WINTER SPORTS -- Skiing is winding down with a flourish at regional resorts, with good snow going into the last weekend at 49 Degrees North, Silver Mountain and Mount Spokane. But 49 Degrees is making the temptation hard to resist with FREE lift tickets all…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Spearheaded by Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a measure last week to save the popular Green Mountain fire lookout, which a federal judge has ordered removed from its perch in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. The U.S.…
FISHING -- Owing to poor water conditions and a slow start, spring chinook anglers on the lower Columbia River have been given an extra six days of salmon fishing under a season extension adopted by Oregon and Washington fishery managers. The extended season will run…
NATIVE PLANTS -- Spring wildflower tours at Hanford Reach National Monument have proved so popular, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is doubling the number of tours this year -- and asking people to sign up for a lottery to fill the slots. This year’s…
BICYCLING -- The Spokane Bike Swap isn't just the region's best place to buy or sell a bicycle. The April 12-13 event at Spokane County Fair and Expo center also offers free helmets to kids who get bike,free prizes to the fist 2,500 people through…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
