CLIMBING -- Looking for a diversion from basketball? Check this out: Friday (March 21): John Mauro, the 65th American to climb the highest peak on all seven continents, will recount his expeditions, including his 2013 ascent of Everest, 7 p.m., at REI,1125 N. Monroe. He…
FISHING -- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has voted to rescind the 28-inch length restriction on the Clearwater River. This rule change became effective at 10 a.m. today (March 20, 2014). As such, the steelhead rules for the entire Clearwater River basin (where open)…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Federal lawmakers pressed Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Wednesday to drop the administration’s plan to end federal protections for gray wolves across most of the Lower 48 states. Seventy-four House members signed onto a Wednesday letter to Jewell that cited a peer-review…
Spring has officially sprung! Today, March 20, is the spring equinox. See more about it here.
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Spring migration is kicking into high gear as birds move, sometimes for thousands of miles, from wintering areas to settle into their breeding territory. Birders know the beauty and excitement of the migrations also must be balanced with concern for the birds…
WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT -- In today's Outdoors column, a veteran hunter laments at the amount of poaching he says goes on where he grew up in Pend Oreille County. "It's a crazy deal," he said. "The losers up here are the winners." Is it realistic to…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
