President Trump is planning to open up some of the nation's last pristine forests to road building and timber companies. But those who work in the woods say it won't do enough to revive the industry.

Fourth grader Grace Benson from Salmon is the winner of the 2026 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Youth Tree Lighter Essay Contest. The student from FernWaters Charter School will represent Idaho in Washington D.C. this December and help light “The People’s Tree” in Capitol Square.

Satellites like NOAA and NASA’s GOES constellation have been an important fire science tool for years. Over the summer, the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance launched the first three satellites of its FireSat program, and the first images taken by them were recently released.

Idaho’s seven national forests cover millions of acres of land in the state, and that’s just a portion of public land in the Gem State. Dick Smith is trying to educate folks about these public lands.

Last September, a woman found what is likely the first DNA-confirmed death cap mushroom in our region. The extremely toxic fungus is a concern for parents and pet owners, alike.

New federal data shows a wide gap in the amount of carbon pollution produced by electricity generation across the West, reflecting stark differences in how states produce their power.

From saving money to skipping traffic jams, it seems the bicycle is becoming the ultimate urban escape from rising fuel costs.

The tour for the Capitol Christmas Tree has been announced.

Anyone hoping to catch a steelhead this fall might have to temper their expectations after Idaho Fish and Game lowered bag limits due to far fewer fish making their way inland.

The Capitol Christmas Tree, which will be harvested in Idaho this year, has been swapped out because it came down with needlecast disease.