RESERVOIRS -- The elevation of Lake Roosevelt was 1254.6 feet at 10 a.m. today. The lake is continuing to fill. The predicted amount of rise is expected to be up to 1 foot a day over the next week. The level of the lake is…
FISHING -- A jaw-dropping cutthroat trout caught by Matt Seaton this week, out with his brother -- North Idaho fly-fishing guide Josh Seaton -- is a reminder that Idaho's catch-and-release fishing rules have giant benefits. A few groups, primarily in the Silver Valley and St.…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A herd of Lincoln County bighorn sheep offered a convenient wildlife watching opportunity Sunday to people who live below Lincoln near Lake Roosevelt. The state offers only one hunting permit a year for a ram from this herd, said Fish and Wildlife…
PUBLIC LANDS -- National parks will be waiving entrance fees to celebrate Get Outdoors Day on June 9. The Park Service is waiving fees for a total of 17 days in 2012. Offering free admission to national parks and other federal lands has been featured…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.