CLIMBING -- Bill Fix and Joe Collins -- two legendary Spokane Mountaineers -- celebrated Joe's 89th birthday Sunday. They are especially known for taking a couple of young upstart climbers under their wings 50 years ago and launching them toward the top of the world.…
HUNTING -- A screening of short films devoted to bowhunting films -- the Full Draw Film Tour -- is schedule in Spokane for Wednesday, June 11, starting at 7 p.m. at the Bing Crosby Theater. Tickets are $14 for adults, available online. Doors open at…
OUTDOOR RECREATION -- Gov. Jay Inslee’s new Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Recreation will meet Tuesday in Spokane as part of a summer-long effort to develop a plan for encouraging outdoor recreation and boosting related jobs and businesses. The session is set for 9…
WILDERNESS -- Maybe you've followed trails all over the Northwest, but have you visited all seven wilderness areas in the Blue Mountains that straddle the Washington-Oregon border? The Blue Mountains National Forests (Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests) have introduced the Wilderness Passport Challenge to…
FISHING -- A "Just for Kids Fishing Derby" for kids ages 5-14 is set for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 14 at Falls Park, 305 W. 4th Ave. in Post Falls. Awards will be given for fun competitions. Participants should bring their own fishing rod…
SHOOTING -- To reduce the risk of wildfires, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is restricting target shooting on the Wenas Wildlife Area near Yakima and Ellensburg. From June 2-Sept. 30, target shooting is restricted to the hours between sunrise and 11 a.m. Public…
WILDLIFE -- The topics for the Fathers Day weekend family-oriented programs at the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area in northcentral Washington are delicious: Birds, bees, bears, wildflowers, mosses, lichens, mollusks, geology, even a little history lesson. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife celebration of the Sinlahekin's…
OUTDOOR RECREATION -- The St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute's recreational therapy team is gearing up for a busy summer season of outdoor recreation fun for physically challenged adventurers of all ages. Outdoor Recreation Experience, June 21, features adaptive and regular fishing, handcycling, archery, kayaking and canoeing,…
FISHING -- While Washington is highlighting the contributions hunters and shooters have made to wildlife habitat through the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937, Idaho this week is highlighting the contributions anglers have made through fishing license fees and the federal excise taxes they supported in the…
OUTFITTERS -- The grand opening for the Cabela’s Outpost store in Missoula is set for June 12, with a ribbon cutting at 10:45 a.m. and doors opening for business at 11 a.m. Opening day will kick off a weekend-long celebration highlighted by special appearances, family…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Federal land managers offer free entry to parks, forests, U.S. Bureau of Land management lands, refuges and other national interest lands where fees are charged on certain holidays scattered through the year. Washington State Parks also sets dates for fee-free entry. The…
FISHING -- Starting Friday (June 6), the Wenatchee River will open to fishing for spring chinook salmon for the first time in nearly two decades, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has just announced. With almost 10,000 hatchery chinook expected to return to the…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Monday, June 9, is the deadline to comment on the Idaho Wolverine Conservation Plan proposed by the state Fish and Game Department's. The document was released May 19 for a 21-day public review. Wolverines are members of the weasel family. In the…
FISHING -- Washington and Idaho are among the many states offering free fishing – no fishing license required – on designated days in June. Washington doubles the fun by allowing anglers to fish without a license Saturday and Sunday June 7-8. Other requirements waived at…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Cutting through the facade of state's rights land grab efforts... Utah's quest for federal public lands a simple fundraising ploy Given the mild response from the members of the Utah Federalism Commission to an assistant attorney general's announcement that the state does…
FISHING -- The recent reports of great spring chinook fishing on Idaho's Clearwater River were a prophesy that some quota's would soon be reached. Time has come. Here's a closure notice just released: At the end of fishing hours on Friday, June 6, 2014, the…
HIKING -- It's early season; snow is still plugging mountain roads and Forest Service crews are just working their way through projects left by the ravages of winter. The basic rule: Call ahead to the national forest ranger districts or other agencies for any updates…
FISHING -- Reports from the first week of the ocean salmon fishing season off the Washington Coast confirm the predictions that this is a season for the record books. "At Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco), anglers averaged nearly a marked chinook per rod during the first…
WILDLIFE -- Shoshone County is one of 10 Idaho counties that will be sharing a $276,584 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation grant for wildlife habitat projects on nearly 76,000 acres in the state. Shoshone County's portion will be used in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service…
CONSERVATION -- I write often about the contributions hunters and anglers make to preserving fish and wildlife habitat in contrast to animal rights and anti-hunting groups that have never made the commitment to help critters on the ground where it counts. Here are the latest…
HUNTING -- A Spokane man's four-year crusade to make lighted nocks allowable for archery hunters -- as a means of reducing wounding loss, among other things -- has found his ultimate reward. The Pope and Young Club, the bowhunting record-keeping group for big-game trophies since…
HABITAT -- An “out-in-the-woods” educational event on June 21 will provide useful, timely, and unbiased information designed to meet the needs of landowners with five to 500 acres of forest in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. The forestry field day sponsored by the Washington State…
BOATING -- With the bass and panfish season underway at Lake Spokane -- and today's news that 155,000 trout are being stocked -- anglers with boats will be zeroing in on the Spokane River reservoir behind Long Lake Dam. Here's how to get onto the…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The speculation is over on whether Oregon's famous radio-collared wandering wolf has a mate. OR-7 and its mate have produced pups, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed. See other images of OR-7, its mate and other Oregon wolves at…
WATERSPORTS -- Anybody who likes to get pulled on a board behind a boat should check out this latest video by YouTube filming star Devin Supertramp, who teamed with some skateboarding/wakeboarding pro athletes and a few Sea-Doos to show us the state of the art.…
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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