By Pete Zimowsky, The Idaho Statesman, Boise Jul. 17--Ever wonder where the money generated by the registration fees for your outdoor toys ends up? The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation has approved $6.8 million in grants to fund recreation projects statewide.

By Nate Poppino, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Jun. 10--KETCHUM -- The helicopters should stop flying today. But their work, U.S. Forest Service officials said, will hopefully last much longer. August's Castle Rock Fire burned 48,000 acres near the south-central Idaho town of Ketchum.

By Nick Coltrain, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Jun. 26--KETCHUM -- Fire fighters were containing the final portions of the Trail Creek fire Monday night after a three-day fight.

By Rocky Barker, The Idaho Statesman, Boise Jan. 13--Gail Kimbell, the regional forester overseeing North Idaho's national forests, will become the first woman to head the U.S. Forest Service.

By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho, Nov. 21--HANSEN --When a tree falls in the Sawtooth National Forest, chances are that people will hear it. In the past 20 years, population growth in the Magic Valley has flooded the forest with campers, sight-seers and hunters.