WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Idaho Fish and Game is seeking public comments on proposed changes to the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 upland game, turkey and furbearer seasons. Comments are due on Friday, Jan. 3. Idaho Fish and Game proposes: To allow nonresident trappers to trap any species…
WINTER SPORTS -- Ski resorts are the obvious beneficiaries from a good dump of snow, and perhaps the most public insight into the economic importance of a steadily building snowpack through winter. Farmers, river rafters, hydropower operators and many more interests are keeping their eye…
RESERVOIRS -- The annual drawdown of Lake Spokane, the Spokane River reservoir also known as Long Lake, is set to begin on Monday (Jan. 6), Avista Utilities announced today in a media release. In 2013, the drawdown started on Jan. 23. Once the drawdown begins,…
PADDLING -- For the 19th year, paddlers from the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club bring in the New Year with an outing on the Little Spokane River. Wednesday was no different, although the temperatures were more on the mild side compared with other years. Eric…
FISHING -- Sean Visintainer of Silver Bow Fly Shop sends this photo with the post, "Starting off 2014 right... Jennifer Nepean with her first ever steelhead!" Caught on the Grande Ronde near Boggans New Year's Day. "The river is in great shape for winter fishing,"…
UPDATED 10:35 a.m. 1-2-14 WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Just when it seemed the annual winter bald eagle count was going to stall at Lake Coeur d'Alene, the number soared to 217 eagles on Monday. Carrie Hugo, a U.S. Bureau of Land Management wildlife biologist, can't officially…
NATIONAL PARKS — Boaters and anglers can save money buy buying their season boat launch permit for Lake Roosevelt before the end of April. A launch permit is required at all designated National Park Service-managed ramps regardless of the type of vessel. Without a season…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
