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The U.S. Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation are holding community forums this fall to come up with solutions for forest health issues on…
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Canopy Watch is a guided tree climb at the Idaho Botanical Garden that allows people to learn how to use eco-friendly climbing equipment and get a bird's…
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The proliferation of wildfires throughout the West are forcing researchers to look at the health of American woodlands. Idaho Matters examines the future…
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The omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last month earmarked billions of dollars for fighting wildfires. Many conservationists and politicians...
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I’m marching through a stand of blackened, towering pine trees with fire ecologist Philip Higuera. He stops and sniffs the air. “We can smell the...
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A new University of Idaho study says human-caused climate change is the reason more of the forest is burning each year in the West.Researchers at U of I…
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Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says closing public access to some state forest lands amid wildfire concerns by private timberland owners is an option that…
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The Basin School District in Idaho City has something most districts in the state don’t, preschool.On Wednesdays, 12 preschoolers leave their small…
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Wildfires scorched nearly 1.5 million acres in Oregon, Washington and Idaho this year. And with increased demand for timber from lumber mills, there is...
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Fire season has come alive in the Northwest. On Monday, 20 homes in Idaho's Sun Valley area were briefly under evacuation when a fire broke out in a…