WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Kokanee are spawning and dying in North Idaho's two largest lakes and bald eagles are loving it. Dozens of eagles are congregating at Granite Creek and in the Bayview shoreline area to take advantage of revived kokanee fisheries in Lake Pend Oreille....
FISHING -- After four days of fishing in the 2015 Fall Derby at Lake Pend Oreille, the top fish include a 20-pound rainbow and a 20-pound mackinaw. The contest sponsored by the Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club takes a break for Thanksgiving and continues Friday…
THREATENED SPECIES -- Idaho officials on Tuesday approved implementing the state’s plan to protect habitat for greater sage grouse on endowment lands, despite frustration with federal land managers. The Montana Land Board approved restrictions meant to protect sage grouse habitat earlier this month. According to…
FISHING -- State and tribal fish managers are gearing up their to northern pike invading Lake Roosevelt, according to presentations last week at the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meeting in Portland. Chris Donley, Spokane region fisheries manager for the Washington Department of Fish and...
OUTDOORS NEWS -- I used to think a million was a big number. Nowadays if you wake up and say you feel like a million bucks your spouse might wonder what's bugging you. A millionaire can't feel financially secure anymore. Nevertheless, this Outdoors Blog has once...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
