The U.S. Forest Service has hired Bobbi Filbert as a new deputy area ranger for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, SNRA’s Area Ranger Kirk Flannigan announced in a press release on Oct. 10.

South-central Idaho is on track to experience a wet winter with above-normal precipitation, bringing the region some relief from ongoing exceptional drought conditions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s long-range U.S. Winter Outlook released on Thursday morning.

A survey of fish populations on Friday in the Big Wood River where it flows through Hailey showed that brown trout outnumber the rainbows there.

The Jakes Gulch Fire near Alturas Lake is now 80% contained, the U.S. Forest Service reported Tuesday.

The Jakes Gulch Fire that ignited near Alturas Lake on Sept. 5 grew about 130 acres between Friday and Tuesday, spurring increased efforts to protect private and Forest Service infrastructure around high-use campgrounds.

Despite "very high" fire danger in the Sawtooth National Forest on Tuesday, the Forest Service announced that it would be lifting Stage One fire restrictions on Friday, September 17.

A 330-acre human-caused wildfire that ignited Sunday afternoon in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area near Alturas Lake prompted the evacuation of hikers and campers on Monday and Tuesday.

A 350-acre wildfire reported in the Sawtooth National Forest near Alturas Lake on Sunday afternoon has prompted the evacuation of recreationalists, the U.S. Forest Service said Monday.

The Nature Conservancy plans to restore normal fishing access hours at its Silver Creek Preserve on Friday, Sept. 3, ending an unprecedented summer of closures and restrictions brought on by extreme heat and drought.

The Bureau of Land Management Twin Falls District is lifting Stage One fire restrictions in the region on Wednesday, Sept. 1, including those for Blaine County. This will allow for campfires at dispersed sites on federal and state lands in south central Idaho.

The Sawtooth National Recreation Area enacted seasonal closures to float boating and float fishing along the Salmon River earlier this week to protect spawning salmon as they lay their eggs in the river gravel 900 miles from the ocean.

The Nature Conservancy plans to reopen fishing access through the Silver Creek Preserve on Wednesday, Aug. 11, ending an unprecedented month-long closure caused by the combinations of extreme drought and heat.

The forests in and around the ski slopes on Bald Mountain are under attack by Douglas-fir beetle, dwarf mistletoe, white pine blister rust and other infestations. A combination of deadfall and canopy overgrowth has increased fire risk, as wide swathes of trees have died and gone brown in the…

Faced with low water levels and extreme heat, The Nature Conservancy is completely closing access to fishing at the Silver Creek Preserve = ahead of the holiday weekend.

The Sawtooth National Forest will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions on Friday due to abnormal heat and abundant dry fuels, the U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday.

A local family is urging dog owners to fit their pets with high-visibility vests or brightly colored bandanas after their dog was mistaken for a wolf, shot and wounded during a camping trip last weekend.