BIG GAME -- It's disturbing to think that moose might be going the way (downhill) of woodland caribou. Federal officials said Thursday that they would consider extending protections under the Endangered Species Act to moose in four upper Midwestern states, including Minnesota, where the hulking…
SALES – The Inland Northwest Wildlife Council Outdoor Gear Sale is set for Saturday, June 11, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 6116 N. Market St. The sale features hunting, fishing camping and recreational gear, used and new. Info: Deb Davis, 226-0187.
CARNIVORES -- A poll commissioned by environmental groups last month found a majority of Washington voters supports restoring grizzly bears in the North Cascades. The poll, conducted in May 2016 for Defenders of Wildlife, found 80 percent of registered voters in Washington support efforts to…
INSECTS – Information about deer ticks and Lyme disease will be presented by Washington State University staff in a free public program at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, at the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council building, 6116 N. Market St.
BICYCLING -- Cyclists continue to enjoy the motor-vehicle-free period to ride Glacier National Park's Going to the Sun Road. Set back by a late-May winter snow storm and 19 avalanches, highway crews continue to clear the route at the higher elevations near Logan Pass. Meanwhile,...
FISHING -- Portions of the upper Columbia River near the Tri-Cities will be closed to sockeye fishing because of forecasts for a weak run, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says. While other fishing will be allowed, the closure to sockeye retention will be...
HIKING -- Poison ivy is common along the Spokane River and other waterways in the region and it shows up on dry slopes where you'd never expect it, too. Just keep that in mind and avoid contact to miss out on the fun depicted in...
WATERSPORTS – The public access site at Newman Lake in eastern Spokane County will be closed Tuesday-Thursday, June 7-9, to allow treatment of the lake with herbicide to control Eurasian milfoil and other aquatic invasive weeds. The Newman Lake Flood Control Zone District, under permit…
FISHING -- Coeur d'Alene Tribe fisheries researchers are extending a program through summer that pays anglers for catching and turning in northern pike from the southern third of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The "Catch for Cash" program is part of a study on native cutthroat trout…
TRAILS -- Thursday's hiking report on the conditions of Chilco Mountain Trail 14 (south of Lake Pend Oreille) left a lot unsaid. Yes, the trail from the Bunco Road trailhead horse gate is in good shape and the trail from the North Trailhead to the...
PREDATORS – Here we go again.... Five conservation groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Idaho seeking to stop a federal agency from killing wolves in the state until a new environmental analysis is prepared. Idaho-based Western Watersheds Project and four other groups in the…
HIKING -- David Taylor came down from the blooming glacier lilies on the peak south of Lake Pend Oreille and sent in this report for fellow hikers on the conditions of Chilco Mountain Trail 14. Walked it from Bunco Road to top of North Chilco....
CRITTERS -- It's the season for wild babies. As I point out in my column, Words of wisdom, if you come across a wild thing, and it's not your own child, it’s best to leave it be. Enjoy this little photo interlude for a glimpse...
WILDLIFE -- While not necessarily for family viewing, notorious faux fly fishing guide Hank Patterson has some fairly decent insights and somewhat accurate information on how to avoid dangerous encounters with wildlife found in Yellowstone Park and perhaps your own neighborhood.
WILDERNESS -- Once a year the Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness gather for an little party and update on what they've accomplished and plan to do in their campaign to secure wilderness status for the 88,000-acre roadless area northeast of Lake Pend Oreille. The…
FISHING -- The fishing was too good to last. Idaho fishing seasons for spring chinook will close on the lower Salmon River and the Snake River in Hells Canyon at 9 p.m. Thursday, the Idaho Fish and Game Department has announced. Eric Barker of the…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A wolf killed a 9-month-old Holstein heifer last week on private property in Stevens County, the Washington Fish and Wildlife confirmed Tuesday. "The wolf pack associated with the depredation has not been determined," said Donny Martorello, the agency's wolf program leader, indicating...
WILDLIFE – A new Yellowstone National Park campaign urging tourists to carry bear spray features celebrities like Bozeman climber Conrad Anker, whose feats include three Everest ascents. Anker is shown on a poster carrying climbing ropes and bear spray. Park superintendent Dan Wenk says that…
PREDATORS -- Proponents of wolf culls in Alberta and British Columbia (just north of Idaho and Washington) argue that it is necessary to remove the large predators from those provinces to save dwindling elk and moose populations and especially woodland caribou on the brink of...
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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