The Fresno Bee

They make ‘the heart beat faster.’ How Idaho preserved Sawtooth mountains 50 years ago

In the late ’60s and early ’70s, Bill Platts’ job was to survey dozens of lakes in and around Central Idaho, examining their water quality and the suitability of their fish habitat. One day in August ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Staples Music in the Park features Sawtooth Brothers

Minnesota Bluegrass band Sawtooth Brothers will kick off the Music in the Park Series at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at Northern Pacific Park in Staples. This is the first concert in the series which will ...
Idaho Statesman

Despite numerous efforts, Idaho has no national park of its own. Here’s why

Editor’s note: This story originally published in January 2020. A previous version included incorrect information on which agency manages the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. It is managed by the ...
SFGate

Fires hit state north and south / Near Joshua Tree National Park, the Sawtooth wildfire has already destroyed 42 homes, charred 37,000 acres

2006-07-13 04:00:00 PDT Yucca Valley-- The Water Canyon Coffee Co., a desert cafe in San Bernardino County, became a makeshift refugee center for many evacuees of a massive fire that by Wednesday ...