When we first set foot on our 10-acre slice of mountainside back in 2023, we saw beauty—but we also saw responsibility. The trees were mature, towering, and packed together a little too  tightly; the underbrush was dense enough to make even a mule deer reconsider its route. And like so many people who now live in what used to be an unbroken wildlife habitat, we knew we had some work to do. So the first year at High Road Wildlife  was all about reducing crown-fire risk—a sweaty,...

It's too quiet. Unnervingly quiet. I finally understand how my sports-fan friends feel at the end of their season. They mourn the loss of...

One question we hear over and over again is: "Why did you leave the bustling, family-filled metropolis of Chicagoland to settle in the remote wilds of Northern Idaho, where you knew no one and nothing?" Well, grab a chair because we have a simple yet winding answer: Fate. You see, my parents spent over three decades in Jackson Hole, Wyoming—a place where the mountains aren't just scenery; they're practically neighbors. We fell in love with the whole "mountain people" vibe, where you can watch...