FISHING – Public meetings are scheduled this week to air changes in fishing regulations proposed for 2016-2018 by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The proposals have been drafted based on previous public meetings, angler surveys and work by fisheries biologist. Proposals for the...
PUBLIC LANDS -- National forests, wildlife refuges, parks and Bureau of Land Management agencies have enacted fire restrictions as the landscape continues to bake to toward tinder dry. Fireworks are banned in most areas and campfires are allowed only in designated campground pits. State land...
FISHING -- Stream temperatures are spiking high much earlier than normal because the region's snowpack already has disappeared. The Snake River near Anatone is reading 72.32 degrees F, that's about 8 degrees warmer than the median for this date. The Okanogan River at Malott is...
PUBLIC LANDS -- A pilot “on demand” phone interpretation service to enhance public service to non-native English speakers has been announced by the Pacific Northwest Region of the USDA Forest Service for its offices in Oregon and Washington. Actually, it was announced last week to…
PREDATORS -- A young female cougar was shot and killed as it attacked a goat on the porch of a home near Elk, Washington last week. The cougar, a kitten of the year still showing spots, was able to kill the goat shortly after midnight…
OUTDOOR RIGS -- It's no surprise to anyone who's scanned the Mount Spokane cross-country ski area parking lot on a winter weekend. Subaru rules in this area where people want a sure bet for getting up a snowy winter road to home as well as...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
