By Christina Lords | Editor-in-Chief
“We truly were at our best when the Vandal family and the Moscow community needed us.” - University of Idaho President C. Scott Green
University of Idaho President Scott Green presides over the 2022 commencement ceremony at the school’s Moscow campus. (Photo courtesy of the University of Idaho)
EDUCATION
Scott Green to step down as University of Idaho president
By Kevin Richert
Green made the announcement during the president’s “state of the university” address Wednesday — an annual event that took a sudden and emotional turn.
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation is changing a section of the Idaho Centennial Trail to improve hikers’ safety and avoid a dangerous creek crossing, state officials said. (Photo courtesy of Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation)
ENVIRONMENT
As state officials pursue route change for Idaho Centennial Trail, here’s how to give your feedback
By Clark Corbin
The new route change involves adding about nine miles to the Idaho Centennial Trail to avoid an unabridged crossing of Big Creek in the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Priest Lake is located in North Idaho’s Bonner County. (Photo by Getty Images)
COMMENTARY
If you care about Idaho’s Priest Lake, you have to care about the Coolin Wetlands
By Chip Corsi
From a water quality standpoint, the importance of large, intact wetland areas in close proximity to a lake like this cannot be overstated, writes guest columnist Chip Corsi.
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