WILDLIFE -- An aerial survey of the Elk Fire Complex on Thursday showed a number of animals and birds were killed by the wildfire burning east of Boise, Idaho Fish and Game Department officials say. After a two-hour overflight, a U.S. Forest Service wildlife biologist…
CRITTERS -- Stinging insects haven’t eased their attack since the newspaper reported on the season of the wasp two weeks ago. “The bald-faced hornets and yellowjackets are as bad as I've seen in my life on the Coeur d’Alene River,” said fly fishing guide G.L.…
MOUNTAIN BIKING -- Many of you saw my story and photos this spring about the efforts by downhill mountain bikers to developed courses for their fast, specialized and dangerous sport in the Camp Sekani area of Beacon Hill in Spokane Valley. But few of you…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
