WILDLIFE -- A Montana photographer has been convicted of illegally feeding bighorn sheep near Big Sky Road in order to photograph them with the area's signature mountain -- Lone Peak -- in the background. The state Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department says 35-year-old Ryan Molde…
ENVIRONMENT -- Artists and naturalists will be mingled in a local gathering that will link world-wide activities during the Faith and Environment Network's annual Called to Care event on Earth Hour Day, March 26 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hear public comment on proposals for 2011 big-game hunting seasons when it meets Friday and Saturday at the Spokane Convention Center. State officials didn't do sportsmen any favors by booking the meeting downtown at the…
INDOOR CLIMBING – REI is offering three free ways for co-op members to get a feel for rock climbing this month at the Spokane store’s indoor climbing wall: Saturday climbing – Each Saturday in March, an REI staffer will be at the wall from 1…
FLY FISHING -- Any day now. Or maybe any week... The skwalla stonefly hatch is simmering in Montana's Bitterroot River. The Skwalla nymphs are near the shore and will start to crawl out as soon as warmer weather and more sunshine settles in the valley.…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The recent cold snap hasn't caused wild turkeys to forget it's time to start posturing for the breeding season. This photo was snapped this morning by a reader who lives in the foothills of Mount Spokane. "The rest of the group (hens…
BOATING -- Peter Hunt of Oak Harbor, Wash., didn't go ballistic when he discovered his boat had been targeted by burglars. He went to the Internet, where he found the thieves selling the stolen items taken during a rash of boat burglaries – including his…
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES -- July might be the best month of the year for camping, hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities, and this year's version will deliver even more than usual. July 2011 will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays -- a bonanza recreational…
WINTER SPORTS -- Lookout Pass ski area has just been cited as having received "the most snowfall in the world" among reporting ski resorts during the past seven days. The one week total: 6.5 FEET, most of which fell Sunday-Tuesday. The distinction has just been…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A cow and calf moose wander through cameraman Scott Maben's Coeur d'Alene neighborhood this morning, stopping to do some pruning on the landscaping.
OUTDOOR IMAGES -- Although her business is called Idaho Scenic Images, Linda Lantzy of Coeur d'Alene isn't tethered to the state. I pointed out recently that her list of Top 12 Photos of 2010 included a shot of the North Cascades, which are tempting even…
WINTER SPORTS -- Jon Dodge of Priest Lake Search & Rescue will teach a free introductory course on Avalanche Awareness Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at REI, 1125 N Monroe. Basics he’ll cover include how to interpret avalanche advisories, gear necessary for travelling in…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The weekend eagle feast of coots at Sprague Lake has subsided as more of the lake has become ice-free in the last few days. Here's a Tuesday report from birdwatcher Greg Falco of Sprague: Today Sprague Lake had more open water, about…
HUNTING -- March 15 is the deadline for non-resident elk and dear license applications. Remember, the prices have gone up this, as I noted in this post last week. You can apply online.
SKIING -- It took a day for the pow pounders to surface with stories from Lookout Pass. "We picked a good day for a vacation on Monday," confessed Spokane skier Bill Fuzak. "The photo was shot at Lookout Pass, in the trees off the Northstar…
HUNTING -- Trophy white-tailed deer are highly valued in Ohio, and they have laws to prove it. A good case in point came out of the courts this week as an Ohio man was ordered to pay $23,816 in restitution under a 2008 law for…
WILDLIFE -- Calm down, calm down. The first day of spring isn't until March 20. Everything will be better by then.
POACHING – Turning in a poacher in Washington can be rich experience, thanks to a commitment announced minutes ago by Conservation Northwest. The Bellingham-based group says it’s partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to boost the reward for people who help Fish…
OUTDOOR SIGHTS -- Penny Lapsley of Moses Lake didn't let last weekend's bitter cold keep her from a sight-seeing tour to Palouse Falls State Park. Indeed, the icy conditions were the attraction, as you can see from her photo of the falls flanked by ice…
FISHING – A coalition of more than 360 fishing, hunting and sporting organizations from nearly every state in the nation U.S. have signed a letter urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to protect Bristol Bay, Alaska, from potential watershed damage by the proposed Pebble Mine.…
WILDLIFE -- A simple piece of twine created a life-ending situation for a red-tailed hawk in northwestern Washington until a hawk-eyed photographer focused on the situation. Check out the Everett Herald story featuring images by photographer Stu Davidson of Snohomish from his recent close wildlife…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Washington biologists don't have a good handle on the state's fledgling gray wolf population going into the denning season. Poaching and loss of radio-collared wolves has hindered the monitoring. Wolves are likely to have another crop of pups in the northeast corner…
OUTDO -- It's a big week of mostly free activities in Spokane, including nature photographer Art Wolfe, Canadian singer-songwriter conservationist Sid Marty, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, whitewater rafting vendors, youth hunting clinic, snowshoing tours and more. Check them out here.
FREESTYLE SKIING -- Even though it was cold enough to freeze your eyelids shut, the freestyle skiers in the Yoke's Outrageous Air Show let it fly at Schweitzer Mountain Resort on Friday and Saturday. Here Matt Gillis and Jordan Valenaar launch in one of the…
WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT – Snowmobilers and ATVers who are not good at reading signs continue to exercise the ticket-writing hands of Washington Fish and Wildlife police officers. Three wildlife officers joined with a Colville National Forest officer last week to follow up on a tip that…
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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