HIKING -- The photo above illustrates why some forest areas have been closed or at the least caution has been advised and restoration is underway in the aftermath of the 2015 wildfires throughout the region. Holly Weiler of the Washington Trails Association/Spokane Mountaineers was exploring...
FISHING -- After running 500 miles from the mouth of the Columbia, upstream and into the Snake River and then into the Clearwater, spring chinook are still superbly bright and beautiful fish. Dan Barth of Spokane emailed the two photos above for a fishing report....
HUNTING -- In less than a year, teenagers in two separate incidents have killed protected grizzly bears in Idaho. This is disturbing trend from a hunter-conservationist point of view. Grizzly bears are protected under federal Endangered Species laws. These were not self-defense situations. The latest...
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Colville National Forest has begun reforestation efforts following the 2015 wildfires, the worst recorded in Washington. Crews are packing thousands of seedlings into burned areas as the snow recedes and specialized crews are applying straw and wood mulch from a helicopter...
CAMPING -- Just barely in time for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend, the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests says the popular North Fork campgrounds will be open for the season starting Friday, May 27. Campgrounds include Big Hank, Devil’s…
WATERFOWL -- Wood ducks nest in tree cavities (or nest boxes) high above the ground, but the chicks leave the nest before they can fly. It's just another amazing feat of nature that -- just one day after they hatch --these delicate downy creatures can...
NATIVE SPECIES -- One would think that state employee applicators would be educated about native plants before they are turned loose with industrial quantities of herbicide. What's interesting is that the spraying of native Palouse Prairie plants occurred in the backyard of where these Whitman…
HIKING -- It's still a bit early for easy going into the high country. Snowshoes may be required. Spokane Mountaineer Shuwen Wang snapped the photo above of Harrison Lake at the head of the Pack River Road area north of Sandpoint. The Selkirk Mountains lake...
FISHING -- Most western states have a take on rules and ethics involved in catching and releasing fish, especially trout. Idaho and Washington are among them. With Montana's general stream fishing season opening Saturday, the state Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department has released a...
HUNTING -- This opinion piece is worth reading and considering in Idaho, where many elected officials use common sportsmen and wildlife professionals as whipping boys. Idahoans need to stand up to governor on wildlife commission decision Idaho Fish and Game Commission Chairman Mark Doerr of…
TRAILS -- A Colorado mountain biking trail -- built by mountain bikers in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service _ has been sabotaged with dangerous three-inch spikes. Tim Fishback and a friend noticed the sabotage after their bicycle tires went flat last weekend on the...
PADDLING -- This video features short clips of kayaking carnage compiled by Brian McPherson from footage he found on the Internet. It was hard to watch a year ago when I first saw it, and it still leaves me squirming. It's very humbling to see…
FISHING -- Idaho's spring chinook fishing season on a portion of the Clearwater River will close at the end of fishing hours on Friday, the state Fish and Game Department has just announced. With anglers near their allotted number of fish for that area, the...
OUTDOOR DOGS -- I've had moments of feeling sorry for myself when my bird dog lost a couple of booties while hunting in cold snowy weather. But I'm humbled in the perspective of Alaska mushers with 16-dog teams running the 1,400-mile Iditarod trail. Here's the…
WILDLIFE -- A fondness for wood ducks and other creatures has earned a sportsman and member of the Richland Rod & Gun the high distinction as Volunteer of the Year named by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Other award winners named on Tuesday...
HUNTING -- Idaho's drawings for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat controlled hunts are complete and results are available online. Enter the site and enter your hunting license number. Results are also available at Fish and Game offices. It is the responsibility of hunters to...
NATURAL RESOURCES -- In the past few days, the world has seen goof-ball tourists in Yellowstone National Park ignoring common sense and breaking laws by petting bison, putting a calf bison in their SUV and walking as a group across a fragile and dangerous thermal…
BOATING -- An on-the-ball Idaho law enforcement officer and a southern Idaho invasive species watercraft inspection station may have saved Washington future grief with invasive mussels. Two points to highlight in this blurb from S-R Boise blogger Betsy Russell: Despite all the publicity about the…
HIKING -- Mount St. Helens hikers unprepared for changing weather conditions last weekend lucked out in one way -- a group of rangers was on the mountain to save them a lot of grief. Law enforcement and search and rescue personnel helped track down multiple…
HUNTING -- Here's a long story from the Yakima Herald-Republic with a message about hunter ethics, especially if you're tempted into a pasture to shoot a bull elk the locals have known fondly for years as "Bullwinkle." By Scott Sandsberry ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Bullwinkle was...
CYCLING -- SpokeFest is teaming up with Mountain Gear to give away 120 Strider bikes to get area kids balanced and riding. SpokeFest, scheduled for Sept. 11, 2016, is one of the Spokane area's most poplar bicycling events. Strider balance bikes are propelled by the...
WATERSPORTS – The Spokane Sail and Power Squadron will teach the ABC-3 boating safety course next weekend in two four-hour sessions at the Cabela’s store in Post Falls. The eight-hour class satisfies Washington’s mandatory boating safety requirement. Class sessions will be 5 p.m.-9 p.m. on...
WILDLIFE – A bison calf that tourists loaded into their vehicle at Yellowstone National Park because they were concerned for its welfare could not be reunited with its herd and had to be euthanized, park officials said today as they reasserted the importance of avoiding...
WATERSPORTS -- With the start of the World Championship Jet Boat Marathon on the St. Joe and Coeur d'Alene rivers less than a week away, organizers still lack a key permit for the third leg of the race. Federal wildlife officials continue to work on...
CYCLING -- This morning was a grand start to Bike to Work/Bike Anywhere Week with a free pancake breakfast served up by Mountain Gear and Roast House Coffee. Now it's time to ride. If you think bicycle commuting is not for you, check out Sally...
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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