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Outdoors blog archive for Sept. 24, 2012

MONDAY, SEPT. 24, 2012

Inaugural run: Approximately 300 runners turned out Saturday on a beautiful day to take part in the inaugural Wild Moose Chase Trail Run, organized by Eastern Washington University’s second-year Doctor of Physical Therapy students. Runners could choose to run 5-kilometer, 10K or 25K courses that all started from Selkirk Lodge in Mt. Spokane State Park and headed out into the woods filled with wildlife and scenic mountain views.

Organized runs hit the trails around Spokane

TRAILS– Two notable trail runs are coming up in the Spokane area: Wild Moose Chase Trail Run, Sept. 29, on 5K, 10K and 25K routes on trails at Mount Spokane State Park. (No Discovery Pass required; reduced fees for kids.) Email: wildmoosechase@gmail.com Sekani Trail Run,…

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UI sends writers into the wilds

OUTDOOR WRITING – Graduate students chosen for the University of Idaho’s new Writing in the Wild masters of fine arts fellowships will spend a week at either the McCall Outdoor Science School at Payette Lake or the Taylor Wilderness Research Station in the heart of…

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Hannah Strauss was 12-year-old Sandpoint Middle School student when she signed up for the an Idaho Department of Fish and Game youth waterfowl hunt at the Clark Fork Delta.

Idaho sets clinics for youth waterfowlers

HUNTING– Registration is underway for the limited number of spots in the annual Youth Waterfowl Hunting Clinics sponsored by the Idaho Fish and Game Department’s Panhandle Region. This year’s clinics are set for Sept. 29, when girls and boys ages 15 and under and their…

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Ramaria rascilaspora, or Yellow Coral Photos courtesy of Lynda Foreman (Photos courtesy of Lynda Foreman / The Spokesman-Review)

Mushroom club plans Priest Lake foray

FORAGING – The Spokane Mushroom Club’s annual fall foray is set for Oct. 5-7 at the Priest River Experimental Forest based in Priest River. Experts lead daily group hikes to identify mushrooms collect specimens for educating the groups when they convene. Participants who can’t spend…

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