I see big efforts all over North Idaho to clear out the undergrowth. Huge piles of it created all summer and covered with tarps to keep it dry. Then it’s burned in the early winter.
There’s a project called “Honey Badger” that is working to improve forest health from Coeur d’Alene north to Lake Pend Oreille. A major part of the effort is to clear out the decades of undergrowth accumulation.
we visited that area including Priest Lake, Coeur d’Alene & Lake Pend Oreille. Really beautiful area.
Saw a few black bears in the woods there.
Glad they are taking care of their woods.