MULTISPORTS -- There’s been so little snow in the Cascade Mountains that Bellingham organizers of the annual 94-mile Ski to Sea race have been forced to drop two skiing events. Organizers said Wednesday Whatcom County’s annual spring relay race from Mount Baker to Bellingham Bay...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Volunteers building a new trail spur in a portion of Riverside State Park last weekend became acquainted with a critter that tends to stay out of sight. Workers moving rocks on the Knothead Trail above the confluence of the Spokane and Little...
FISHING -- Steelheaders landed a record catch in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River last month. "During the month of March, anglers landed 764 steelhead and harvested 606 hatchery steelhead in the Hanford Reach sport fishery, just beating out the old record of 750…
OUTDOORS -- The Spokesman-Review Readers Outdoor Photos web page hasn't just been popular -- it's become a regular pit stop for a breath of fresh air. Here are my picks for the Top 25 photos uploaded onto our gallery in March. What do you think?...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Dam and diversion projects or expansions are being proposed on lakes within Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness up to satisfy Chelan County water needs and/or desires. The Department of Ecology's Office of the Columbia River is funding and sponsoring proposals to increase water…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
