BIRDWATCHING – The season’s third survey of bald eagles congregating at Lake Coeur d’Alene found another big jump in numbers from the previous week. Today's survey found 112 adults (white heads) and 24 immature eagles (under 4 years old with dark heads) for a total…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- After four years of development, public review and controversy, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Saturday unanimously adopted a plan that will guide state conservation and management of gray wolves in the state. The citizen commission approved the Gray Wolf Conservation and…
SKY WATCHING -- Andy Buddngton of the Spokane Community College Science Department recommends that we get an early, glowing start tomorrow. Shortly after 4:30 Saturday morning, we'll be treated to a “red” lunar eclipse. As the NASA science video explains, this is the last one…
HUNTING -- Did you hear the rumor about the Muckleshoot tribal members who went into the mountains west of Yakima and killed something like 400 elk before the hunting season? Scott Sandsberry, outdoor writer for the Yakima Herald-Republic, heard the story several times before digging…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Marijuana cultivation sites in 20 states on 67 national forests have caused "severe" damage according to U.S. Forest Service director of law enforcement, David Ferrell. "The illegal cultivation of marijuana on our National Forest System is a clear and present danger to…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has budgeted more than $800,000 to manage wolves in the state during the next two years. That's less than half of what Idaho and Montana are spending with federal support that's likely to evaporate in the next couple…
High Sierra Safety (a full length film) from 7 Finger media on Vimeo. PADDLING -- This nifty video is a nicely filmed, beautifully thought out how-to story about kayakers hiking into one world's most famous Class 5 overnighters. The group is up for running Upper…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
