MOUNTAINEERING -- Three people who bought books by mountain climber Greg Mortenson are taking their claims of fraud against the humanitarian to a federal appeals court. Last month, U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon dismissed their lawsuit that alleged that Mortenson, his publisher, his co-author and…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Montana wildlife officials say a Canadian caribou has wandered into northwestern Montana for the second time this spring, and this one has the potential to make history. Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife manager Jim Williams tells KCFW-TV the possibly pregnant cow is…
PARKS -- Washington State Parks officials have set meetings in Spokane to discuss potentially sweeping changes in management of facilities at Riverside and Mount Spokane. The meetings will be at Spokane Public Library Shadle Branch, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. as follows: Saturday, 3:30-5 p.m., specific…
BOATING --The Bureau of Land Management’s Blackwell Island boat launch and recreation area will open on May 23 in one of the annual harbingers of th Lake Coeur d’Alene boating season. The popular site is just south of Coeur d’Alene along Highway 95. Season passes…
HUNTING -- Friday at midnight is the deadline to apply for special hunting permits for fall deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep, and turkey seasons in Washington. Permit winners will be selected through a random drawing conducted by the Washington Department of Fish and…
SALMON FISHING -- Fishing for spring chinook on the lower Snake River could close after fishing hours on Friday because of the downgrading of the forecast from about 314,000 to 220,000 fish up the Columbia. Anglers have been catching springers in the Snake, and they…
FISHING IN YOUR DREAMS -- Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute on Monday unveiled the world’s largest king salmon. Stretching nearly 129 feet, the fish-themed design will adorn a Boeing 737-800 this fall. The new "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II" design is derived from an earlier…
SALMON FISHING -- Dorey boat fishing guides and elders of the Nez Perce Tribe will row around a big eddy on May 26 and pray for a safe return of spring chinook to the Salmon River during the 11th annual Sacred Salmon Ceremony and Friendship…
FISHING – Signs in Russian language are being designed for posting along the Spokane River to explain special fishing rules, and a fundraising is planned for Saturday to help pay for the effort. A group of anglers is trying to get all Spokane River anglers…
BICYCLING -- Ride of Silence, a global moment of solidarity, is bringing bicyclists together tonight for the 10th annual informal ride to commemorate cyclists who have been killed in accidents involving motor vehicles. In Spokane, riders will meet 6 p.m. at Riverfront Park between the…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- The Bonners Ferry Ranger District is planning an event to celebrate of the history and recent renovation of the historic Snyder Guard Station. At more than 104 years old, the guard station has been a symbol of north Idaho’s history as it…
NATURE -- Floods, Flowers and Feathers is the theme for a new festival at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge that will feature elements of the Ice Age Floods that shaped the land along with the flora and fauna that flourish in this special channeled scablands habitat.…
SALMON FISHING -- Two sections of the Yakima River will open this week to fishing for hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon, under regulations announced late this afternoon by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Wednesday, May 16, the lower Yakima River will open to fishing…
REFUGES -- Most visitors to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in 2010 and 2011 were impressed with its recreational opportunities, education and services, according to a government survey released today. About 90 percent of respondents gave consistent high marks to their refuge experience. The survey, commissioned…
FISHING -- Coeur d’Alene attorney Denny Davis will share photos and stories from his trip to Russia starting at 7 p.m. May 16 at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. Davis’ free program, “Moscow and Fishing in the Russian Far East,” is…
RIVERS -- North Idaho river rafters have been watching a log that's jammed into a chute at Eilene Dam on the Moyie River northeast of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. It poses an unavoidable hazard for rafters trying to complete the river float. "Its still there, and…
DANGEROUS WILDLIFE -- The Clarkston Walmart had a special on rattlesnake bites Saturday. A man says he reached down to pick up a stick lying in the gardening aisle of a Wal-Mart in Clarkston, Wash., only to discover that it was a rattlesnake that then…
WILDLIFE -- About the time four grizzly bears were documented by remote trail cams in northern Stevens County last week, other grizzlies were getting into big trouble just over the border in in British Columbia. Conservation officers in the West Kootenay destroyed three grizzly bears…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Two plants found exclusively on or adjacent to Washington’s Hanford National Monument warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today. Both species, the Umtanum Desert buckwheat and the White Bluffs bladderpod, are found primarily on…
TOURNAMENT FISHING -- Mark Kendall, teamed with Doug Wood, caught the 34-inch tiger musky (above) to top the 11 anglers Saturday in the Silver Lake Mountain Muskies Tiger Musky Tournament in Spokane County. The second place team of Herb Zielke and Don Grove wwere just…
OUTDO – A group of anglers is trying to get all Spokane River anglers speaking the same legal language about the fishing restrictions designed to protect the struggling native redband trout. The group has worked with the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department to tanslate important…
PADDLING -- The annual Flatwater Canoeing Clinic conducted by the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club is set for May 20 at Medical Lake. The clinic, for solo and tandem canoeists, covers strokes, equipment, safety and rescue, hypothermia, transporting canoes, launching and canoe trim and paddler…
HUNTING -- Sportsmen who want to be involved in surveys that might affect hunting seasons and be on the list for other communications from the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department must make sure their contact info is correct. Update your email and mailing address in…
WILDLIFE – Planning for long-term management of bison at a wildlife species – which may include hunting down the road -- will kick off Monday, May 14, in Missoula with a public meeting organized by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The meeting is set for…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Rare sightings of at least four grizzly bears in "the wedge" of land between the Kettle and Columbia Rivers in northeastern Washington have been documented this week by Fish and Wildlife Department trail cameras. Here's what the agency posted Thursday: A number…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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