ANIMALS -- It's a bizarre coincidence, from an animal rights view: Singer and animal advocate Neko Case will be performing at the Bing Crosby Theater on Thursday evening next door to "Kill It and Grill It" right-winger rock guitarist Ted Nugent at The Knitting Factory.
HUNTING/SHOOTING -- Rock guitarist, gun rights advocate, shameless hunter and "Kill It and Grill It," cookbook author Ted Nugent is coming to Spokane for a concert Thursday at The Knitting Factory. What would YOU ask The Nuge about guns or hunting if you had a…
CHARITY OUTDOORS – ROW Adventures will be giving breast cancer research a boost by hosting a one-day benefit raft trip on the Clark Fork River July 31. Proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer project in Coeur d’Alene. The event is great for…
RIVER RUNNING -- Don't delay to sign up for some or all of the remaining Meet Me at the River guided paddling trips organized by the Spokane River Forum to introduce the public to the great river running through us. Since Meet Me at The…
STATE LANDS -- Starting today, the new Discover Pass authorized by the Washington Legislature will be required for vehicle access to nearly 7 million acres of Washington state-managed recreation lands – including campgrounds, parks, wildlife areas, trails, natural areas, wilderness areas and water access points.…
BIRDWATCHING -- Living in a hummingbird migratory route has its benefits for close-up bird observation. When the activity was peaking at her feeder, Abagail Alfano of Pine, La., put a sugar-water solution in a red plastic cup and didn't have to wait long before she…
TRAILS -- Here's the view David Braun recently caught from the top of North Chilco Peak, a nice 4-mile round-trip hike in North Idaho east of Athol.
ENDANGERED WILDLIFE -- A devastating fungus that has killed off caves full of bats could soon be blamed for threatening the existence of two bat species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that it was launching a 90-day investigation into whether the eastern…
NATIONAL PARKS -- It's snow go for vehicles driving over Glacier National Park's Going to the Sun Road this holiday weekend. For the third time in the Montana park's 100-year history, the uppermost reaches of Going-to-the-Sun Road will remain closed to visitors during the Fourth…
DANGEROUS WILDLIFE -- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers are searching for a black bear reported to have attacked a female jogger northeast of Colville Thursday. Stevens County Sheriff’s officials say a 36-year-old woman was attacked by a black bear while she was jogging…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- The U.S. Senate Thursday evening confirmed Daniel Ashe as the 16th director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ashe, a career employee of the agency, assumed his duties immediately. Dale Hall, CEO of Ducks Unlimited -- and the FWS director from…
WILDLIFE -- A team of government and independent grizzly bear experts has confirmed that a bear photographed by a hiker n North Cascades National Park in October 2010 was a grizzly bear, according to a statement just released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.…
BOATING -- Dworshak Reservoir is within 5 feet of full pool today. That's lower than normal for the Fourth of July holiday, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is still leaving room for the unusually high, late snowpack to pour out of the mountains.…
NATIONAL PARKS -- A century-old rock chalet in Glacier National Park that was damaged by a winter avalanche may be open for only a few weeks this summer after crews working to ready the backcountry hotel for the tourist season found additional damage to the…
COLUMBIA RIVER -- Lake Roosevelt continues to fill rapidly and is expected to reach full pool - elev. 1,290 feet -- on July 11, the Bureau of Reclamation says. Meantine, miles of inviting sandy beaches are beckoning campers at Lake Roosevelt, but rapidly rising lake…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Serious birdwatchers are finding plenty to see and hear along the Spokane River Centennial Trail this week. Here's part of a report posted today by Tina Blewett on Inland Northwest Birders. Went on a walk on the Centennial Trail yesterday and saw…
RIVER RUNNING -- Boater passage under the Northwestern Lake bridge on the Washington's White Salmon River will be closed beginning Tuesday. The White Salmon River, a popular whitewater rafting attraction, flows south from glaciers on Mount Adams, entering the Columbia River by the town of…
STATE LANDS -- Employees from three Washignton state agencies will spend the Fourth of July weekend reminding people they need the pass for their vehicles, according to Virginia Painter, spokeswoman for the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Enforcement of the new Discover Pass will…
TRAILS -- A new 12-vehicle parking lot and trailhead for the Spokane River Centennial Trail officially opens today east of Argonne Road at the end of Maringo Drive. See map. The new facilities were built by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, with the…
SALMON FISHING -- The Washington Coast remains the highlight of early summer salmon fishing, as two other popular inner-marine areas open today. "Ilwaco had the highest catch with 1.14 fish per person (25 percent was chinook, and the rest was hatchery coho)," Wendy Beeghly, a…
CYCLING -- Sun Valley is unveiling a new cycling event this summer -- the Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival with events running July 11-17. The festival showcases the area’s 400-plus miles of continuous single track trail and 32 miles of multi-use paved bike paths. Watch…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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