HIKING –A grizzly bear attacked a hiker around noon today on the trail from Many Glacier to Piegan Pass in Glacier National Park. The hiker was able to walk to assistance after the being bitten multiple times. The 50-year male hiker from St. Paul, Minnesota…
WILDLIFE -- The Associated Garden Clubs of Spokane are presenting their 26th annual Yard & Garden Tour on Sunday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This tour has a wide variety of ideas for landscaping, and one always comes away with tips on…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- This short video shows how a mimic octopus takes on various disguises in its quest for survival deep in the ocean. Very cool. I especially enjo the act of perambulating along the ocean floor as if the sea creature is running on…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- Robert Sanchez, a 10-year career Forest Service employee and University of Idaho alumnus, has been named District Ranger of the Republic Ranger District, based out of Republic, Wash. Colville National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West announced the appointment last week. Sanchez will…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- Gayne (pronounced guy-na) Sears, a 25-year career Forest Service employee and former animal packer and wilderness ranger, has been named district ranger of the Newport and Sullivan Ranger Districts, based out of Newport. Colville National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West made the…
FISHERIES -- Northern pike will be on the program when the Northwest Power and Conservation Council holds its Aug. 9-10 meeting at the Kalispel Tribe’s Northern Quest Resort in Airway Heights. On the meeting agenda is the Kalispel Tribe's report on the problem of invasive…
CONSERVATION -- A free gardening class on Drought Resistant Grasses, Lawn Alternatives and Installing a Drip Irrigation System will be offered from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on six different dates this month at six Little Spokane Watershed Fire Stations: The class, being repeated due…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
