A proposal to significantly expand habitat protections for bull trout could lead to changes in how irrigation diversions, dams, logging and other potentially harmful activities are managed on federal land in the upper Salmon River watershed and other regional waterways.
It could also lead to expanded habitat restoration efforts in rivers, streams and other waterways in the lower 48 states where the federally protected fish lives.
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Feds step up bull trout recovery efforts (Idaho Mountain Express, Feb. 10, 2010)
Tents Review: Two-Person Tents (Backpacker Magazine, March 2008)
Tent geeks will love this hybrid shelter, which delivers incredible space for the weight. Setup requires some futzing, but the payoff is a lavish floorplan that sleeps three in a pinch. Pitching the twin-door, twin-vestibule single-wall tent requires two trekking poles and a minimum of six stakes. Pre-bent spacer poles on either side create the tent’s arched peak. Despite this minimalist skeleton, the tent stood up to hail, rain, and strong gusts. But beware of severe, sustained wind: On our most recent test trip–at 11,000 feet in the Colorado Rockies–howling gales ripped the lightweight fabric and fasteners. During good weather, roll the fabric back on the roomy vestibules for increased pass-through ventilation. Our testers reported minimal condensation, even in the worst conditions. Seams are not taped; plan on spending an afternoon hand-sealing them. $275; 2 lbs. 8 oz.
Wandering Wolverine Surprises Biologists (Idaho Mountain Express, Feb. 2009)
The undulating high-desert steppe that stretches on for miles north of Idaho Falls isn’t typical wolverine habitat. Rather, it’s where you’d expect to see pronghorn antelope speeding off into the distance.
Wolf Project off to Dramatic Start (Idaho Mountain Express, July 2008)
A more dramatic opening to a film about the conflicts between Western sheep ranchers and wild gray wolves could not have been scripted.
Twenty Days of Fire (Sun Valley Guide, Winter 2008)
For 20 days in August the Castle Rock Fire burned across the Smoky Mountains. As the blaze swept through a beloved backcountry recreation area, threatening Bald Mountain and Ketchum, thousands of residents were forced to leave their homes.
Tracking a Phantom (Sun Valley Guide, Summer 2008)
Twelve years after the gray wolf was reintroduced to the American West, a small pack settled the northern Wood River Valley. Jason D.B. Kauffman scouts the Phantom Hill wolf pack and investigates one of the most controversial issues in the West.
Saving Whitebark Pines one Tree at a Time (Idaho Mountain Express, Aug. 2008)
At the uppermost limits of the Sawtooth National Forest on narrow ridges and in remote alpine cirques, a complex, high-elevation ecosystem is unraveling.
Project Seeks Peace Among Sheep & Wolves (Idaho Mountain Express, June 2008)
Working collaboratively in the upper Wood River Valley, a group of local residents with diverse views on the Western wolf issue are proving that people can sometimes set aside their differences for a bigger cause.
Loving the rural life (Idaho Mountain Express, Oct. 2006)
The long drive to John Peavey and Diane Josephy Peavey’s Flat Top Sheep Ranch northeast of Carey takes visitors past rural—really rural—and then on to really remote.
Holding Gently: Finding Balance In The Wild (Sun Valley Magazine, Winter 2006)
Sometime around 1960, U.S. Senator Frank Church and his wife, Bethine, crested Galena Summit and descended into the Stanley Basin. Noticing new housing subdivisions that were beginning to disrupt the breathtaking views of the surrounding Stanley Basin, Senator Church is said to have declared that “there ought to be something we could do to save this place.”
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