ENDANGERED SPECIES -- In nine years, wolves in Oregon have increased from zero to three consecutive years of seven or more breeding pairs, bringing the state into the next stage stage of recovery and eventual delisting from endangered species protections. A “breeding pair” is two…
WINTERSPORTS -- Here's an update on the great snowmobiling conditions and services I reported 3 weeks ago at Priest Lake, Idaho: Little has changed. Conditions are great. If anything, conditions are better. "We have close to 5 more feet of new snow in the mountains…
MOUNTAIN BIKING -- The Kalispell mountain biker killed by a grizzly bear outside of Glacier National Park last year was going at a high rate of speed and couldn't have avoided the surprise collision that triggered the mauling, investigators say in the official report released...
PUBLIC LANDS -- This news isn't surprising: The Salt Lake City Council wants the lucrative Outdoor Retailer show to reconsider its decision to leave Utah after two decades. The council passed a resolution Tuesday night calling on show and industry leaders to reconsider its decision...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Utah politicians continue to flaunt their greed in the face of Americans who support public lands. The latest action comes from the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee who's asked budget writers to allocate $50 million to account...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.