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Timber industry warns Plummer mill closure has grave implications
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks agoMay 6—A North Idaho lumber mill will close this summer as timber companies face strains from tight operating margins. Despite still earning a profit at the mill, Stimson Lumber Company will ...
DEQ fines Stayton sand and gravel company for polluting North Santiam River
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied 19 fines in August, totaling $218,576. Among...
Publicly accessible timber lands in North Idaho closed because of fire danger
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 22—Fire danger has prompted closures for a number of publicly accessible private properties in North Idaho. Idaho Fish and Game distributed a news release from the North Idaho Timber Group ...
Turner mine, Albany gas station among DEQ fines
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied 12 fines in December, totaling $112,838. Among those fined are a Turner company that discharged turbid water from a mining facility, an ...
Troy Museum and Visitors Center celebrates 50th anniversary
The Western News, Libby, Mont. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 9—Wandering through the Troy Museum is an entertaining look at the area's heritage and history. When it opened on Memorial Day weekend, it celebrated the 50th anniversary. But it didn't ...
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Lewiston Tribune, Idaho via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 25—Washington rec program seeks public comment on grant process OLYMPIA — The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office is asking for public comments on proposed changes to the ...
Officials lift, ease fire restrictions across northwest Montana
The Western News, Libby, Mont. via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoSep. 1—There haven't been too many more welcome sights as the rain that fell across the region late Tuesday and Wednesday. While firefighters got a big assist in battling several blazes across ...
Daines reintroduces Root and Stem Act
Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 1—U.S. Sen. Steve Daines' office announced Tuesday that he has reintroduced his Root and Stem Act after it passed the Senate during the last congressional session, but not the House. This ...
Archery, upland bird hunting seasons begin this weekend
The Western News, Libby, Mont. via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoSep. 1—Bowhunters and upland bird hunters are done waiting as the first day of those seasons begins this weekend. The first day of big game archery seasons is Saturday for elk, deer, black bear ...
Daines eyes passage of forest collaboration bill
Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 11—Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines expects a piece of forest management legislation he worked on with California Democrat U.S. Sen. Dianne Fienstein will pass through Congress ...