TRAILS -- The region's next great shared-use trail could be a 25 miler along the Pend Oreille River in Idaho from Oldtown near the Washington stateline east to Dover at Lake Pend Oreille. Trail planning by local citizens plus area, state and federal agencies has…
WATERSPORTS -- Looking at the weather forecast, Saturday might be a good day to try out sailing or paddling at Lake Coeur d'Alene. Check out this event. The 11th Annual Sailfest is a celebration of sailing and paddling and and opportunity to try out variety...
NATURAL RESOURCES -- The wildlife and habitat we appreciate as nature lovers and sportsmen are always under pressure from human activity, but the overseers of their protections are getting fewer and father between. Here's the latest from Montana, the last best place, and it's not…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The entire movement to push states into trying to take over federal lands has smelled greedy, underhanded and fishy from the beginning. Here's some background. And following is yet another insight. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group has...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Four spaces are still open for the Saturday birding walk organized by the Dishman Hills Conservancy. Sign up here. The Bird Walk will be led by Jon Isacoff of the Spokane Audubon Society and professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies at…
PUBLIC LANDS -- North Idaho forest roads are being surveyed this year for their safety, environmental impact and value and the public is invited to comment. The Idaho Panhandle National Forest has 4,113 miles of road open to the public plus 4,000 miles of brushed-in…
WILD EDIBLES -- Last year was a lousy season for picking morel mushrooms in much of the Inland Northwest. This season has been stellar by all reports. So here's a collection of universal mushrooming tips and wisdom from Kenny Morris, Yakima-area mushroom enthusiast, as told...
FISHING -- Stemming from a lawsuit won by environmental groups, a federal agency is proposing revisions to his protections for by bull trout. Here's a peak at the proposals, which will be open to public comment, from the Associated Press. BOISE, Idaho — Federal officials...
FISHING -- Spring chinook salmon fishing will reopen on three locations in the Snake River on a rotating schedule. Here's the scoop just announced by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Locations: A) Below Ice Harbor: Snake River from the South Bound Highway 12…
FISHING -- Starting June 16 and running through Aug. 15, 2015,changes for chinook and sockeye salmon fishing in the Columbia will: Implement a new salmon fishery management area in the Columbia River near the mouth of the Yakima River in the Tri-cities. Implement protective salmon…
FISHING -- With a surplus of spring chinook still in the Columbia system, Washington and Oregon fish managers are raisin the daily catch limit to two a day. Following are details just released from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Starting Wednesday (June 3),...
TRAILS -- The Idaho Trails Association is recruiting volunteers for a spring cleanup project on the Mickinnick Trail, a popular route to a choice viewpoint of Lake Pend Oreille near Sandpoint The work part will meet 9 a.m. June 20 at the trailhead parking area...
WATERSPORTS -- No more worrying about getting a lift back to your car at the put-in on Saturdays in July and August.
PARKS -- Lyons Ferry State Park on the Snake River at the mouth of the Palouse River will reopen under Washington State Parks management on Friday, June 5. The park along Highway 261 near Starbuck was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in…
FISHING -- Good news Clearwater River drainage chinook salmon anglers: "There will be no closures this week," says Joe DuPont, Idaho Fish and Game Department regional fisheries manager in Lewiston. While lower sections of the river downstream from Orofino already have met their quotas, the…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Birding enthusiasts who keep a watch along the muddy edges of the region's waters are perking up this week. Local birder Jon Isacoff said his observations yesterday at Slavin Conservation Area south of Spokane indicate the "southbound migration is underway!" Here his…
TRAILS -- The Friends of the Spokane River Centennial Trail plan to make good use of the record $38,000 raised by the 4th annual Spokane Bike Swap & Expo held in April. The swap has emerged as a prime benefactor for the maintenance and improvements…
GEOLOGY -- A free lecture, "Megafloods, the Channeled Scablands, Siberia, Mars and Beyond," will be presented byVictor Baker at 7 p.m. Tuesday June 2 at Spokane Community College Lair Auditorium, Building 6, sponsored by the Ice Age Floods Institute. Baker, an international authority on catastrophic…
FISHING – General fishing license requirements are being waived in the Inland Northwest on upcoming days as state fish and wildlife agencies offer the public a chance to check out the sport. Free fishing days are scheduled: June 6-7 in Washington and Oregon. June 13...
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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