FISHING -- The Humane Society of the United States says it has reached an agreement with the states of Oregon and Washington and a federal agency to temporarily halt plans to kill California sea lions at Bonneville Dam this year, the Associated Press reports. The…
FLY FISHING -- Distance casting isn’t necessary for most fly fishers working small trout streams. “But there are times, if you can cast an extra 10-13 feet, it will increase your success, especially for salmon and steelhead,” said Steve Rajeff, of G.Loomis Rods. Rajeff is…
BACKPACKING -- The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee stresses the importance of following proper bear avoidance safety techniques and recommends bear spray as an effective tool for personal safety when recreating in bear country. Bear spray has the potential to reduce human injuries and the number…
SALMON FISHING – Several new fishing opportunities for hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon are opening on the Columbia and Snake rivers for the holiday weekend as the season enters its final leg. Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today agreed to expand or reopen fisheries in…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Flooding and a lingering winter snow pack will keep several popular campgrounds and recreation sites in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests closed for the Memorial Day weekend, forest officials announced today. For updates on recreational opportunities and road conditions, visit the “Alerts…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Numerous roads on the East Slope of the North Cascades are impacted or closed by snow and runoff, the Washington Department of Natural Resources said today. Portions of some roads in the Colockum and L.T. Murray wildlife areas are closed, as well…
LAKE ACCESS – The Blackwell Island public boat launch and others on Lake Coeur d’Alene will remain closed until the high water subsides, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced today. “The launch facility is currently under 2 feet of water, with the lake level…
SPRING SKIING– Silver Mountain officials have just announced that the resort will open its lifts for skiing and snowboarding on Saturday AND Sunday from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. An announcement earlier this week suggested the resort would be open for only one day. Operators report 102…
CONSERVATION -- Due to cancellations, more free tickets are coming available for the Thursday showing of Greenfire, the story of Aldo Leopld. The Forest Service encourages you to check back often at the Spokane event registration website. As of this posting there are 18 tickets…
FISHING -- Flooding on the Bitterroot and Clark Fork rivers has forced Montana officials to close many fishing access sites this week. Bitterroot River sites closed today include, from south to north: Hannon Memorial, WW White, Darby Bridge, Wally Crawford, Woodside Bridge, Tucker Crossing, Bell…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- Two men kept their cool and successfully retreated from an aggressive cougar near Hoquiam, Wash., on Sunday. According to a KING 5 report, Puget Sound salmon manager Steve Thiesfeld said the two men were completing a habitat survey on the Little Hoquiam…
HIKING – Spectacular runoff pouring down the Spokane River will highlight the third annual Spokane Bridge Walk organized June 4 by Spokane Parks and Recreation. Sign up for the event, get a map and walk at your own pace with friends 9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m.…
NATIONAL PARKS -- Search and rescue operations are costing Grand Teton National Park millions of dollars topped by last month's $115,000 search for missing backcountry skiers. In 2009, the last year figures were available, the National Park Service spent about $5 million performing search and…
SALMON FISHING -- For the first time in a decade, Lookingglass Creek, a tributary to the Grande Ronde River, will open to fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon on Saturday. “We’ve revamped the hatchery program for Lookingglass Creek in order to provide more consistent fishing…
PULBIC LANDS-- Kent Connaughton, 64, is almost a month into his new job as the U.S. Forest Service's Northwest Regional forester based in Portland. He's a veteran who seem to have the right temperament for the times. Read a Vancouver Columbian profile of the man…
FLY FISHING -- In a Sunday Outdoors feature story on the art of fly casting, Joe Roope of Castaway Fly Shop in Coeur d'Alene offered two tips anglers should keep in mind on the front end of initiating a good fly cast: 1. Start the…
INVASIVE SPECIES -- Washington officials found invasive zebra mussels on a boat coming into Washington Saturday at the stateline port of entry near the Idaho border. Both Idaho and Washington are ramping up their surveillance for these invasives with horrible consequences to our waterways. Read…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Colville National Forest on Tuesday announced a 30-day public comment period on a long-awaied motor vehicle access plan for the south end of the 1.1 million acre northeastern Washington forest. The South End Motor Vehicle Management Project involves the area between…
MOUNTAIN BIKING -- A record 850 racers -- solo and team relay riders -- have signed up so far for this weekend's 24 Hours Round the Clock mountain bike race in the Seven Mile airstrip area of Riverside State Park. That means three or four…
RIVERS -- Perhaps, for the long-term benefit of the human race, there are occasions when we should NOT call 911 in an apparent emergency. Case in point comes from a reader who lives along the runoff-raging Spokane River near Flora Road – near Flora Rapids…
FISHING -- Don Engle of Spokane survived a close call Sunday in maintaining his lead to win the $1,000 season prize in the Westport halibut derby. Fishing aboard the Tequila Too, he landed a 64-pound halibut on May 10 that won the weekly Westport derby…
NATIONAL PARKS -- The Washington Transportation Department says road crews expect to reopen the North Cascades Highway at noon Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. That would be the second-latest opening since travelers began using the highway 39 years ago, said spokesman Jeff Adamson. The latest…
HUNTING/FISHING -- Editorials by leaders in the hunting and fishing community, findings from several new studies, and action by the U.S. military are prompting conservation groups to press Congress to re-evaluate proposed legislation that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating lead in…
PADDLING -- If a guided sea-kayaking trip to the Vancouver Island area or southeast Alaska has been on your back burner, maybe now's the time to act. Coeur d'Alene-based Sea Kayak Adventures has just announced discounts on their summer trips oriented to seeing orcas in…
PREDATORS -- How many wolves are enough? That's the million-dollar quesiton, and one of the biggest arguments left unresolved by last year's wolf lawsuit: Reporter Rob Chaney of the Missoulian has the latest on the scientific debate over the question. Click here for the Missoulian…
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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