NATIONAL PARKS -- They waited years to draw a permit and planned for months for their big float down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon -- one of the greatest whitewater trips in the world. But because of the shutdown of the federal government,…
BOATING -- The trout are getting break at Lake Roosevelt as the public boat launches continue to be closed by the National Park Service. “We’ve been given direction for the duration of the shutdown that all National Park Service facilities are closed for visitor recreation…
FISHING -- Online posting of fish counts over dams on the Columbia and Snake river is being delayed for some dams because of the federal shutdown. The counts are keenly watched by anglers this time of year as they monitor salmon and steelhead movements during…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A man who killed a gray wolf while big-game hunting in the Pasayten Wilderness told Washington Fish and Wildlife police he felt threatened by the predator and acted in self defense, according to a report in the Methow Valley News. Wolves are…
WILDLIFE -- Barn swallows and violet-greens took a harsh blow from storms and high winds that hammered Western Oregon in the past week. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife veterinarians received multiple Monday about dead and dying swallows. Groups of 10 to 200 swallows were…
WILDLIFE -- Volunteers are needed once again to monitor wolverine bait stations in the Idaho Panhandle in a state Fish and Game research project organized by the Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. Kristen Nowicki, the group's new field projects director, has set up a…
TRAILS -- The City of Spokane's plans to "remodel" High Drive in 2014 while updating sewer lines could change bike lanes and reduce parking options for the popular South Hill bluff trails. Traffic flow, pedestrian walkways, and bike lanes will also be affected, according to…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
