FISHING -- Jeez, Canada. We were hoping you were doing something productive for your streams with all the money you're charging nonresident aliens to come up and enjoy your fishing. Biologist warns trout streams in S. Alberta at risk Lorne Fitch, who spent 35 years...
PARKS — Attendance at Glacier National Park soared in last month, making it the busiest June on record. The Flathead Beacon reports that 414,000 visitors came to the park last month. According to National Park Service data, visitation was up 24.1 percent from June 2014....
WATERSPORTS -- North Idaho College is offering a free opportunity to try out paddleboards, kayaks, canoes and catamarans. What: North Idaho College Cecil’s Summer Splash When: 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, July 16 Where: NIC campus beach on Lake Coeur d'Alene The event is open to...
HUNTING/FISHING -- Despite rain that's fallen in some areas in the past few days, Stage II fire restrictions will go into effect Tuesday on all private, state and federally managed or protected lands, roads and trails in North Idaho and portions of Central Idaho. Drought...
PUBLIC LANDS -- New protections and prestige have been designated for federal lands with outstanding qualities. President Obama designates 3 new national monuments On Friday, President Obama designated three new national monuments: The Basin and Range National Monument covering roughly 704,000 acres in Nevada that…
PREDATORS -- Is there some science behind it, or are Washington wildlife managers stepping up lethal pressure on mountain lions simply because they have limited options for controlling wolves? The question is explored in a story by Sandi Doughton, Seattle Times science writer: Conservation groups…
WILDFIRES -- With all the publicity about fire danger, not to mention all the smoke in the air, it's hard to believe that some people still don't get it. Dumping smoldering briquettes in the woods? Unattended campfires? Can anyone be that clueless this summer? Here's...
FISHING -- Salmon and power production are topics up for discussion as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets Tuesday and Wednesday in at the Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane. On the meeting agenda is a presentation by Upper Columbia United Tribes on proposals to...
NATURE -- Huckleberry pickers can lie about the location of their latest purple mountain bonanza. But they can't hide.
TRAILS -- Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek, 41, finished the Appalachian Trail today in a supported speed-record time of 46 days, 8 hours and 8 minutes. That's more than three hours faster on the 2,189-mile route than the record set by Jennifer Pharr Davis in 2011...
More than a million acres of private timberlands are being temporarily closed to public access in the Inland northwest because of extreme fire danger. Stimson Lumber Company has closed public access to 350,000 acres in northeastern Washington, North Idaho and western Montana because of dry…
FISHING -- I've written a ton recently about drought conditions, record-low stream flows, considerations for fishing in warm-water conditions and more. Today's rain is wonderful; just what we needed. Streams are cooler. Columbia River sockeye are seeing a thermal doorway opening for upstream passage into...
DROUGHT/FISHING -- When the heat is on, good fishing practices can save prized fish. With record low flows and water temperatures in the ranges that stress trout, here are a few suggestions for catch-and-release fishing when water temps get well into the 60s: Catch and...
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Wolves killed two adult cows near Chewelah this week, state wildlife officials confirmed today. The cattle were found dead on Thursday and today in the upper portion of the North Fork of Chewelah Creek in the Dirty Shirt Pack territory, said Nate...
DROUGHT/FISHING -- A story coming Sunday will looking into Western trout, salmon and steelhead fisheries that are in hot water because of drought and warm water conditions. Some anglers have wondered why there are not restrictions on the North Fork Coeur d'Alene, a prized cutthroat...
DROUGHT -- In a last-ditch effort to maintain negotiated summer water levels at Lake Coeur d'Alene, Avista is reducing Spokane River flows out of Post Falls Dam to the absolute minimum of 500 cubic feet per second. The median flow for this time of year...
FISHING -- If you have a good photo of a dog that loves to go fishing, send it in. Let's compare and celebrate man's best fishing buddy.
WILDERNESS -- The National Transportation Safety Board says a wind gust pushed a single-engine Cessna off the end of a wilderness airstrip in northwestern Montana last month, causing a crash that injured three men. The agency’s preliminary report says Red Eagle Aviation pilot Tom Glanville...
WATERSPORTS -- The Little Spokane River Fire, which has burned roughly 200 acres and is still listed as 0 percent contained this morning has prompted the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department to cancel its Saturday shuttle service for paddlers on Saturday July 11. Pre-register for...
GEOCACHING -- The Pend Oreille County Geocaching Challenge will debut this month to show off some of the drive up and hike-in treasures in the northeast corner of Washington. The challenge is being organized so experienced geocachers can jump into the game. With 25 geocaches…
NATURE -- Pollinators like bees and butterflies have a direct link to feeding the world. But it's the humble bumblebee that does a lion's share of the work, buzzing alone in the mountains, to spread the wealth of Northwest's prized huckleberry crop. "Sure, honeybees get…
WATERSPORTS -- Record low flows in the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River combined with the high fire danger have prompted authorities to close a boat access to allow firefighters to have sure access to water. The Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District is reserving the use…
PARKS -- The wildfire in Riverside State Park above the Little Spokane River has forced the closure of the Painted Rocks trailhead and river access point. The Painted Rocks site is on Rutter Parkway downstream from the access near St. George's School. The Lake Spokane...
HUNTING -- Next month, Idaho Fish and Game will pilot “HUNT IDAHO: Connecting Mountains to Meals, ” a two-day event in Lewiston geared to anyone interested in hunting, residents and nonresidents alike. "Those who have never picked up a gun before and those who have…
FISHING/HIKING -- It will cost you a little sweat and exertion, but you can find COOL places to fish, even in the record-high temperatures the region has suffered for the past few weeks. Hilary Hutcheson of Trout TV got the message, packed her fly fishing...
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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