WINTER SPORTS -- The Silver Saturdays of skiing and snowboarding continue this week -- and Silver Mountain Resort is offering a ski-and golf package with a freebie for moms to help visitors make the transition to spring. Snow riding is set to continue Saturday unless…
BOATING – The Bureau of Land Management Coeur d’Alene Field Office has just announced the closure of the Killarney Lake boat launch for the season in order to deal with needed repairs. The boat launch, on the northwest section of Killarney Lake, is located about…
FISHING -- Here's the latest on Columbia River spring chinook, just passed on minutes ago by Joe Hymer of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department: Bonneville Dam passage of chinook through May 3 totals 68,752 adult fish. Daily counts have dramatically increased, with the counts…
NOVICE FISHING -- May is prime time to be introduced to the sport of fishing in North Idaho. Bring your family and friends to Idaho Fish and Game's Take Me Fishing Trailer program. It's free and open to everyone. Equipment, bait and instruction provided. Participants…
CAMPING -- Commercial campgrounds are upgrading to accommodate people who don't necessarily like camping. KOA campgrounds, for instance, are featuring cabins and lodges at many of their facilities. Two KOAs around the outside of Glacier National Park offer cute little cabins and even high-end lodges…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Chinook salmon and wolves are on the agenda for the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meeting May 18-20 in Lewiston. A public hearing will be May 18 at 7 p.m. at the Clearwater Region office, 3316 16th St.. On Thursday morning, the…
PREDATORS -- A plan announced Monday to kill two Oregon wolves from a pack that killed livestock near Joseph, Ore., was quickly challenged in court Tuesday by conservation groups. U.S. Fish and Wildlife authorities want to capture and kill two young wolves from the Imnaha…
Watch the full episode. See more Nature. FISHERIES -- Columbia and Snake river salmon are the focus of a free film documentary and book event tonight in Spokane: Salmon: Running the Gauntlet. -- featuring a personal appearance by the film's maker, Steven Norton of Boise…
FISHING -- Advisories for how much fish should be consumed from area waters that may be affected by mercury, PCBs or other contaminants are available in: Idaho online or (866) 240-3553. Washington online or (877) 485-7316. These advisories are especially important for children and pregnant…
OUTDOOR SKILLS -- This Australia-based MariNews website offers excellent animated instructions for tying 350 knots useful to anglers, boaters, campers, climbers and virtually any other outdoorsmen who find them short a roll of duct tape.
FLY FISHING -- Central Washington fly fishing guide and industry rep George Cook steeps in fly fishing 12 months a year. When he speaks, people listen. I'm no exception. I wrote down his recommendations for fishing Central Washington stillwater trout fisheries this time of year:…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
