WILDLIFE WATCHING -- People camping and fishing in North Idaho are taking note and enjoying what appears to be a good population of colorful hummingbirds in the region. The photos above where shot and compiled by Hal Blegen of Spokane, who was in the field…
BIRDING -- A burrowing owl chick knows when it's feeding time; knows when the meal's only half finished; and knows when the cricket is consumed and it's time to quickly retreat into the vacated prairie dog burrow that's become its nursery. Check out this short…
PUBLIC LANDS – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) urged a key Senate subcommittee today to move forward on a bill to preserve the historic Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness near Darrington, Wash. Wilderness advocates have pressed the Forest Service to remove the…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.