UPDATED WITH VIDEO 5:45 p.m. on June 11, 2013 CONSERVATION -- Robbi Castleberry, a pillar of Spokane-area conservation efforts since the 1970s, died today of an apparent cardiac arrest in her home near Indian Canyon, her husband, Vic, has confirmed. Castleberry, 80, was on the…
SKYWATCHING -- The Milky Way and the northern lights were putting on a light show over Priest Lake, Idaho, Friday night for Spokane photographer Craig Goodwin. This is why some people don't sleep after dark. Says Goodwin: I was surprised to find so few shots…
RIVERS — The level of Lake Roosevelt had risen to elevation 1282 feet this morning and lake levels are expected to continue rising, but more slowly, over the next week into the 1283-1285 range by June 15. Get daily Lake Roosevelt level forecast by phone,…
FISHING --The sport fishery for hatchery spring chinook salmon on the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the Washington/Oregon state line will reopen Saturday (June 8) under an agreement reached today by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon. In addition, fishery managers also agreed to…
FLY FISHING -- When everyone else hit the Missouri to "catch fish", Ben Hahn floated upper Rock Creek east of Missoula and dredged a streamer. It paid off with the brown trout of a lifetime, according to the MoldyChum "served fresh daily" blog.
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this morning announced its proposal to lift most of the remaining federal protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states (with the exception of the Mexican wolf areas), a move that would end four decades…
WILDLIFE -- Deer antlers are among the fastest types of tissue growth in mammals. Each year, a buck's antlers typically begin growing in April in response to increasing day length. They develop fully in four months. When the antlers are growing, they are full of...
CONSERVATION -- Six volunteers are needed to work with the Recreation and Conservation Office in evaluating grant applications for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program. For more than 20 years, the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) has been the state’s primary source of funding…
WHITEWATER -- A 22-year-old North Carolina man has died in a kayaking accident on the Payette River in Idaho, north of Boise, the Associated Press reports. Boise County officials say Eric Weigel of Asheville, N.C., was kayaking the North Fork of the Payette with two…
WILDLIFE -- A Pennsylvania OB-GYN doc on a guided fishing trip in southwestern Montana went home with an amazing tale of hauling in a 25-pound lunker — a baby moose plucked from the rushing waters. Karen Sciascia of Red Hill, Pa., and guide Seth McLean…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A male harlequin duck, known to be at least 17 years old, was recently identified in Glacier National Park by University of Montana researchers and Glacier National Park scientists. The banded duck is believed to be the third oldest on record. The…
BOATING -- Dworshak Reservoir is just two feet shy of full pool, which puts boaters into the period of the best access to the campsites along the reservoir up the North Fork of the Clearwater River. Remember, this is a banner year to fish for…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Dusky grouse males seemed to be especially testy during mating season. One of the feathered bruisers even took on a Washington Fish and Wildlife policeman. Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson was glad he was safely inside his vehicle when a different dusky…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Half of Washington’s 10 confirmed wolf packs are believed to have had pups this spring, including those in the Lookout territory of western Okanogan County for the first time in three years, according to a report by Andy Walgamott of Northwest Sportsman…
WILDLIFE -- Scientists across the West are raising concerns about a growing infestation of exotic deer lice that appears to be killing Columbian black-tailed and mule deer and recently turned up in Nevada. The infestation has been on the rise, especially in Oregon, Washington, California…
National Park Service to roll out healthy food standards Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and National Park Service Chief Jonathan Jarvis held an event on the Lincoln Mall to unveil new healthy food standards for national park concessionaires, with chefs offering free samples of such fare…
PUBLIC LANDS -- I don't care much if you drive onto your own land and rip it to shreds with your four-wheel drive vehicle as long as you're not polluting public waters downstream. But the chronic spring problem of mudboggers ripping public lands to shreds…
SHOOTING -- There's clearly a demand for good-quality, safe shooting facilities, as demonstrated by the interest in last weekend's reopening of the range at Farragut State Park. Here's a media release with details on using the facility from Idaho Fish and Game. Farragut Hunters in…
FISHING -- No fishing license required -- a huge savings for a family, especially out of state -- is a perk coming up in the Inland Northwest as states observe Free Fishing Days. Idaho is boosting the interest by organizing kid-fishing events for it's Free…
FISHING -- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fish hatchery crews will be stocking 10,000 triploid rainbow trout in 20 lakes just before Father’s Day weekend, June 15-16. “This is the second straight year we’ve stocked trout before Father’s Day, and this year we’ve doubled…
FISHING -- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission today voted to reopen the Little Salmon River to fishing for Chinook salmon effective Friday, June 7. The Clearwater, North Fork Clearwater, Middle Fork Clearwater and South Fork Clearwater rivers are closed to Chinook salmon fishing, effective…
FISHING -- More than 4,000 lake trout were caught and handled -- most of them released -- during the first phase of a Priest Lake fisheries assessment that ended May 17, the Idaho Fish and Game Department reports. Most of those lake trout were tagged…
MOUNTAINEERING -- The National Park Service says a climbing ranger who fell to his death during a rescue operation at Mount Rainier National Park last year was not roped for safety or equipped with an ice ax at the time of the accident. Nick Hall,…
FISHING -- The Idaho Fish and Game Department is asking anglers to comment on a draft management plan for maintaining and restoring native westslope cutthroat trout -- a prized fishery linked to pure forest watersheds. These fish, characterized by spotting and distinctive red coloring near…
WILDLIFE -- Wolf advocates are making their case against state-sanctioned wolf hunting in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho by booking billboards to take advantage of the summer tourist season ramping up near Yellowstone National Park. A wolf pictured on the billboards will be asking a lot…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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