PUBLIC LANDS -- The supervisor of the Colville National Forest is leaving town to take Forest Service job in Arizona. Laura Jo West, a 26-year career Forest Service employee, has been named Forest Supervisor of the Coconino National Forest in northern Arizona. She replaces Earl…
WATERSPORTS -- The Q’emiln Park Boat Launch will open and parking fees will go into effect starting Friday, June 12, the Post Falls Recreation Department has announced. The boat launch opening was delayed this year by Avista's South Channel Dam Rehabilitation Project. Construction equipment being…
FISHING -- Saturday, June 13, is Free Fishing Day in Idaho, which means no license is required for residents or nonresidents. To help folks get a taste of the action, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and volunteers have set up free fishing day...
BICYCLING -- The 2nd annual Silver Valley Ride to Defeat ALS, a fundraising cycling event, will be held on Saturday, June 27, along the scenic Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, out of Kingston, Idaho. The one-day cycling event is a major fundraiser for the Evergreen…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
