FISHING -- Just as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has opened another round of comments on the controversial proposal to authorized the Pebble Mine near the headwaters of Alaska's prized Bristol Bay salmon fisheries, a disaster in Canada has struck an emphatic case in point.…
CAMPING --The swimming area and beach at Lyons Ferry Park has been reopened today after test results received this afternoon showed the water was again safe for in-water recreation. The Walla Walla District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the park's beach at the…
FISHING -- As this year's record run of Columbia River sockeye pushes upstream, a record number of the salmon is headed into Lake Wenachee, where savvy anglers are finding some good fishing. This blog post by Andy Walgamott offers some creative tips to catching the…
HUNTING -- Idaho Fish and Game’s vendor, Active Network that provides the online licensing system, experienced technical difficulties Wednesday because of the large volume of transactions involving leftover tag purchases and was forced to shut down. Idaho Fish and Game forwarded an apology from Active…
CONSERVATION -- Good to see retailers taking a stand for a government program that offers states matching money for programs important to fish and wildlife, not to mention hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation. Outdoor Industry Association urges Congress to fully fund conservation fund On…
PUBLIC LANDS -- There's a clear case to be made in terms of safety, privacy and stewardship for requiring people to get special permits in order to use drones on public lands. And for now, the ban on using drones in national parks gets a…
CAMPING -- Priest Lake blogger Pecky Cox offers this observation from her post at As the Lake Churns.
PUBLIC LANDS -- National Forest officials in Washington are are restricting activities that could accidentally spark wildfires as the state continues to be tinder dry and in a pall of smoke from other fires. Starting Tuesday, Aug. 12, campfires will only be allowed only in…
SKYWATCHING -- Camping high in the mountains away from lights-- perhaps in forest fire lookout rental -- is a peak way to enjoy the free light show in the sky, which will peak this year between Aug. 10 and 13. The annual Perseid meteor shower…
WILDLIFE -- Idaho Fish and Game officials say they’re suspending a plan to use a hired hunter to kill wolves in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness until at least November of 2015. Idaho’s Wildlife Bureau Chief Jeff Gould made the declaration in…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
