Boise-based Advocates for the West protects public lands pro bono
By Jamie Hausman
Throughout the Boise foothills, sagebrush plants border the trails and top the ridges, creating a neutral backdrop for the blue [...]
How a Hagerman Valley aquaculture company is revolutionizing the farmed-fish industry
By Zach Kyle
Idaho trout: local and delicious. That’s the promise touted in restaurant menus across the Gem State. After all, short of [...]
A new classroom at the Peregrine Fund will connect Boise students to global raptor scientists
By Patti Murphy
In an outdoor area at The Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey, a small group of people gather [...]
Emily Ruskovich garners the prestigious International Dublin Literary Award
By Meghan Levi
Author Emily Ruskovich has extra­ordinary moments while doing ordinary things. The morning after Mother’s Day presented a quiet moment after [...]
Ward Hooper's iconic style connects past to present
By Sharon Fisher
Chances are, you’ve seen Ward Hooper art, even if you didn’t know it. Perhaps it was the dozens of posters [...]
The Chef's Farm takes the farm-to-table concept to a new level
By Cheryl Haas
Ever since he hit town from the Bay Area, Chef Christian Phernetton has been a culinary star in the Boise [...]
Choosing to go it alone in Salmon River country
By Cheryl Haas
The isolation of the Salmon Rivers—the Main and the Middle Fork—far from civilization in the heart of the Frank Church [...]
Idaho’s state insect faces environmental challenges on many fronts
By Sharon Fisher
If there’s any butterfly that people know, it’s the monarch. Its orange-and-black coloring helps it stand out against the landscape, [...]
Debi Lane builds more than a brand with Lunchbox Wax
By Jamie Hausman
Every morning, Debi Lane, the founder and CEO of Lunchbox Wax, finds her focus in meditation. She brings the same [...]
The Olympic gold medalist promotes healthy lifestyles with her new gym venture
By Torrie Cope
With three Olympic gold medals and multiple national and world championship titles in the sport of cycling, Kristin Armstrong has [...]