STATE PARKS -- Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park will be allowed to expand into pristine terrain on the mountain’s northwest face. The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission voted 4-0 Thursday afternoon to allow the expansion to move forward, after hours of discussion about…
BOATING -- The Lake Spokane (Long Lake) Campground boat launch is temporarily open this weekend through Sunday, 6 a.m.-8 p.m., Department of Natural Resources officials announced this afternoon. The facility is 18 miles northeast of Reardan off U.S. Highway 291. But for some reason the…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission today established a framework for state wolf management and directed the state Fish and Game Department to: -- Manage wolves in a manner that will ensure wolves remain under responsible state management in conjunction with the…
SPOKANE RIVER -- With a $3,500 boost from the Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club's "access fund," the City of Spokane Valley has made improvements to the boater access area on the north side of the new Barker Road Bridge, as our S-R staffer Nina Culver…
FISHING -- Portland-based Frank Amato Publications recently released a new booklet, "Washngton's Top Fishing Maps." The large format booklet compiles many color maps and stories previoiusly published in the defunct Fishing & Hunting News tabloids. But while he notes the publication is worth having, Scott…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- "Remember the goofy snipe hunts you were encouraged to partake in at summer camps?" asks birding guide Woody Wheeler, in his Conservation Catalyst blog. "Often they took place at night and involved a large sack, a club and a flashlight," he reminds…
FISHING – Recognizing that entering the sport of fishing is difficult without the mentoring of friends or family, a five-hour Fishing 101 class for adults is being organized by the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council and the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department. The free class starts…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
