PUBLIC LANDS -- Spearheaded by Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a measure last week to save the popular Green Mountain fire lookout, which a federal judge has ordered removed from its perch in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. The U.S.…
FISHING -- Owing to poor water conditions and a slow start, spring chinook anglers on the lower Columbia River have been given an extra six days of salmon fishing under a season extension adopted by Oregon and Washington fishery managers. The extended season will run…
NATIVE PLANTS -- Spring wildflower tours at Hanford Reach National Monument have proved so popular, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is doubling the number of tours this year -- and asking people to sign up for a lottery to fill the slots. This year’s…
BICYCLING -- The Spokane Bike Swap isn't just the region's best place to buy or sell a bicycle. The April 12-13 event at Spokane County Fair and Expo center also offers free helmets to kids who get bike,free prizes to the fist 2,500 people through…
WILDLIFE – Raptor expert Kate Davis of Montana-based Raptors of the Rockies, will present a free program on hawks and owls at the Coeur d’Alene Audubon meeting, 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, at Lutheran Church of the Master, 4800 N. Ramsey Rd. in Coeur d’Alene.…
WINTERSPORTS -- A glorious day was to be found on the Schweitzer Mountain Nordic Trails on Sunday. What wasn't to be found? Many people. "Glorious day of spring skiing at Schweitzer," said Jette Thorslund Benedetto, who was skiing with Kurt Stellwagen. "We had the XC…
HIKING -- April is prime time for exploring lowland river trails or routes through Eastern Washington's scablands. Here are just a few suggestions, with details in the guidebook, Day Hiking Eastern Washington or 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest: Short trips: Spokane River trails, Fishtrap…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Under the endangered species regulations governing gray wolf recovery in the Northern Rockies, states must monitor wolf numbers and file annual status reports on wolf populations and packs. See stories about the latest wolf status reports for six states, including Idaho, Montana…
WILDLIFE -- Ravens will feel the heat for being too good at what they do; the plan is a temporary reprieve for a threatened species. Idaho to poison ravens in 3 areas to help sage-grouse populations Ravens pose a threat to sage grouse populations in…
WILDLIFE -- Yellowstone National Park is fighting online rumors that running bison seen in a YouTube video (above) are fleeing a possible explosion of the park’s supervolcano. The video was posted on March 20, 10 days before a magnitude-4.8 earthquake hit, the park’s strongest quake…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The generation that helped pass the Wilderness Act 50 years ago got together with the generation that will be the steward of these prized wild lands and made a movie in Montana. "Untrammeled" will premier on Tuesday, April 8, in Missoula followed…
NATIONAL PARKS -- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is accepting applications for eight positions in the 2014 summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. The positions will be at Spring Canyon, Fort Spokane, Gifford, Evans and Kettle Falls. Applicants should indicate the area or areas where…
UPDATED: 5:20 p.m. PREDATORS -- Gray wolves are maintaining a strong presence in Idaho despite stepped up hunting and trapping seasons plus other measures to control their numbers, according to the 2013 Idaho wolf status report released today by the state Fish and Game Department.…
FLY FISHING -- A full day of field research on Thursday confirmed that trout are alert to skawala stoneflies tumbling along the bottom of the Yakima River. By about 1 p.m., the rainbows and cutthroats are ready to ambush the scattered adults floating downstream on…
WILD RIVERS -- Three U.S. senators have rebuked their Montana colleagues by blocking a floor vote on legislation to protect the North Fork Flathead River, the Associated Press reports. Democratic U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and John Walsh of Montana called for the vote this afternoon.…
FISHING -- With an encouraging run of spring chinook forecast for 2014, he Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is taking public comments on proposals for a spring chinook salmon fishery on the Snake River in late April and May. Options have been developed following…
WILDLIFE -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this spring plans to kill birds at some Snake and Columbia river dams to help protect juvenile salmon and steelhead, the Lewiston Tribune reports. The agency unveiled a plan last week that will allow as many as…
FISHING – The International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to Spokane on Friday, April 4, to celebrate the beginning of another fishing season and as a fundraiser for the Spokane Falls Chapter of Trout Unlimited. The films will screen at 7 p.m. at the…
WILDLIFE -- Many hikers sense that this is prime time to hit the trails in the Slavin Conservation Area -- one of the open spaces preserved through the Spokane Conservation Futures Program. But they're not exactly sure why. The trained eyes and ears of birder…
HUNTING -- Not even a queen can use drones to help her bag a record-book big-game trophy. The Missoula-based Boone and Crockett Club, North America’s oldest hunting and conservation organization, has announced that any game scouted or taken with the help of drones or other…
NATURE -- Looking at the bright side, maybe wildflowers can teach a few things to the tomatoes in our gardens. Effects of climate change on Rocky Mountain wildflowers seen in Wyoming A researcher studying plants in the Rocky Mountain West for nearly 40 years has…
FORESTS – The Blue Mountains National Forests have begun revising the plans and general policies for managing everything from logging, grazing and fire fighting to recreation and wilderness for the next 15 years. The group of forests include the Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman of northeastern…
WILDLIFE -- Wild turkeys have a lesson to teach, according to the Idaho Fish and Game Department, which has scheduled a teacher's workshop based on the birds this month. Although turkeys roam wild areas and neighborhoods alike, many people know very little about the giant…
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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