SALMON FISHING -- The fishing season for chinook and coho salmon will be extended in the lower Hanford Reach of the Columbia through Oct. 31, the Washignton Fish and Wildlife Department has announced. The extension affects the sport salmon fishery in the Columbia River between…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- The first agenda item for Friday morning's Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission telephone conference call is to consider new locations for the last of four public meetings on the state's proposed wolf management plan. The commission held the first meeting on the…
FISHING -- If you're a steelheading fly-fisher and you haven't seen the BC fishing flick Metalhead, now's the time. Even if you have seen it, the Spokane Falls Chapter of Trout Unlimited suggests joining them and having some fun and watching the film as they…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- A proposal that would allow ski areas to potentially expand activities to biking, zip lines and rope courses — legislation that likely would create jobs in mountain towns — passed the U.S. Senate late Tuesday and is likely to be signed quickly…
TRAILS -- Mountain bikers, hikers and equestrians are gathering in November for another blitz to build an epic trail east of Republic, Wash., -- and they can use more help. "Last October, over a dozen volunteers from Conservation Northwest, Spokane Mountaineers, Washington Trails Association and…
WILDLIFE -- Montana wildlife photographer Jaime Johnson captured the power of a brown bear fishing for salmon during a recent visit to Alaska. One fish escapes, but look closely underwater to see the big one that didn't get away from the bruin.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
