WILDLIFE -- The snow that piled up all over the region today caused trouble for a lot of humans, but wolves are in their element -- grizzly bears, too, even the ones that aren't hibernating. Washington photographers captured these photos of a wolf and a…
WINTER SPORTS -- Today's snow storm is doing its magic at area ski resorts. "Powder Wednesday was epic at Lookout Pass today," reports Bill Jennings from Lookout Pass Ski Area. "Early this morning we had 22 inches at the base and at least 30 inches…
STATE PARKS -- The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation is launching a new program that allows vehicle owners to voluntarily pay a $10 fee when they register their cars that gives them access to 30 state parks in an effort to raise money for…
WILDLIFE -- Bad news for bats on this scale is bad news for all of us. Check out this update from the Los Angeles Times on a story that's been brewing for several years. Researchers say white-nosed syndrome killed millions more bats than estimated A…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- People interested in the far-flung wanderings of Oregon’s celebrity wolf, OR-7, can keep up with his progress into other states on a new website. The California Department of Fish and Game put up a map Friday showing the wolf’s path since leaving…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Bonner County commissioners to meet with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service officials later this month with the goal of altering the federal agency’s plan to protect habitat for woodland caribou in the Selkirk Mountains. The meeting is set for Jan. 24 at…
WINTER SPORTS -- The Spokane Downtown Library's Northwest Room is featuring a timely display celebrating winter in the Northwest, including a lot of snowy outdoor recreation. Winter weather conditions have long created both challenges and opportunities for Northwest residents. The late nineteenth and early twentieth…
WILDLIFE -- This video might hurt your feelings if you couldn't find an elk during the hunting season. But it will at least give you hope. According to the Idaho Fish and Game Department, Josh Hoisington was heading home from a fishing trip this fall…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.