WATERSPORTS -- Still scratching your head over what to get Dad for Father's Day? If you book before June 17, ROW Adventures is offering families of four or more a free pass for Dad on whitewater rafting trips on the Lochsa, Clark Fork and Spokane…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Motor vehicles will be blocked from driving the Escure Ranch road to Towell Falls on Rock Creek south of Sprague starting today, U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say. The annual summer closure begins when fire danger becomes high in the range…
HUNTING – A rattlesnake aversion clinic for dogs, using live adult and juvenile snakes, put on by Natural Solutions of California is set for June 27 in Lewiston. Cost: $70. Pre-register to schedule individual time slot: (208) 413-3032 or email shellyd181@gmail.com.
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson has helped me re-define my notion of "smooth."
TRAILS -- The numbers are in for the third annual Spokane Bike Swap and the checks are written -- including a $30,000 boost for the Friends of the Centennial Trail. “Spokane Bike Swap has become the largest supporter of our Trail Builder’s Fund,” said Loreen…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Forest Service has begun removing hazardous trees at the Stagger Inn Campground on the Priest Lake Ranger District and work will continue through June 30, says Panhandle National Forests spokesman Jason Kirchner. Stagger Inn and the adjacent Roosevelt Grove of Ancient…
BICYCLING -- The trend continues with alpine ski areas developing facilities for mountain bikers to enjoy during the summer season: Montana ski area goes big on mountain bike features Discovery Ski Area in Montana will open its opens new technical skills park for experienced mountain…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The value of a Washington state Discover Pass is going up. The $30 annual pass, required on vehicles in state parks and many other state lands, also will be valid for a free sandwich at many SUBWAY® sandwich shops. Most of Eastern…
HUNTING -- The public is getting a chance to help shape the Washington's game management plan at a series of public “open house” meetings scheduled by the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this month. The public can also comment on key aspects of the…
HUNTING -- Some Washington hunters will be celebrating tonight. Others will be crying in their beer. Results of the state's big-game special permit drawings for deer, elk and moose, etc., are available online. You'll need your WILD ID and you'll have to remember your birth…
WATERSPORTS -- The season's barely begun and already two drownings have been reported from private rafting trips on Idaho's Salmon River. Neither victim was wearing a lifejacket on the RIVER OF NO RETURN, which, forgive me for being honest, is inexcusable.
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Colville National Forest is moving ahead with a 10- to 15-year project to plan off-road vehicle trails and relocate camping areas to serve the motorized trail groups while rehabilitating the impacts illegal OHV use has had on streams, meadows and wildlife…
ENVIRONMENT -- The Heartland is no longer the land of milkweed and honey for monarchs. Study links farming methods in U.S. to rapid decline of Monarch butterflies A new study published last week in the Journal of Animal Ecology said a change in farming practices…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- I was minding my own business running through the woods near my South Side house this morning at 5:30 a.m. with my dog when the yearling bull moose started chasing us. Your bucket list isn't complete unless you've had that thrilling experience.…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A wildlife population explosion takes place around this time every year and anyone can stumble onto a baby critter virtually anywhere outside. "Wild bird and mammal species typically produce young in the spring and early summer," says Phil Cooper of the Idaho…
RIVERS -- Whitewater river rafter Tanner Grant floated the Moyie River in North Idaho over the weekend and made this video documentary of the run from Meadow Creek to Moyie Dam at 2,300 cfs -- that's 4 feet at the dam. The 8-minute video is…
FISHING -- At the end of fishing hours on Thursday June 12, the fishing harvest season will close for adult Chinook Salmon (24 inches or longer) on the Clearwater River between the Orofino Bridge and the South Fork Clearwater. The Idaho Fish and Game Department…
RIVERS -- The Spokane Riverkeeper, which keeps a watchful eye on the health and other issues along Spokane's most precious resource, is planning a whitewater float trip that will leave participants smiling and raise a little money, too. The Riverkeeper will join with ROW Adventures…
PREDATORS — Conservation groups, including The Lands Council based in Spokane, are petitioning the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to limit the killing of wolves in response to livestock deaths. Even though the state has take significant steps and statewide guidelines for preventing wolves…
FISHING -- Washington is spicing up the potential for a Fathers Day fishing trip at 19 lakes, including two in Spokane County, with extra plants of rainbow trout this week. In addition to the trout remaining from fish plants preceding the April fishing season opener,…
FISHING -- Saturday, June 14, is free fishing day in Idaho – no license required – and the state is boosting the attraction by offering fishing events geared to kids and novices. All other rules and catch limits apply on Saturday, but anyone, including nonresidents,…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- The public is being given an extra 30 days to chime in on a North Idaho-originated petition to remove the rarest and most endangered big-game species in the United States from endangered species protections. Online comment is extended through Aug. 6 and…
FISHING -- Idaho Fish and Game will host a 2nd annual Kid’s Kokanee (land-locked Sockeye Salmon) Fishing Clinic on Dworshak Reservoir on Sunday, June 29. The one-day clinic will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Staff members will be available to take kids on the water…
UPDATED 4:55 P.M. WITH VIDEO OF MUDDERS AT THIS SITE. PUBLIC LANDS -- Every year a few butt-heads remind us why more and more public and private lands is being listed as off-limits to motorized vehicles. This week, it's some yet-to-be cited mudders who drove…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- An osprey chick has just hatched for all the world to see under the watchful eye of the Sandpoint, Idaho, Osprey Cam. The chick is the first of three eggs to hatch. The others should hatch soon. Viewers can tune in to…
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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