WINTER SPORTS -- Snow continues to fall in the high country, creating a mix of conditions and for backcountry travelers, according to the weekly avalanche advisory just posted by the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center. Generally, avalanche conditions are MODERATE in the region with CONSIDERABLE avalanche…
BIG-GAME HUNTING -- A new law in Montana has made it more difficult to get a guaranteed big-game hunting tag through an outfitter. But in the state's first permit period, all of the available permits WERE NOT SOLD. If you want to hunt Montana in…
OUTFITTERS -- The suicide of a well-liked Middle Fork Salmon River guide last year is spurring the organizaton of a foundation to provide confidential access to mental and physical health care and substance abuse counseling for any of the 2,000 Idaho guides who might need…
CONSERVATION -- Two worthy local outdoor causes are having fun feasts and auctions this weekend: The Centennial Trail's third annual Adventure Auction is Friday at Northern Quest Casino. Info: 624-7188. The Friends of the Centennial Trail donate funds to trail construction. Friends of Turnbull National…
HUNTING -- Idaho is joining the bandwagon of states allowing potential new hunters accompanied by a mentor to try the sport before they pass a state-certified hunter education course. On Tuesday, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter signed into law House Bill 85, making Idaho the…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Bureau of Land Management in Idaho is seeking nominations for 22 open positions -- five in North Idaho -- on its four Resource Advisory Councils, which advise the BLM on public land issues. The BLM will consider nominations until May 2.…
CONSERVATION -- Pullman Ducks Unlimited will hold its annual banquet and auction Saturday, March 26, at Banyan’s Restaurant at the Palouse Ridge Golf Course. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m.; dinner served at 7 and live auction at 8. Tickets: Jeremy Lessmann, (509) 330-1822.
FISHING -- The Montana Senate has revisions to the state’s stream access law under substantial opposition from anglers,. the Associated Press reports. Stream access is considered a public right vital to the state's recreational fishing industry. House Bill 309 reopened a simmering dispute over a…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- The U.S. Forest Service held public meetings this week in Missoula, Coeur d'Alene and Seattle to explain the details and intent of the recently proposed draft Planning Rule to be applied to 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands. If put…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter decided against taking a formal stance on a settlement to allow public hunting of wolves in parts of the Northern Rockies as state representatives headed for court hearing in Missoula today. Otter’s chief lawyer David Hensley says the…
NATIONAL PARKS -- Bear tracks in the snow this week alerted Glacier National Park officials that bears are emerging from hibernation and venturing out looking for food. That means it's time for a refresher on hiking and traveling in bear country. Read on for tips…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- Volunteer Forest Service campground hosts are being sought for the summer season at the historic Snyder Guard Station near the Moyie River, the Bonners Ferry Ranger District says. Applications are being accepted. The hosts should be selected by May 10. "This is…
HUNTING -- "I got a good 7-year-old bird," the camo-clad hunter proudly said when the wildlife biologist asked if he'd had any luck. When Joel Glover asked how the hunter knew the age of the bird, the Alabama biologist got a look of disdain as…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- There's a sense of relief this week among fish and wildlife biologists who manage the specks of National Wildlife Refuge islands west of Hawaii. Wisdom is back. In this Febuary 2011 photo provided by the US Geological Survey, a Laysan albatross, roughly…
FISHING -- My friend, Jim, had been kicking but on Lake Roosevelt kokanee and rainbows last week, as he's done most of the times he's fished the reservoir for years. The fish researcher at the Keller boat ramp check station said the anglers on shore…
RIVERS -- Members of the Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club, pictured above unloading their boats at the popular Spokane River Centennial Trail access at Mission and Flora on Sunday, are working to assure that the access won't be gobbled up by development plans. The access…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- With lakes losing their ice caps and rain saturating the region's wetlands, this is prime time to view the waterfowl migration throughout the region. Reports are coming in of big congregations of tundra swans, ducks as well as sandhill cranes and other…
FLY FISHING -- Oregon fishing guide and fly-fishing innovator Tom Larimer will present a free steelhead fly fishing tactics clinic starting at 6 p.m. on April 8 at Silver Bow Fly Shop in Spokane Valley. (Please notify the shop if you will attend so they…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A hawk-eyed reader recently noticed that the poles that had supported urban osprey nests not far from the Valley Costco store were missing -- and so were the osprey. She contacted me, and I contacted the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department. Habitat…
FLY FISHING -- Here's the weekly Yakima River Fishing Report from Jim Gallagher of Troutwater Fly Shops in Cle Elum and Ellensburg: The skwala stones continued to be the most dominate insect on the Yakima River this past week. We have also seen blue wing…
HUNTING -- Relatively speaking, the odds were excellent for drawing Washington's coveted 2011 moose raffle tag. Lloyd Hoppner of Colville won the coveted tag to hunt a prolonged season anywhere moose hunting is allowed in Eastern Washington in the drawing held last weekend at the…
WILDLIFE -- Stevens county elected officials are constantly belittling state and federal wildlife managers for their lack of effort in controlling the wildlife devastation caused by wolves and coyotes, however valid that might be. But when it comes to taking care of the canines under…
WINTER SPORTS -- A clash has been brewing for years near Lookout Pass as snowmobilers' insatiable appetite for high-marking and tracking fresh snow continues to invade more and more areas used by backcountry skiers. Thirty years ago, snowmobilers tended to stay north of I-90 while…
YOUTH OUTDOORS -- Peak 7 Adventures, a faith-based youth outdoor adventure group with a focus on underprivileged kids is already launching raft groups on the Spokane River, taking advantage of the spring whitewater. The group schedules challenging events throughout spring and summer, including climbing, kayaking,…
WILDLIFE -- Washington Fish and Wildlife officers responded to a Newman Lake residence today after reading my blog item about a deer with a Halloween bucket stuck on its face. The whitetail and her two fawns had come into the family's barnyard three nights in…
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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