POACHING -- An anonymous informant could soon be $2,500 richer after leading wildlife agents to moose poachers. At least two suspects are being investigated for illegally killing a cow moose on the north side of Beacon Hill in Spokane Valley around April 10. Washington Fish…
RIVERS -- Water in area rivers and lakes may look tempting during warmer weather forecast for the weekend, but experts say rivers and lakes remain deadly cold. Cold water immersion can render a person helpless in minutes regardless of sunny skies and warm air temps.…
RESERVOIRS -- The level of Lake Roosevelt was 1232.5 feet at noon today and will continue declining about 1.5 feet a day through the rest of the month to reach the flood control elevation of 1220.2. The plan could change, since there's still an above-average…
WILD LANDS -- Publication of new guidebooks is revving up interest in cataclysmic floods that swept through North Idaho and Eastern Washington some 15,000 years ago. Read on for details about different upcoming presentations on the Ice Age Floods as well as pre-registration info for…
OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY -- People in the Inland Northwest are sitting pretty for participation in a photography contest associated with the 50th anniversary of the National Natural Landmarks Program. Steptoe Butte is among the closest national natural landmarks to Spokane, but many other photogenic sites are…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
