ENVIRONMENT -- The stars are shining brighter and the glare of lights is a little less disorienting to creatures of the night in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park this year. The park straddling the international border into Montana and British Columbia has earned Dark Sky Park...
RESCUE – Two Bear Air, the Whitefish-based free helicopter rescue serviced that’s saved a lot of grief for the region’s outdoorsmen will put on a demonstration for an Idaho Trails Association gathering May 13 in Sagle, Idaho. ITA is organizing a thank-you party for volunteers...
CLIMBING -- An 85-year-old man from Nepal died today while attempting to scale Mount Everest to regain his title as the oldest person to climb the world's highest peak, the Associated Press reports from Kathmandu. Here's the report: Min Bahadur Sherchan died at the Everest...
CLIMBING -- A Gonzaga University student won the women's sport climbing division of the USA Climbing Collegiate National Championships at Mesa Rim Climbing & Fitness last week in San Diego. Hannah Tolson, a junior in math from Scottsdale, Arizona, took the gold after two days...
FISHING -- The fishing has been tougher the past few days, but anglers are still pulling out big fish, especially mackinaw, in the 70th annual Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club's K&K Spring Fishing Derby. A new 23-pound mackinaw is the top fish caught so far…
TRAILS -- Plans are being made to restore the illegal road built last month into the South Hill bluff above Hangman Creek. On April 26, Avista, which is taking the lead on the restoration, hosted a meeting with the Restoration Work Group. Representatives from neighborhoods,...
FISHING -- As expected, a sturgeon harvest fishing season has been set to open one hour before official sunrise on June 3 through one hour after official sunset on Sept. 30, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced. A new sturgeon season in…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The 2015 Wolverine wild fire on the east slope of the Cascades has had a long-term impact on recreation as standing snags, washouts and other fire-related hazards have blocked public access to some roads, recreation areas and trails. But the Okanogan-Wenatcheen National...
WILDLIFE -- A professor who filed a complaint alleging his employer, Washington State University, has retaliated against him for making remarks critical of a cattle rancher and the state’s killing of a wolf pack appears to have been cleared of accusations by the university that…
PUBLIC LANDS -- In case you've been out of the loop for the past few months, record precipitation this winter has led to road washouts that are restricting access to public lands in many areas of the region's national forests and other public lands. The…
FISHING -- After years of closure, a sport fishery for sturgeon on Lake Roosevelt is scheduled to open this summer. However, area Indian tribes, which make their own rules on the Columbia River reservoir, already are sampling the fishery’s potential. The Washington Department of Fish…
HIKING -- America's leading lady in long-distance hiking will speak in Spokane on Saturday for a women's outdoor empowerment program. With the initial quota of 100 filled this week, free registration has been opened to another 50 participants. Record-setting hiker Heather “Anish” Anderson will be…
NATURE -- With landscaping and spring planting on our minds, providing habitat for colorful monarch butterflies can be as easy as providing a healthy serving of milkweed. This simple act to boost these delicate long-distant migrants can be done on a small scale in yards...
PUBLIC LANDS -- State and federal land managers are putting the torch to selected public lands as spring conditions help them reduce forest fuels before the summer wildfire season. The prescribed fires also improve habitat for a wide range of critters, including deer, elk and…
CITY RANKINGS -- Spokane ranks among the country's top 10 fittest cities, according to a new list released by the Physical Activity Council and based on surveys as well as data from personal activity tracker devices. The rankings used aggregated data – daily steps, calories...
CLIMBING – The collapse of a basalt column on Friday has prompted the closure of the Royal Columns climbing area on the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Greg Mackey, Oak Creek Wildlife Area manager,...
WATERSPORTS -- Most kayaks and stand-up paddleboards are among the vessels required to have state Invasive Species Stickers before launching in Idaho waters, state officials says. A story in The Spokesman-Review last Thursday regarding the regional effort to confront aquatic invasive species was not complete...
ENVIRONMENT -- "Era of Megafires: The Wildfire Project," an hour-long, multi-media, traveling presentation that confronts the trend of huge wildfires, will be in Spokane on Thursday sponsored by The Lands Council and Vaagen Bros. timber company. The free educational program is set for 6:30 p.m....
ENVIRONMENT -- With a lot of tainted water under the bridge, we're no longer dwelling on what sort of environmental rules should have been in place BEFORE the Holden Mine was closed to copper production in the 1950s. The gateway road and trails from Lake…
CLIMBING -- The 3,280-foot tumble to the doom of famed mountaineer Ueli Steck, 40, near Mount Everest in Nepal this weekend chilled climbing enthusiasts around the world, but surprised no one. The Swiss Machine had pushed the art of solo speed climbing on peaks such...
FISHING -- A 23-pound mackinaw and a 16-pound rainbow were the top fish after the weekend start in the 70th annual Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club's K&K Spring Fishing Derby. The event runs through May 7 with more than $18,000 in cash and prizes in...
FORAGING -- Back home from a week out of the country, I headed into the lowland forests this morning to exercise the dog and see what's changed. I wasn't surprised to see the arrowleaf balsamroot blooming or the white serviceberry blossoms brightening the hillsides. However,...
WILDLIFE -- People who enjoy hiking, protecting wildlife and dealing with the public are being sought as trail ambassadors for Trail 65 to Scotchman Peak northeast of Lake Pend Oreille. The Friends of the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness initiated the Trail Ambassadors Program last year to…
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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