FISHING – Spring chinook salmon fisheries on two sections of the Snake River will close for the season after four more days of fishing in each area, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department has announced. Fishing for spring chinook in the Clarkston area continues today…
CRITTER WATCH -- Here's my favorite birding story of the day, courtesy of the Associated Press in Montana: Everyone has heard of homing pigeons, but Montana fifth-grader Tara Atkins apparently has a “schooling pigeon.” The pet bird named Foresta had disappeared Tuesday from Tara’s home…
THREATENED SPECIES -- Our big bears need lots of room to roam, something that's in short supply in our ever-more-developed world. Grizzly bears in NW Montana face trio of obstacles An estimated 45 grizzly bears reside in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem in the northwest corner of…
FISHING -- A veteran Spokane fly fisher said he had Coffee Pot Lake virtually to himself on Tuesday and the fishing for rainbow trout was very good. He fished chironomids and was hitting big trout in water as shallow as 8 feet on the far…
PUBLIC LANDS -- President Obama is using his presidential power to end-around the gridlock in Washington to give better protection to choice public lands. President Obama designates national monument in New Mexico At a press conference Wednesday, President Obama designated 500,000 acres in New Mexico…
CAMPING -- Choosing an RV for camping is intensely personal. "You'll get a different answer from almost everyone you talk to," said Larry Dach, a Spokane natives who retired and became a full-time RVer with his wife, Susan. The Dachs have a lifestyle that involves…
SHOOTING -- Amanda Furrer, 23, flew into town this week to be with family and celebrate her silver medal from last weekend -- a performance that won her a berth on the U.S.Women's World Championship Shooting Team. Two years ago Furrer won a similar match…
CAMPING -- The closure sign for Dragoon Creek Campground was removed Wednesday after this photo was snapped and the campground is scheduled to open Friday in time for the Memorial Day weekend. The campground, managed by the state Department of Natural Resources, has been closed…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- "This is the first fawn we’ve seen this year – we took a couple quick images and moved on – mom was still working on having another one!" says Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson. Wildlife officials in Washington, Idaho and Montana all…
PARKS -- Cayuse Pass, the scenic route to Mount Rainier, is open and ready for traffic. And the park is ready, too, as the Paradise area opened on Wednesday. If you've never driven Highway 410 over Cayuse Pass you're in for a treat: Mount Rainier…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
