PUBLIC LANDS – Wildfires scattered throughout the northwest are affecting access to niches of national forests and other lands the public normally has access to for hunting, fishing, camping, berry picking and other late-summer pursuits. Glacier and Yellowstone Parks have had to close sections of…
SALMON FISHING -- Anglers heading to Puget Sound to tap the huge run of pink salmon flooding in toward spawning streams will find good tips on locations and techniques in this column by Wayne Kruse of the Everett Herald.
PUBLIC LANDS -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning college students that officers will be patrolling popular sand-dune party spots along the Snake River. Some public land areas are notorious for big parties, especially after the Aug. 25-26, 2012, blowout at Illia Dunes…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.