FISHING -- In a milestone for Snake River system salmon fisheries, the state Fish and Game Commission has approved a coho fishing season for the Clearwater River -- the first specific coho season to be set in Idaho. The season for coho with clipped and…
WINTERSPORTS -- Winter conditions are finally starting to bare their teen in the high mountains. Beartooth Pass on the Montana-Wyoming border is closed for the winter and significant snowfall is forecast today for the Washington Cascades. Forecasters say 3-to-7 inches of snow are possible in…
WILDLIFE -- The case against a Texas man accused of illegally discharging a firearm in Glacier National Park this summer, when he shot a grizzly bear he said was charging him, went no further than his not-guilty plea in a federal court late last month,…
TRAILS -- The Spokane River Centennial Trail at Sullivan Bridge is being closed during the daytime hours this week because of construction. The closures started today, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and will continue through Friday, Spokane Valley engineers say. Workers are building a protective…
FORESTS -- A burning issue will be discussed in Colville on Oct. 22: “Fires and Forests, East of the Cascade Divide” will be presented by John F. Marshall sponsored by the Panorama chapter of the Society of American Foresters, Northeast Chapter of the Washington Farm…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
