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OWL Program Invites West Central Kids Outdoors

More local children are experiencing the great outdoors thanks to Ben Baird, coordinator of the Outdoor & Wilderness Learning (OWL) program for Spokane’s West Central Community Center. “From the beginning I realized the kids coming to the community center had limited access to Riverside State Park [even though it’s close by]. A lot of the […]

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Three New Books Focus on Inland Northwest

Keokee Books, the small press in Sandpoint, Idaho, that publishes nonfiction natural history, history and guide books, has three new titles focusing on the Inland Northwest. “Selkirks Spectacular” is a photographic journey around the spectacular Selkirk Mountains of northern Idaho, eastern Washington and southeastern British Columbia. The 180-page coffee table book follows the International Selkirk

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The Challenge of Rainier: A Record of the Explorations and Ascents, Triumphs and Tragedies on One of North America’s Greatest Mountains

Dee Molenaar, The Mountaineers Books, 4th Edition, 2011, 430 pages The definitive book concerning the mountaineering history and essence of Mount Rainier is Dee Molenaar’s The Challenge of Rainier. Originally published in 1971, a fully revised and highly readable edition was recently published to commemorate the 40th anniversary. For anyone with any level of interest

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Schweitzer’s Huckleberry Festival Debuts New Summer Amenity

Celebrate Everything Huckleberry This Sunday at Schweitzer Mountain Resort Sandpoint, ID – Schweitzer’s 5th annual Huckleberry Festival takes place August 7, 2011. From 8am -4pm tongues will be dyed purple and finger tips stained violet as festival goers devour huckleberry pancakes and embark on huckleberry hikes. Sunday’s festival will also debut the grand opening of

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Author Jack Nisbet Follows the Trail of Early Fur Traders through Art, Maps

Jack Nisbet, author of “The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest,” uses 19th century art and map work to illustrate the tribal trails used by early fur traders during the free lecture, “In the Wake of the Flood,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in the SCC Lair-Student Center auditorium, Bldg. 6,

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Squirrel Away Your Dollars A Low-cost and local holiday gift guide for outdoor nuts

Outdoor folks can seem somewhat nutty at times. They talk a lot about gear, GPS waypoints, and the wild things they’ve done or seen in the woods. They wear a lot of fleece clothing, carry around a 32-ounce BPA-free water bottle, and always seem ready for a hike. They adore organic food, recycling, bike racks,

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