WILDLIFE -- A black bear that for some reason was swimming on the Columbia River near The Dalles Dam crawled out of the current onto a spillway get on Monday and suddenly had no safe exit in either direction. Upstream, the current coming into the…
OUTDOORS ON TV -- Here's the second of four film clips to check out on the new series debuting on the Discovery Channel. Human Planet is the first BBC/Discovery Channel production to focus solely on human behavior and it's profound relationship with nature. The makers…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Montana officials wasted no time today praising the budget rider Congress approved to remove endangered species protections from gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. Wolves will still be protected in many ways, but limited hunting seasons once again can be set by…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- It's official. Gray wolves soon will be delisted as endangered species in the Northern Rockies, and states can begin wolf management programs. Montana wildlife officials are heaping praise on U.S. Sen. Jon Tester today as a Congressional measure he helped craft removed…
PARKS -- Canadians have been telling Parks Canada they don’t want new thrill-seeking activities or special events in Banff, the country’s flagship national park – but Ottawa chose to ignore them. The Rocky Mountain Outlook has the story on the disturbing inclination to turn a…
SKI BENEFIT -- Mother Nature was no match against the skill and determination of participants at the third-annual “24 Hours of Schweitzer” ski relay, which featured stellar performances, new records and even a marriage proposal. Details just released indicate 120 skiers and snowboarders raised $90,000…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- The Wenatchee River Ranger District will not open its Lake Wenatchee office to the public this year because of staffing and operational funding constraints, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest announced this morning. “This was a very difficult decision,” said Acting District Ranger Maureen…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has a hunch that Congress is about to remove wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains from the Endangered Species list. So he's holding off on signing a state bill that would allow him to declare a wolf…
FISHING -- Larry Dahlberg, a fishing innovator who's come up with equipment used by millions of anglers, will be available for a question and answer period Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Wholesale Sports in Spokane Valley. A Fishing Hall of Fame angler, Dahlberg is host…
HUNTING -- One could hear shots fired within minutes of after Washington's wild turkey hunting season opened this morning at 5:31 a.m. One down, one to go for spring gobbler hunting on the East Side of the state. It was beautiful out there.
NATURE – Back by popular demand, a 90-minute film, Vanishing of the Bees, will be shown again on Wednesday, 7 p.m., at the Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main. For a suggested donation of $5, visitors also will have pre-show access to booths featuring local…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
