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Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson is the Democratic candidate for Bonner County commissioner, District 1.
There’s nothing like Idaho forests
Governor Brad Little has formally proclaimed the week of October 18-22 to be Idaho Forest Products Week and a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions…
Idaho's roads, schools benefit from timber sales
National forests continue to be a source of income for Idaho's counties
What’s bugging the forests: parasites, insects, fungus and more
If you look carefully, your trees are talking to you.
Local sawmills produce jobs
Timber still forms the backbone of western Bonner County
It's a digital world in today's forests
Over the last 30 years, natural resource professionals collecting field data have been shifting from paper plot sheets to field devices that store data electr…
Family foresters are a key part of timber industry
Family forests are vital to the Idaho Panhandle
Programs available for family forest owners
Roughly 44 percent of the forests in the five northern counties are by family forest owners
Bill aims to better manage forests, reduce wildfire risk
The legislation would extend full partnership eligibility for the Good Neighbor Authority program to tribes and counties.
Timber is big business in the Gem State
Food processing, chemicals, paper, mining and tourism are integral parts of Idaho's economy. Another a key player in the economy? Timber.
Twenty hours in Hawaii
The answer is, like so much of life, both simple and complicated
SPIN into action
It's time for you to SPIN into action and get answers
Past, present and future: Weather is a topic of conversation
The weather has been getting more than its share of attention
The Bird in Hand: The Barn Swallow
For some birds, human habitation is the best of all worlds.
Fires & faces: How smokey skies affect your skin
The increase in air pollution over the years has had major effects on the skin
'You Can’t Go Home Again'
It was all about “place.”