ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Even though Washington wolves are still protected by state endangered species rules, Idaho offered a touch of "management" to the Diamond Pack of northeastern Washington over the weekend. A Washington man with an Idaho wolf hunting license killed a wolf on Saturday…
FISHING -- The numbers over the dams tell the story of this year's downsized steelhead run to the Columbia and Snake Rivers. What the numbers don't say is that anglers putting in their time are catching fish, and having a good time doing it. More…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department hasn't had much to report regarding its less than fruitful efforts to curb the cattle killing by gray wolves in the Wedge area of northern Stevens County. The toll is about 15 cattle confirmed killed or…
FOREST FIRES -- The map above from the Wenatchee National Forest shows areas off limits to visitors because of forest fires in the Central Washington area. The closures affect hikes in prime season and hunters out for Washington's early High Buck Hunt that opened Saturday.
BACKPACKING -- After reading my post this morning about fire-related closures affecting hikers in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Stephanie Akker of Kennewick emailed me the photo (above) snapped Saturday from the Colchuck Lake area as she decided to evacuate during the night to safety. I…
HIKING -- Many backpackers with coveted permits for the prime September season in the Enchantment Lakes area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in northcentral Washington are finding their plans up in smoke. Area includes Eightmile Road, Colchuck, Stuart, Eightmile, Caroline, and Trout lakes, and the…
FISHING -- The numbers over the dams tell the story of this year's downsized steelhead run to the Columbia and Snake Rivers. What the numbers don't say is that anglers putting in their time are catching fish, and having a good time doing it. More…
CLIMATE CHANGE -- The warming globe is giving sailors more room to roam. Read the disturbing story: Ship's historic crossing signals extent of Arctic melt, Edmonton Journal.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
