HUNTING -- A few days later than scheduled, proposals for hunting rules and seasons for 2012-2014 have finally been posted on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department website. Check them out. The Fish and Wildlife Commission will take more public input on the proposals during…
WINTER SPORTS -- If you have a fifth or sixth grader in the family, take advantage of the free skiing programs offered at many of the region's resorts to encourage youngsters to check out the sports of skiing and snowboarding. The 5th grade ski FREE…
WINTER SPORTS -- Storms helped the region's mountains catch up on precipitation in the past two weeks -- as you can see from powder piled deep in this Selkirk Mountains sunrise photo iPhoned to me this morning by backcountry skier Alison Boggs. But the snowpack…
WETLAND CONSERVATION -- The Pullman chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its annual fund-raising event on Feb. 12 at the Paradise Creek Brewery in downtown Pullman. Social hour starts at 4 p.m. A ticket gets you in for heavy hors doeurves, a drink of choice,…
WILDLIFE -- I have not been able to track down the source of these November photos that are making rounds on the Internet, but they tell an intriguing tale in the world of predators and prey. Apparently a paddler pulled from the water an osprey…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.