PARKS -- Although bicyclists have been pedaling to Logan Pass on freshly plowed blacktop for three weeks, vehicle access from the west side to the top of Glacier National Park's Going to the Sun Road is set to open Friday, June 12. The entire route…
PUBLIC LANDS -- A knapweed pulling party is scheduled at the Rocks of Sharon area of the Dishman Hills Conservation Area's Iller Creek Unit on Saturday, June 13. Meet at the Stevens Creek trailhead parking area at 9 a.m. Organizer Bob Strong recommends bringing at...
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Wenatchee Ranger District will begin campfire restrictions starting Friday, noting that limiting fires to designated campgrounds in the first half of June is far earlier than normal. A campfire restriction means that wood and charcoal fires are allowed only in designated...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Spokane County closed on 280 acres near Nine Mile Falls on Friday, June 5, using funding from the voter-supported Conservation Futures Program. The S-R reported the background on this purchased in April. See story. The acreage preserves a large block of forest…
PARKS -- I sensed a crowd when I entered Canada's Banff National Park last summer. But here's a tip: Take a hike and you lose the vast majority of the people. Easy as that. Alberta national park reports 10% increase in visitors Between April 2014…
RIVERS -- Rock balancing has been taken to fascinating levels of art form by some enthusiasts. But biologists warn rock stacking when taken to extremes can be harmful to wild creatures, especially around lakes and rivers. Here's a post from the National Park Service that...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
