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• Local Trail Angels: Back Country Horsemen

  May 20, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Along with similar groups in Idaho and Montana, Back Country Horsemen of Washington was founded in 1976 by trail- riding horsemen dedicated to preserving the rights of people to use …

• Back Country Horsemen tend Pend Oreille park trails

  May 20, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Land managers were in high gear last week, working to get Inland Northwest campgrounds open for Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally ushers out the season’s first big wave of outdoor …

• Landers: Coyotes aren’t the main issue

  May 3, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Coyotes defending their pups on the bluff below High Drive last week – sending a few dogs to the vet for stitches – created a minor stink on the South … 13

• Wallowa-Whitman backs off big road closure

  April 22, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Forest officials on Tuesday stopped a plan to close thousands of miles of roads in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest after a public uproar over the proposed move …

• Field reports: Centennial Trail gets TLC

  April 15, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 TRAILS – Volunteers are gathering all along the Spokane River Centennial Trail on Saturday to wail on weeds, pick up litter and sweep it clean. To join the group, and …

• County adds acreage to protected space

  April 14, 2012 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 Spokane County parks officials closed deals Friday to acquire 269 acres in the Glenrose area to be protected open space. Two adjoining parcels were purchased with $473,500 from the Spokane … 17

• Expert details benefits of bear spray in trailer at Big Horn Show

    March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 Hike in groups in bear country. Keep food and trash away from bears.

• Transportation expert urges cities to think outside the car

  March 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 An expert on transportation in the U.S. says communities can save money and create greater vitality by rethinking the way they use transportation dollars. By emphasizing alternatives to the automobile, … 3

• Getting There: Funding sought for John Wayne trail

    February 27, 2012 in City on Page A1 There’s a chance the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Whitman and Spokane counties could get $1.2 million in improvements as early as 2013. Washington State Parks is seeking a federal … 12

• Public land decisions run into roadblocks

  February 26, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Wilderness boundaries are a mere fraction of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest draft management plan – and the headaches associated with getting it approved. Ten years in the making, the …

• Out & About: Clubs teach classes in backpacking, fly fishing

  February 19, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Backpacking and fly-fishing schools conducted each year in Spokane have a common advantage: Both schools are organized by active clubs that continue to nurture their students long after they “graduate.” …

• Gear Junkie: Bright idea for survival knife has its limits

  November 20, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 A blade, a light, and a whistle – that’s the formula for the Core Lite, a hybrid “survival tool” made by Adventure Medical Kits of Oakland, Calif. The company, known …

• Washington Trails volunteers clear way for hikers, bikers

  October 30, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 A group of volunteers has blazed the way for hikers and bikers to enjoy the burst of autumn colors in the Iller Creek Conservation Area. The Washington Trails Association has … 3

• Bramante hikes Glacier Park’s 734 miles of trails

  October 23, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Three pairs of shoes and hundreds of miles later, Jake Bramante emerged from Lincoln Lake trailhead as the first person in recent history to have hiked all of Glacier National …

• Mount Spokane transitions to winter

  October 16, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 Mount Spokane State Park rangers will lock the gate on the road to the mountain’s summit tonight (Oct. 16). The upper road closing marks the beginning of the transition from …

• Project aims to reduce fire risk on South Hill bluff

  October 13, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Two dozen volunteers thinned ponderosa pine trees and trimmed branches on the South Hill bluff on Sunday in a demonstration project for reducing fire risk. “The idea is to manage …

• Fall adds perfect spice to Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes

  October 2, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Fall is my favorite time to ride the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes. The crowds of cyclists tend to drop off after Labor Day, and so do the swarms of …

• Forest worker coordinates volunteers, and they swear by her

  September 4, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 Pat Hart relishes the selfless enthusiasm that volunteer trail crews bring to the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. She seldom hears volunteers grumbling, even when they’re filthy, cold and wet. “You …

• Fall road closures seek to protect grizzlies near Sullivan Lake

  August 21, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Gypsy Peak, the highest mountain in Eastern Washington, is a little lonelier than usual this week. The annual late-summer closure has begun on two roads leading to prime recreation areas …

• Out & About: Invasive species sticker not transferrable

  August 21, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTLAW – Idaho’s $7 invasive species sticker, which is required on all boats and inflatables longer than 10 feet, cannot be transferred from one vessel to another, Idaho Parks and …

• Hiker picks challenging year to bag all 734 miles of Glacier Park trails

  August 14, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 This spring, Jake Bramante sat in the back corner of a coffee shop, a jumble of topographic maps fanned out on the table before him, waiting for the trails to …

• Landers: Colville National Forest meeting made irrelevant

  August 11, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B1 Rudeness has been stifling the Colville National Forest meetings set to inform the public about proposed revisions to the forest’s management plans. The meeting at Colville two weeks ago was, … 9

• Groups propose plans for abandoned rail line

  August 4, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A proposed bicycle-pedestrian trail through Spokane Valley has given Cinderella slippers to a little-known, county-owned railroad right of way. For years, Spokane County’s Great Northern right of way has taken … 1

• Wide-open wilderness

  July 31, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 There’s something for everyone – trail users, ranchers, loggers, hunters, ORVers and wilderness advocates – to like and dislike in the early proposals for managing the Colville and Okanogan-Wenatchee national …

• Landers: Snowpacks make holiday planning necessary

  June 30, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Conditions are ripe for heading outdoors during the holiday weekend, but the field isn’t wide open for recreation. “I’ve worked out of Sandpoint since 1978,” said Mary Ann Hamilton, Forest … 1

• Mountain bikers carve out time to slow down, improve skills

  June 12, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 We learn to ride bicycles as kids. But we never quite finish learning to ride mountain bikes. Fat-tire models are another breed that constantly steer their riders into terrain that … 3

• North Idaho summer group hikes scheduled

  May 29, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 Two North Idaho conservation organizations have scheduled a full summer season of guided group hikes and related events, starting Saturday. The trips range from easy to difficult and from the …

• Out & About: Fishing 101 class offered

  May 22, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTDO – Recognizing that entering the sport of fishing is difficult without the mentoring of friends or family, a five-hour Fishing 101 class for adults is being organized by the …

• Volunteers have created wildly popular trail system on bluff

    May 15, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 For more than two decades, a don’t-ask, don’t-tell volunteer trail-building effort has been wildly successful on the South Hill bluff below High Drive. Spokane has a premier neighborhood recreation area … 5

• Regional Solid Waste crews cleaned up Pittsburg Stairs

  March 31, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Plenty of volunteers responded to South Hill resident Virginia Kanikeberg’s appeal for help to clean up the Pittsburg Trail after a story about the trail ran in last Thursday’s The …

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