PUBLIC LANDS -- Glacier National Park in Montana is open and welcoming visitors today after a 16-day federal government shutdown that closed all national parks across the country. All 401 national parks that have been closed since Oct. 1 are being reopened today, including the…
WILDLIFE -- Tough times for mule deer. Western states search for reason mule deer populations declining A recent report from the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies found mule deer populations in Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota and Saskatchewan were in decline, and…
FISHING -- Catch and release trout fishing on Montana's Clark Fork River -- widely practiced by fly fishers -- isn't just good for the fishery; it's good for your health, too. While environmental groups are going to court charging that Washignton understates the contamination hazard…
FISHING -- John and Gail Palumbo of Spokane have taken their dogs with them on salmon fishing trips to the Columbia for years, the the odds for their dogs contracting "salmon poisoning" caught up to them this week. Writes Gail: Want to thank you for…
FLY FISHING -- Bob Bates, 83, passed away Wednesday, a week after he was at the monthly Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club meeting as curious as ever about the sport. A great guy in every way, Bob was always volunteering and giving his talents and…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Here's another take on that spectacular wildlife watching opportunity posed in mid-September by the death of a bison 400 yards from a road in Yellowstone Park. Five grizzlies and five gray wolves challenged each other for three days as they jockeyed for…
HUNTING -- Do squirrels find other victims to torment and fray their nerves when hunters are not in the woods trying to sneak up on white-tailed deer?
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
