"Wooden Boats, Wondrous Lakes" We tell the personal stories behind the classic wooden boats that cruise Idaho's big lakes. Learn why these elegant works of art are enjoying a resurgence at Pend Oreille, Coeur d'Alene, and Payette lakes. Airs Thursday, March 11.
BEHIND THE STORIES
Wooden Boats, Wondrous Lakes
"If they could talk, they could say, listen son, look what I did way back when. That’s the beauty of it. They have a story to tell." B.K Powell More of this story
FROM THE FILES
"Wolves in Idaho" Everyone agrees: wolves are making a difference in Idaho.
"Let Me Be Brave." Follow the drama of the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games.
"Mining Idaho" What role should mining play in the 21st century?
"Wild Fire" We explore the changing face of wildfire in the West.
COMING UP
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June 2009 – Outdoor Idaho won a regional Emmy for the 25th Anniversary show. Congrats to all who worked on it! Check out our other awards.
REGIONAL OUTDOOR NEWS
Idaho House passes bill to expand state control over federal lands
Legislation passed by the Idaho House on a 57-12 vote Tuesday would allow the governor and legislative leaders to investigate if the state could lease federal lands from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to give the state more say on how those lands are managed.
Idaho company provides pregnancy tests for bison, elk, moose, deer,
Moscow-based BioTracking LLC developed a blood tests for bison, elk, moose, deer, big horn sheep and exotic deer, and the Idaho company has been working with Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming to test wild elk herds to see if wolves and ATVs are affecting pregnancy rates in those herds.