ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A Palouse farmer who chased down and killed a wolf in a crop field on Oct. 12, 2014, has been given what wolf advocates are calling a sweet deal by Whitman County prosecutor Denis Tracy. According to the Capital Press, Jonathan Rasmussen,...
WILDLIFE -- White-tailed deer in the Spokane region are dying, perhaps by the hundreds, in an outbreak of a drought-related viral disease called bluetongue, Washington wildlife officials say. As of Monday, Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists in Spokane had compiled 50 reports of more...
TRAILS -- The Spokane River Cleanup is likely to attract hundreds of volunteers to pick up trash from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday and relieve the stream that flows through our city from tons of trash. Evergreen East, a mountain-biking organization, is taking the...
BICYCLING -- The 8th annual SpokeFest starting from downtown Spokane on Sunday was another huge success on the progression of cycling as a mainstream activity around the area, with 1,650 riders pedaling the 50-mile, 21-mile, 9-mile or 1-mile courses. But SpokeFest is just the beginning...
PUBLIC LANDS -- A proposal to purchase 9,123 acres for wildlife habitat along the Columbia River in Douglas County will be considered by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday during its meeting in Spokane. The two-day meeting agenda also calls for the commission…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
