STEELHEAD FISHING -- With 262,300 steelhead reported over Bonneville Dam for this summer run, the counts are subsiding. Now the fish are pouring upstream. Even though the fishing has been good in Idaho's Clearwater River -- four hours per fish caught -- the bulk of…
FISHING HISTORY – English scholars have a new run of information to explore in the Palouse, thanks to a Spokane couple. Washington State University has netted an historic collection of classic angling literature valued at $1.8 million. The unusually fine collection includes treasures such as…
HUNTING -- On the even of hunting seasons opening for species such as black bear, archery deer, doves and forest grouse, a hunter cooled his jets by writing a poem. He just sent it to me, so here it is to help the rest of…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- A brown bear cub that nosed around in an angler's tackle box stood out in the crowd for a few days along the Chilcoot River near Haines, Alaska. State Fish and Game biologists caught up with the bear, tranquilized it and removed…
STATE PARKS -- An Airway Heights couple has been named the state park system's "Hosts of the Year" in the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission's 2010 Volunteer Recognition Awards for outstanding volunteer service. John and Darlene Lundstrum stood out in during their second year…
FISHERIES -- The Inland Northwest netted millions for fish and wildlie habitat restoration from a total of $53 million grants recently awarded from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund primarily aimed at boosting endangered species. States must contribute a minimum…
BIG GAME HUNTNG -- Black bear hunters can test their bear species identification skills through a new interactive program on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website. The site includes information on how to identify black bears and grizzly bears, and gives hunters a…
HUNTING -- Fall is in the air, and hunters are gearing up for the woods. Although black bear seasons already have opened in some areas of Washington, Sept. 1 it the big kick-off day for bears hunting in notheastern Washington along with mourning dove hunting…
HUNTING -- Starting this season, hunters are required to use non-toxic shot in their ammunition while hunting any type of birds at 29 pheasant release sites in Eastern Washington. Please note if you are a dove hunter who will be looking for birds near these…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The drawdown of Banks Lake for spillway construction that will last into next year is a pain for boaters (see post below), but it's considered an opportunity for birdwatchers. The drawdown is exposing muddy banks that are attracting shorebirds. Although better viewing…
BOATING -- Coulee Playland Resort still offers boat access to Banks Lake, but travelers planning to spend Labor Day weekend at Steamboat Rock State Park may not be able to launch their boat as water levels have dropped too low. The lake is being drawn…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- About 75 members of the public turned out for the special Fish and Wildlife Commission hearing on the proposed Washington wolf recovery plan in Ellensburg on Monday. Click here to read the Associated Press report. It has a few strange errors, such…
BIRD HUNTING -- The last good barometer Snake River region hunters have had on the hatching success of upland birds has ended. Idaho Fish and Game biologists will no longer conduct aerial chukar surveys, the agency has announced. The agency has conducted annual chukar surveys…
URBAN FORESTS -- Residents interested in Spokane’s High Drive bluff -- the trails and the neighborhoos -- are invited to participate in a discussion of forest health for the area on Wednesday (Aug. 31). Last spring, community members identified fire risk abatement as a high…
The Mountain Goats of Scotchman Peak from Bob Legasa on Vimeo. HIKING -- We teased you earlier, but now North Idaho videographer Bob Legasa has completed his short feature on the pleasures and personalities you might meet after making a hard 7-mile round-trip hike up…
TRAILHEADS -- Vandalism to cars parked at Centennial Trail parking lots and boating access sites continues to be a problem. Paddlers report a smash (a window) and grab incident at Mirabeau Park over the weekend, although they said nothing of value was taken. Dealing with…
INVASIVE FISHERIES -- The Kalispell Tribe's top Fish and Wildlife official called it like he sees it in a presentation on the invasion of northern pike into the Pend Oreille River. He was speaking this month to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Deane Osterman,…
HUNTING– Elk hunters heading to the Blue Mountains are being warned to stay off the grass. Enforcement agents last week busted a 25,000-plant growing operation in the Eckler Unit of the Blues Mountains southeast of Dayton, according to the Tri-Cities Herald. Hikers who use trails…
SALMON FISHING -- Lenore Groundwater, 93, who lives in a retirement home in Green Valley, Ariz., recently reeled in a 16.58-pound silver salmon — her son netted the fish, but all involved say Lenore hooked it and reeled it in — to win the one-day…
FISHING -- The steelhead harvest season and the fall chinook season open on Idaho rivers on Thursday. The eye-catching news it that the limit on fin-clipped adult fall chinook is six a day! Read on for the season details for chinook and steelhead from Idaho…
VOLUNTEERING OUTDOORS -- Helpers are needed for two reconstruction projects on popular trails near Spokane this month. The Washington Trails Association is coordinating the work as follows: Mount Spokane, Sept. 1 and 15 – the last of several Thursday work parties on re-routes of trails…
MOUNTAINEERING -- Major searches and rescues at Grand Teton National Park hit a single-year record last week. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that park officials aren’t sure yet why there were so many rescues this year. The record was eclipsed Aug. 20 when climber Lauren McLean…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- In July, Yellowstone Park reported the first human fatality in 25 years from a grizzly bear attack. Now there are two in a single season. Yellowstone National Park officials say a grizzly bear killed a 59-year-old Michigan man whose body was found…
STATE LANDS -- A bipartisan collection of 49 Washington state legislators is siding with state lands users who don't like the complexity of the new Discover Pass parking access requirements for state parks andother state lands. Two weeks ago, 35 representatives and 14 senators signed…
OUTDOOR HAZARDS -- Officials in eastern Idaho’s Gem County say mosquitoes collected this week tested positive for West Nile virus. This follows a report in mid-August that the virus was found in a Mosquito near Yakima. Idaho's Gem County Mosquito Abatement District director Jason Kinley…
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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