WATERSPORTS -- Expert kayakers relished the high Spokane River flows last week to play in Dead Dog Hole at the state line. However, because of concerns about flood-stage flows and large amounts of debris in the river, the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley and...
WILDLIFE -- Elk hunter on the Washington side of the Blue Mountains have had minor disturbance from wolves in recent years, but a new pair of wolves could increase the pressure on big game. Washington’s wolf population grew by 28 percent last year and added...
HIKING -- News about this spring's huge runoff and flooding got personal to hikers this week with news that silt has filled pools at Jerry Johnson Hot Springs in the Lochsa River drainage of Idaho. "The upper (largest) hot spring pool at Jerry Johnson recreation...
PUBLIC ACCESS -- Access easements will allow public access to the 13,169-acre Clagstone Meadows private timblerlands in Bonner County, starting Aug. 1, the Idaho Fish and Game Department says. Under the terms of a new Forest Legacy conservation easement, the forested area will continue produce…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Letting wildlife do their thing is easier from a distance. But what do you do when an injured deer shows up on your doorstep? "This deer (photo above) with an apparent broken leg has been hanging out around our yard for a...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.