September 2014 visits to YNP break record
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — The world’s first national park recorded its highest ever September visitation in 2014.
A total of 571,764 recreational visitors came to...
Beartooth Highway receives prestigious National Register listing
COOKE CITY, Mont.—The Beartooth Highway, often considered one of the most spectacular drives in the country, was listed in the National Register of Historic...
Henry’s Fork Foundation awarded nonprofit Excellence Award
Local efforts pay big dividends
ASHTON — The Henry’s Fork Foundation (HFF), celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, has been recognized for its accomplishments by...
Guilty verdict in Grand Prismatic Spring unmanned aircraft case
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — A man from the Netherlands has been sentenced in connection with an unmanned aircraft incident earlier this year in Yellowstone...
A bird in the hand is good
From Greg Kaltenecker IBO — Special to the IOJ
LUCKY PEAK — Nearly 20 years ago, researchers from the Idaho Bird Observatory (IBO) discovered a...
Idaho scorpions and scorpion wannabes
From Dr. Edward J. Bechinski — University of Idaho Extensions
MOSCOW, Idaho — Arachnid is the scientific classification for all eight-legged insects. Spiders are the...
Large animals and drones in the YNP
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — The sound of bugling elk in the crisp morning air signals the beginning of fall and the presence of large...
Discharge at Dworshak pinched
by Columbia Basin Bulletin
OROFINO — A primary source of cool water used to improve Snake River salmon summertime migration conditions was pinched Aug. 15,...
Hwy 21 (Boise to Stanley) wildlife viewing guide available
IDFG News Service
BOISE—The Boise National Forest, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) and the Sawtooth National Forest have developed a new Boise-to-Stanley State...
Grizzly and black bear study continues in YNP
YNP News Service
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK—Biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) and Yellowstone National Park (YNP) will be conducting grizzly and black...









