SALMON FISHING -- Just received: The latest Hanford Reach salmon fishing report for Joe Hymer, the Columbia River salmon man from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Staff interviewed 353 boats last week with 203 adult Chinook, 33 jacks, and 3 coho. Anglers averaged slightly…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- Investigators say a fatal bear mauling in Yellowstone National Park was possibly triggered by the California victim and his wife screaming and yelling as they ran from an approaching grizzly mother with cubs, according to an Associated Press report. New details in…
WILDLIFE -- Moose are finding new hazards in Eastern Washington as they stray from their strongholds in the wooded northeast portion of the state and wander west into the Columbia Basin. This bull moose slipped into an irrigation canal and, like most wildlife and a…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- Five bears have been destroyed in Revelstoke, British Columbia, in the past week after wandering into town in search of food, according to the Conservation Office. Might there be a problem there? "All those bears have gone through the food conditioning and…
BIRDWATCHING -- Inland Northwest birder Nancy Miller of Viola, ID, photographed this hummingbird this week -- possibly a sub-adult male Anna's hummingbird, experts say -- feeding on her geraniums in a different way than she's noticed before: "This one does something I’ve not seen them…
SALMON FISHING -- More than $24,000 in prizes are set fo the Atomic Salmon Derby set for Sept. 23-24 out of the Trii Cities, sponsored by Grigg's and the Tri-Cities Ace stores. All profits from the Derby will be going to K.O.E. (Kids Outdoor Experience)…
CONSERVATION -- Members of the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club are joining with St. George's School on Friday to pick up the summer season's accumulation of littler from the shores of the Little Spokane River. Three cheers! The volunteer work project is being organized by…
CANOEING/KAYAKING – Get a flavor for the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club as members gather for the annual potluck, awards and gear swap plus a filmfest of videos from recent club trips. The free event (bring a potluck dish) is Friday Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m.…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
