Update: 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7--The Philips Fire appears to have broken north out of the Free Gold Creek drainage, heading towards Soldier Cre… Read more
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare saw a statewide rise of 523 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total … Read more
Several homeowners are questioning the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s bear protocol after its staff euthanized a juvenile black bear out … Read more
After the first sockeye salmon of the year returned to Redfish Lake Creek near Stanley last Friday and a second followed close behind on Aug. … Read more
Despite calls by anadromous fish advocates for breaching the four lower Snake River dams, the federal agencies managing the Columbia River Sys… Read more
Community School teacher Phil Huss photographed these two wolverines romping around the snow last month near Sapphire Lake in the Cecil D. And… Read more
Earlier today, the Forest Service reported two new fires north of Fairfield—the Phillips Fire in the Free Gold Creek drainage, estimated at 15… Read more
A wildfire that erupted northwest of Shoshone on Friday was contained by Sunday afternoon—but not before it burned nearly 4,000 acres of land. Read more
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare counted a further 559 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide today. That raises the tot… Read more
In an effort to reduce crop damage caused by elk, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has issued kill permits to landowners and has authoriz… Read more
The Big Wood River in Ketchum—once again—hit its lowest-ever recorded flows on Monday, according to U.S. Geological Survey data. Read more
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has proposed a two-day sage grouse hunting season with a one-bird daily limit for areas north of the Sna… Read more
A juvenile black bear out East Fork Road was euthanized by Fish and Game staff on Monday afternoon after the animal established a pattern of e… Read more
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 954 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total to 2… Read more
As temperatures soar to the 90s this weekend and recreationalists head to the river to cool off, the Wood River Land Trust is reminding dog ow… Read more
The U.S. Forest Service is asking hikers to look out for damaged trails around Redfish Lake caused by the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that st… Read more
Today’s 567 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 brought the state’s total to 20,246, according to the Idaho Department of Health and … Read more
The cities of Carey, Shoshone and Richfield have been placed under a heat advisory until midnight Saturday, according to the National Weather … Read more
Single-use plastics will no longer be distributed at Hailey city events or in city buildings per a resolution passed by the City Council on Mo… Read more
The outlook was hazy over the weekend facing northwest from Knob Hill in Ketchum. The old adage, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” didn’t q… Read more
University of Idaho agricultural extension offices in southern Idaho counties are participating in a ranch grazing experiment in Picabo, and t… Read more
Idaho gained more than 1,400 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. Today’s increase of 517 confirmed and probable cases left the statewide t… Read more
Another Red Flag warning indicating high-to-extreme fire danger will be in effect from noon to 10 p.m. on Tuesday for the entirety of Blaine C… Read more
Hikers should be aware of damaged trails around Redfish Lake as evidence of the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck near Stanley on March 31 … Read more
A lawsuit seeking to ban the practice of bait-hunting black bears in Idaho and Wyoming has survived legal challenges from both the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this year.
The possibility of lightning strikes and high winds Wednesday afternoon has triggered a red flag fire warning for the Wood River Valley, Sawtooth National Forest and much of southern Idaho.
With this year’s drought cycle overlapping with disrupted supply chains caused by COVID-19, farmers and ranchers across Blaine County have had to get creative.
A small wildfire that ignited three miles west of Stanley Lake late Monday afternoon is currently estimated at one acre and is expected to be contained on Wednesday, Sawtooth National Forest spokeswoman Julie Thomas told the Express.
A Red Flag warning is in effect in southeastern Blaine County, indicating high likelihood of a critical fire weather pattern.
After a cold, dry spring, severe drought conditions and low flows on the Big Wood River have already resulted in crop and pasture loss throughout the basin.
Severe drought conditions across a wide swath of Blaine County have already led to crop and pasture loss, farmers and ranchers are reporting—and dry conditions in the Wood River Valley are more favorable for a wildfire.
The Sawtooth National Forest is proposing to thin 3,000 acres of forest near Alturas and Pettit lakes to reduce the risk of wildfire in an area that contains summer cabins and organization camps, as well as to generally improve forest health.
The U.S. government has withdrawn legal claims against Sawtooth Mountain Ranch owners David Boren and Lynn Arnone following a statement filed in court by Boren’s brother, Michael Boren, that he did not intend to harass a trail construction crew near the Stanley Airport with his helicopter an…
A food storage order has gone into effect in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area to prevent bears from becoming nuisance animals.
Rising reports of encounters with bears and mountain lions along trails in the Wood River Valley have prompted the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to remind hikers and bikers that no matter the season, big game species are always nearby—and can be unpredictable.
The National Integrated Drought Information System is reporting severe drought conditions across a wide swath of Blaine County and parts of Custer and Camas counties, indicating likely crop and pasture loss for farmers and ranchers.
Prompted by a payment from the Sagebrush Habitat Conservation Fund and a desire to protect wild bighorns, Lava Lake Land and Livestock has permanently ended sheep grazing on about 88,000 acres of national forest land north and east of Ketchum.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is advising pet owners to take precautions after a mountain lion was observed near the Ketchum dog park over the Fourth of July weekend.
The impacts of a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest of Stanley on March 31, and its aftershocks, are still being uncovered in the Sawtooth Mountains north of Ketchum. For geologists, though, the near-daily tremors offer a rare chance to measure seismic activity in the area—and, h…
During the early morning hours last week, residents of Hailey’s River Street could hear bleating and the muffled sound of hooves as hundreds of sheep passed through town. They were flanked by lanky white guard dogs and kept moving in a tight band three city blocks long by swifter, smaller sh…
The local Hemingway chapter of Trout Unlimited led a major rescue operation on Friday, June 26, moving more than a hundred fish from a dried up pond just off Pero Road in Bellevue. Drought conditions have left fish stranded all over the south county. Since mid-June, Trout Unlimited has rescu…
The Big Wood River in Ketchum hit its lowest-ever recorded flows between June 8 and June 21 of this month, according to U.S. Geological Survey data. Previous low-flow records for that time period were set in 1966 and 2013.
During the early morning hours last week, residents on River Street in Hailey could hear bleating and the muffled sound of hooves as hundreds of sheep passed through town. This time of year, thousands of sheep in several distinct bands move north for green pastures in the high country.
The Wood River Land Trust’s latest environmental conservation project has been the development of a “pollinator meadow” at a 10-acre former cow pasture in the Colorado Gulch Preserve south of Hailey.
Work on a project that began in 2014 to thin unhealthy tree stands on Bald Mountain is scheduled to resume on July 7 and extend to mid- to late-September.
Following passage in the U.S. Senate by a 73-25 vote last week, the Great American Outdoors Act, which would require automatic annual funding for the Land, Water and Conservation Fund, will be considered by the House of Representatives in late July, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer annou…
The Wood River Valley was shaken Wednesday night at 11:21 p.m. by one of the strongest aftershocks of a March 31 earthquake that occurred northwest of Stanley.
Anyone fly fishing the Big Wood River in the summer is unlikely to encounter the Wood River sculpin—even on sunny days when the stream bottom can be seen through the current.
The local Hemingway chapter of Trout Unlimited relocated 1,055 trout upstream into the Big Wood River last Tuesday after discovering a nearly dried-up section of the river south of Bellevue.
In response to an increase in wildland fires and permitted burns that escaped control this season, the Wood River Fire Protection District has approved establishment of seasonal bans during which burns will not be allowed.
The Idaho Council of Trout Unlimited relocated 1,055 trout upstream into the Big Wood River on last week discovering a nearly dried-up section of the river south of Bellevue.
A 10-year-long project to improve forest health on Bald Mountain is set to begin as soon as August following a finding of no significant environmental impact by the U.S. Forest Service.
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