PUBLIC LANDS -- Ah, Utah. You have such beautiful places preserved as public land to attract visitors from all over the world. But apparently you have money to burn to stroke your greed, showing us that local control is a budding conspiracy waiting to happen.…
WINTERSPORTS – The director of an avalanche center in Oregon who taught winter survival and avalanche awareness courses has died in an avalanche. The EO Media Group reports that Wallowa Avalanche Center Director Kip Rand was killed Tuesday in a steep fall and avalanche. Rand…
WATERSPORTS -- Dworshak Reservoir near Orofino, Idaho, is beginning to warm up to the thought of spring and summer recreation with the opening of some facilities next week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Dent Acres Boat Ramp will open on Monday, March 14,…
SCOUTING -- Even if you've never had the privilege of being a Boy Scout, let's all salute a young main who's risen beyond the lofty rank of Eagle Scout, which in itself requires years of steady goal setting and achievement, outdoors pursuits, academic and cultural...
NAVIGATION – The Eastern Washington Oregienteering Club is holding an open event to challenge the map and compass skills of hikers and runners on Sunday, March 13, on the Gonzaga University campus. Registration and map distribution starts at 1 p.m. at the Jepson Building. The…
HUNTING -- An Idaho farmer has pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to lure ducks into shooting range using corn. The Idaho Statesman reports that federal law makes it illegal to use seeds or grain to lure waterfowl for hunting unless the seed…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Be ready to watch closely at the very beginning of this short video for a bison temporarily getting the best of a wolf in Yellowstone National Park. While the five wolves of the Lamar Canyon Pack attempted to hunt a bison calf,…
HUNTING – April 1 is the deadline to apply for one of 25 disabled-hunter vehicle-access permits to access otherwise gated areas on Inland Empire Paper Company lands. Permits will be distributed in a lottery drawing. Applications are available through the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council, (509) 328-6429, or on the Washington Department of Fish and
HIKING -- A West Side access to popular North Cascades National Park destinations will be temporarily closed next month for repairs. Cascade River Road will be closed to all vehicle and foot traffic from April 3 through May 13 during construction on Hard Creek Bridge.…
FISHING -- What are YOU having for dinner tonight?
FISHING -- Steelhead fishing will close for the season after sunset on Wednesday, March 9, on the upper Columbia River, including the Okanogan and Similkameen Rivers. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife made the announcement on today with the following details on the closure:…
CONSERVATION -- The Dishman Hills Conservancy is organizing free group hikes among other events to celebrate 50 years of the group's efforts to preserve a cherished swath of natural area in Spokane Valley. Participants on these hikes will learn about the hundreds of acres...
FISHING -- A Lake Coeur d'Alene effort to boost cutthroat trout by transferring norther pike from Windy Bay to Cougar Bay will resume next week. Biologists with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Idaho Department of Fish and Game plan to once again use gillnets to...
HUNTING -- Six of 16 cow elk captured just north of the Wyoming border have tested positive for exposure to brucellosis, researchers say. The results are from a sampling of 94 elk captured south of Big Timber by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks crews in…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Idaho Panhandle Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) is seeking applicants to fill up to 11 vacancies in the 15-member group. Committee members participate in collaborative decision making and distribution of funding for some projects on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The committee’s…
BICYCLING -- The Spokane Bike Swap and Expo is set for Saturday, April 9, -- one day only this year -- 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. The swap enables cyclists to buy or sell...
HUNTING -- The hot issue of providing more Idaho big-game tags for auction is on the agenda for the state Fish and Game Commission meeting Thursday in Boise. The money could help boost some wildlife management programs, but the potential for greediness can creep in...
PUBLIC LANDS -- A little reality check for state politicians promoting federal land-grabs dropped into Wyoming on Friday. Federal legislation to transfer control and even ownership of federal land to states has got the attention of the National Wildlife Federation, a sportsmen’s conservation group whose…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee says it supports a federal proposal to remove Yellowstone-region grizzly bears from Endangered Species protections, a goal wildlife professionals have been working toward for decades. Make no mistake: the chorus criticizing last week's U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
PUBLIC LANDS -- A few warm and sunny days, pent up interest in fishing, shed hunting and scouting for turkey season have brought many visitors to the lower elevations front-country of the region's national forests. But it's the season to be especially wary of road...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Keen wildlife observers come home with a mountain of information, even if they never see the critter. Here's a recap from Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson after he and his wife, Lisa, had close encounters with a family of mountain lions he…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Hunters, anglers, hikers, nature lovers, huckleberry pickers -- all you should take note of this issue. Stumping for the Republican presidential nomination in Idaho Saturday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the federal government should get out of public lands management. He...
HUNTING -- Bird dogs love getting out -- even in rainy weather -- regardless of YOUR training schedule. Only five more months before grouse season opens. Are you two ready? Here's why you should be thinking about training now.
FISHING -- Pelican populations that are taking a heavy toll on some fisheries will be targeted for reduction in Idaho, state Fish and Game Department officials said today. The agency released a 10-year draft plan aimed at reducing the American white pelican population in the…
FISHING -- The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission this morning voted to eventually increase the limit of hatchery-marked rainbow trout from five a day to 10 a day at Lake Roosevelt. Wild redband trout with intact adipose fins would have to be released, with an...
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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