SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are repeating their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile in February and March 2014. See the complete diary and photos from their 2012 trip -- which marked Jones's 14th…
HIKING -- If you're heading out to explore the lowland natural areas around Eastern Washington, be warned that it's time to be using some DEET insect repellent on your neck and cuffs of shirt and pants, and going "nerdy" by tucking those pant-legs into your…
RIVER RAFTING -- Talk about self-sacrifice. Above you see some of the two-dozen people who selflessly volunteered to play the role of "clients" in a Peak 7 Adventures rafting guide training course on the Spokane River on Sunday. The student guides (not shown) had less…
CONSERVATION -- Members of two important wildlife conservation groups have set their annual fundraisers in Spokane: Mule Deer Foundation, April 5, Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. Dinner, auction, games. Sign-up: muledeer.org/node/2178. Info: 994-5031. Ducks Unlimited, April 10, Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St.…
WILDLIFE -- There's great potential here: NRCS program hopes to bridge public-private divide to protect sage grouse Next year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will make a decision on whether the sage grouse should be protected under the federal Endangered Species Act, and as…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
