OUTDOOR RECREATION -- Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder has been appointed Washington's first director of outdoor initiative, a post created by Gov. Jay Inslee. Snyder, a bicycle and pedestrian advocate in the middle of his second term on the Spokane City Council, announced his resignation...
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A federal judge in Tacoma has rejected plans to increase the killing of wolves in Washington state by a federal agency, the Associated Press reports. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Bryan last week ruled that the Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services should...
OUTDOORS -- Winter solstice occurs at 8:49 p.m. Pacific Time today, Dec. 21, 2015. It's the end of autumn and the beginning of winter. The weather is agreeing with the universe this time around, in case you haven't noticed. Here on the 49th parallel, winter…
OUTDOOR TRAVEL -- Low fuel prices and a favorable exchange rate make an outdoor adventure in Canada especially attractive this season. Gas hasn't been this cheap since 2009 and U.S. currency packs a punch at only 71 cents to match a Canadian dollar. "The Canadian...
WINTERSPORTS -- Kootenai County Snow Groomers and Sheriff’s Office Backcountry deputies have announced they will be installing barricades at National Forest trailheads today so trail grooming can begin tomorrow, Dec. 22. Following are details from the Kootenai County Sheriff's office: Once the barricades are in…
OUTDOOR TRAVEL -- Getting to where you want to go outdoors this winter and into spring and summer could be difficult in some areas where roads were damaged by rain-on-snow flooding events earlier this month. Idaho Panhandle National Forests have joined Okanogan-Wenatchee national forests in...
OFF-ROADING -- This is one way to get a county official to put in some quality time at county facilities. Wonder if it will help him learn respect for federal public lands? Utah county commissioner gets 10 days in jail for illegal ATV ride San…
WILDLIFE -- Scabies, hoof-rot, wolves -- and now another threat to the dream of bountiful elk herds. Wyoming wildlife officials suspect toxic lichen sickened elk After three sick elk were found and euthanized near Rawlins, Wyoming Fish and Game officials are asking the public to...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
