FISHING -- Columbia River fish managers today reduced their early forecast for the steelhead run moving up the Columbia, upper Columbia and Snake Rivers. Says Joe Hymer of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met this morning, August 19,…
OHVs -- Two conservation groups have sued to block the opening of nearly all of Okanogan County’s roads to ATVs, according to the Wenatchee World. Conservation Northwest and the Methow Valley Citizens Council sued Wednesday in Okanogan County Superior Court seeking an injunction prohibiting the…
WILDLIFE -- Mountain goats normally are found in the highest rocky mountain areas during summer. But a Sunnyslope woman documented a mountain goat in her yard on Wednesday, and the photo was confirmed as a mountain goat by a state biologist. See the photo and…
Glacier Peak Wilderness hikers find nature untamed near hidden volcano Should Image Lake be reopened to crowds of hikers? Local Trail Angel: Holly Weiler walks the talk Slide show of classic Glacier Peak Wilderness hike Baby-boomer climber achieves Kilimanjaro dream North Cascades Highway to reopen…
OUTDOORS ACCESS -- The Washington Department of Transportation says the North Cascades Highway is reopening at 10 a.m. this morning. It was closed last week by severe mudslides near Rainy Pass. Several businesses along the scenic route winding its way through the North Cascades National…
FISHING -- The huge run of pink salmon moving into Puget Sound is creating what former S-R reporter Adam Lynn calls "Salmon fishing madness in West Seattle." Lynn, now a reporter for the Tacoma News-Tribune, is a regular contributor to the madness in these odd-numbered…
FISHING – EWU Sportsmans Club is trying to organize a fishing derby for bass and perhaps trout on Badger Lake for mid-September. The lake is proposed for a rotenone treatment in late fall to restore its traditional trout fishery. A decision on the proposal by…
WILDLIFE -- As hunters are going out scouting for the upcoming big-game seasons, they aren't necessarily looking for elk in traditional places. For instance, the hunting seasons conducted the past two years inside the boundaries of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge have spurred more of the…
WINTER SPORTS -- The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is looking for winter sports enthusiasts to serve on the Washington State Winter Recreation Advisory Committee (WRAC). The committee for non-motorized recreation has three positions that will soon become vacant. Two of the positions are…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
