WINTER SPORTS -- Officials from 49 Degrees North ski area have just announced that a big dump of snow in the past 48 hours will allow them to open chairlifts and start their season on Saturday. Schweitzer Mountain Resort and Lookout Pass also will be…
CONSERVATION -- Two Washington lawmakers led a bipartisan group of 131 sponsors to introduce legislation Thursday to assure an administrative rule protecting 58.5 million acres of wild roadless areas on America's public lands Led by Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Jay Inslee of Washington, a…
DEER HUNTING -- I saw my first buck yesterday as I walked my dogs near my house at 4 a.m. -- in my neighbor's driveway just south of Spokane. Nice five-point whitetail with nose to the ground, lifted only to let my dogs know he'd…
OUTDOOR MEDIA -- The Field & Stream magazine bloggers have posted several items of notable interest to Inland northwest sportsmen, including a national story from Congress that directly impacts our wildlife resources. Conservation Roundup: Sportsmen lose millions for wildlife as Congress cuts budgets Exploring Idaho's…
EARTHQUAKES -- Earth-shaking news from northcentral Washington today.A 4.6 mag. earthquake occurred in Omak, Wash., today at 5:09 a.m., and was ~11.9 km deep, according to Andy Buddington of the Spokane Community College geology department. See the seismogram from the SCC station above. I wonder…
WINTER SPORTS -- The Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center began daily avalanche forecasting this week, and the season has started with a bang. An avalanche watch went into effect last night as new snow has piled up in the Cascades and Olympics over the past…
ADVENTURE FILMS -- Adventure, humor, awareness and awe, plus a good dose of pucker factor, are coming to Spokane this weekend in a road show of top outdoor adventure films. And if you don't already have tickets, you may be out of luck. The cream…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Obama administration is calling for 18 new wilderness and conservation area declarations in Idaho, Washington and seven other Western states, according to a report released Thursday by the secretary of the Interior. The administration apparently hopes that significant local support that's…
OUTDOOR TRAVEL -- A world-wide online pole has named a new list of seven wonders of the world. Check it out and see if you agree. I'm thinking the people who voted on this have not been to the Grand Canyon.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
