ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A northeastern Washington wolf pack so new it hasn't been formally recognized has been confirmed in a livestock attack in Ferry County, state wildlife officials announced today. The Profanity Pack, which apparently was documented sometime this year by a biologist working with…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Illia Dunes recreation area on the Snake River is in the process of being reopened today after U.S. Corps of engineers staff and select volunteers cleaned-up trash from an unexpected party that attracted 1,800 partiers on Sept. 6. The area was closed…
PADDLING -- Walking the dog, Priest Lake style. Thanks to Pecky Cox and her "As the Lake Churns" posts.
HUNTING -- Activists opposed to killing wolves outside Yellowstone National Park said Monday they are shadowing outfitters outside the park during wolf hunting seasons. Montana’s six-month general hunting season for gray wolves is underway after just one of the predators was reported taken during an…
PARKS -- A 22-year-old Missoula man has died, possibly after attempting an illegal base jump in Glacier National Park. The National Park Service was notified at 8 p.m. Saturday that Beau Weiher was overdue from a solo day hike in the Many Glacier Area, Park…
FISHING -- The Elwha River dams removal is one of the great "return-to-nature" stories to follow into the next decade.... Read the latest from the (Olympic) Peninsula Daily News. “When dam removal began three years ago, chinook salmon were blocked far downstream by the Elwha…
WILDLIFE -- A highly visible prescribed fire is scheduled to be ignited on a portion of the Colville National Forest today, reminding the public that this is the "good fire" season in national forests throughout the Northwest. Fire and smoke will be highly visible from…
PREDATORS -- Wayne Wakkinen, Idaho Department of Fish and Game regional wildlife manager, will give an update on gray wolves in North Idaho during the agency’s monthly Sportsmen’s Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, at Lake City Senior Center, 1916 N. Lakewood Dr. Breakfast costs…
FISHING -- Since Sept. 1, Tucannon River anglers have been required to comply with several rule changes that are not in the current regulations pamphlet to protect wild steelhead and the future of the fishery. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife posted on its…
SHELLFISHING -- The outlook for fall razor clam digging is more than bright enough to lure East Siders over to Washington's ocean beaches. The shellfishing forecast isn't just good; it's outstanding. “Based on our assessments, the razor clam populations on some beaches exceed the near…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
