FISHING -- September into October has long been known as a great month to go fishing for northern pike in the Idaho Panhandle, and the season is getting an added attraction. The debut of the Coeur d'Alene Casino's Last Catch Pike Tourney is set for…
WATERSPORTS -- Whitewater enthusiasts are expecting a warm welcome from Washington's Tieton River along US 12 west of Yakima this weekend. A large gathering of rafters and kayakers -- private and commercial -- is gearing up from across the region to take advantage of the…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Bald eagles and loons will take a big hit while blue jays are among the species that could prosper as the earth's climate heats up. But overall, the outlook is grim. Half of all bird species in North America — including the…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Once on the brink of extinction and still too close for comfort, Snake River sockeye surpassed an important milestone this week. Through Friday, 1,348 sockeye have been trapped in the Sawtooth Basin, the most since the run was placed on regulatory life…
THREATENED SPECIES -- Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has ordered restrictions on future oil drilling and other activities blamed for driving down sage grouse populations. With today’s executive order, Montana joins other Western states rushing to head off federal intervention with the birds, according to a…
CLIMBING -- A 28-year-old Everett man was killed Saturday after falling while rappelling off Liberty Bell Mountain west of Mazama. Eric P. Anderson was climbing with his wife when one of his ropes came free and he fell between 50 and 60 feet, said Okanogan…
FISHING -- Here they come! The record run of fall chinook salmon headed for the Columbia River has arrived -- in record fashion. Over the weekend, about 107,000 fish climbed the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam to head toward the Hanford Reach of the Columbia…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Illia Dunes on the Snake River was closed Sunday until further notice after hundreds of visitors on Saturday left trash on the beach, broken bottles and beer cans in the water and human waste on the beach. About 1,800 people visited The…
WINTERSPORTS -- Spokane Nordic is holding maintenance days at Mount Spokane State Park to prepare the cross-country ski trails for the upcoming winter ski season. Here are the remaining dates. Sept. 13 Sept. 21 Oct. 11 Oct. 26 Contact Brian Hawkins at brianthawkins@hotmail.com to sign…
FISHERIES -- The Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet Wednesday for a week-long session, Sept. 10-17, in Spokane to address issues related to groundfish, highly migratory species, coastal pelagic species, salmon, ecosystem management and habitat matters. Sessions will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton…
HUNTING -- A Western Washington archery hunter is recovering from puncture wounds to his leg after startling a black bear during a hunt on Monday. Jerry Hause, 60, spooked the bear while hunting near Longview and figured his best option as the bear charged was…
PUBLIC LANDS -- As many times as I've been into the Bob Marshall Wilderness in my home state of Montana, I've never explored this deep, dark, wilderness secret. The Missoula Independent reports that Tears of the Turtle, the deepest known cave in the continental United…
OUTTEACH – After a summer hiatus, Inland Northwest outdoors groups are reviving monthly free programs. Among this week’s offerings are: Bicycling Trans-Washington, 6:30 p.m., Monday, at Riverview Retirement Center, 2117 E. North Crescent Ave., for Spokane Bicycle Club. Audubon Adventures, birding and nature activities for…
BOATING --The public access site and boat lauch at Newman Lake will be closed Sept. 9-11 to allow treatment of the lake with herbicide to control Eurasian milfoil and other aquatic invasive weeds. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says gates to the access…
UPDATED with this link to a subsequent blog post about using the term "alpha" female. ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Washington wildlife officials confirmed today that the alpha female of a sheep-attacking wolf pack was killed by a helicopter shooter last month. A Stevens County rancher has…
FISHING – Anglers fishing a section of the lower Columbia River will have one extra day to retain unmarked fall chinook salmon this month under an agreement reached today by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon. That agreement allows anglers fishing from the Rocky Point/Tongue…
PUBLIC LANDS -- If you go to a national park, leave the drone in the trunk and enjoy the scenery and wildlife the old-fashioned way. German man formally charged for drone crash in Yellowstone Lake Following an investigation of a drone crash near the marina…
FISHING -- A documentary film promoting efforts to boost wild steelhead will be shown in Spokane on Sept. 12 sponsored by The Wild Steelhead Coalition and Patagonia. Wild Reverence: The Plight of the American Wild Steelhead chronicles one of the most sought after fish on…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Montana Republican lawmakers looking for votes are frittering away time and money following Idaho's lead in trying to lead the state into a takeover of federal public lands, such as national forests, Bureau of Land Management areas and national wildlife refuges. See…
HUNTING -- An additional public meeting to discuss Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife proposals for 2015-17 hunting seasons is scheduled for7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Colville Ag Trade Center at the Northeast Washington Fairgrounds, 317 West Astor Ave, Colville. Hunting issues that…
SURVIVAL -- Survival instructor, wilderness guide and former Ferris High School science teacher Hazen Audel is starring in an innovative series on the National Geographic TV series called Surviving the Tribe. The program debuted this summer and the shows are available "on demand" if you…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The editorial writers of the Missoulian offered this opinion: Montana should celebrate Wilderness Act anniversary with more wilderness Montanans enjoy access to 16 wilderness areas within their state, and with the 50th anniversary of the federal Wilderness Act that allowed for the…
HUNTING -- Mentored waterfowl hunting opportunities for 10- to 15-year-old licensed hunters have been scheduled this month by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Silver Valley Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. The hunts and associated activities are planned for Sept. 27, the opening…
PUBLIC LANDS – National conservation groups are backing a bill in Congress that would help prevent wildfire fighting operations from dipping into funding for forest health and wildfire prevention programs. “How we account for fire suppression costs in the federal budget absolutely must change if…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A legal petition was last week to seek Endangered Species Act protection for the monarch butterfly, which a species that's declined around 90 percent in the past two decades. The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety as co-lead petitioners…
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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