There Monthly won 1st place for Opinion Writing
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Want to get involved with the Northwest Whitewater Association? If you have class III skills and a boat meet up with them this Friday. They are also selling Idaho boat stickers. See below: Friday Night Floats Continue This Week: The long-standing tradition of weekly floats on the lower Spokane River begins again, weather & water
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Why is Sandpoint beating us to this stuff?
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Image courtesy of ROW Adventures. Congratulations to Coeur d’Alene’s ROW Adventures. Here’s the details in a press release: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho- On March 30th, President Obama signed the Public Lands Omnibus Bill into law, protecting 517,000 acres and 315 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers on the Owyhee River and canyons. With this news, Outside
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Can you say “Only in Spokane?” To be honest there maybe some folks in Idaho and Montana who believe that too. Spokane’s John Ahern, who gained fame for asking LC High School students how many babies they were killing–and equating gay people with pets, is leading the charge against sustainability in front of the city
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According to some experts David Thompson’s early 19th century exploration and mapping achievements surpass Lewis and Clark. He spent a lot of time in what would become Idaho and Washington. North Idaho College give’s you a chance to travel back in time tomorrow: NIC to offer presentation on David Thompson’s natural world Who: Wildlife education
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That’s the crux of Friends of the Falls Director Steve Faust’s River Greenway District proposal. Right now most facets of the Spokane River and the recreation associated with it suffer from some degree of active or benign neglect. Are we will to pony up to make this area world-class? This piece appears in the current
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Well, they could be if you take them to Twin Eagles Wilderness School in Sandpoint. Here’s the details: This year we are once again offering our very popular Spring Day Camp here in Sandpoint! This three day program will have a specific theme around Springtime teachings that are so often missed – signs of spring
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