WINTERSPORTS -- Sarah Brede of Spokane went "tree skiing" near Thompson Pass on Sunday, bringing a fresh Christmas tree nearly 1,000 vertical feet back to the vehicle. “We had a great day looking for a tree while making some powder turns,” said her husband, Mike...
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Two people from Spokane have been appointed to a 20-member advisory committee to help the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife a with strategic planning, development of legislative proposals and future budget requests. David Cloe of the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council and...
FISHING -- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has scheduled public meetings in a step toward revising management of the state's salmon and steelhead fishing guide industry. All meetings are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: East Wenatchee: Nov. 20, Douglas County PUD...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.