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"Hometown Ski Hills"   We explore Idaho's skiing heritage, by checking in on some of the state’s locally supported ski hills, like Brundage, Bogus Basin and Pomerelle.
Airs Thursday, February 18.

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REGIONAL OUTDOOR NEWS

Researchers: Wolves could help control deer, elk in national parks
A paper in the February issue of the journal BioScience written by five researchers proposed putting 10 to 12 gray wolves in parks as a way to cull deer and elk herds that are browsing the landscape down to the nubs.

Montana senator's bill would create 535 forest 'fiefdoms'
Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester's Forest Jobs and Recreation Act takes forest management out of the hands of the U.S. Forest Service and puts it in the hands of Congress, a proposal that could result in micromanaging public lands at the congressional district level; furthermore, his "sustained yield" proposal will result in overcutting of timber, which has already been done and resulted in the closure of Montana mills decades ago. A guest column by Bill Worf, who served with the Forest Service for 33 years.