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The trail, a zigzag that drapes repeatedly across the ridge and the border between the two states about 47 miles west of Missoula, used to be a marquee backcountry ride for mountain bikers. That ended in 2012 when the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, which controls the Idaho side of the trail, approved a new travel management plan that barred bicycles from its portion of the trail.

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After years of work and a legal challenge, the much-anticipated Stanley to Redfish Lake Trail is now open for use.

“Over the years we had several instances where I thought we may not be able to complete the trail, and not once did our partners walk away from this important project,” a Forest Service official said.

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson underwent surgery and will be out until after the new year. He gave his proxy to Congressman Russ Fulcher.

“People come to Stanley to see the mountains and be in nature. But I think a lot of people like starting their day here,” said Tim Cron, the owner of a bakery in town.

It’s one thing to mount a decades-long conservation campaign on a continental scale like the Yellowstone to Yukon.

It’s another to prove anything about it worked.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — It’s one thing to mount a decades-long conservation campaign...

An Idaho Republican congressman wants to end the salmon wars by removing select hydroelectric dams, replacing the electricity lost, paying communities and businesses, and giving American Indian tribes more power.

After long impasse, GOP congressman pitches potential solution for Snake River salmon runs Updated Feb 08, 2021; Posted Feb 08, 2021 Facebook Share By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times For nearly three decades, the region has been stuck in unending litigation and spiraling costs as salmon in the Columbia and Snake rivers decline toward extinction. But in a sweeping $34 billion proposal from an unlikely source, at an auspicious moment, comes a chance for a fresh start. Could Congressman Mike Simp...