PARKS -- The third annual Return of the Zombies hike is set for Oct. 25 on what's billed as "the scariest half-mile hike ever" in Riverside State Park. Hikers of all ages are invited to hike the haunted trail between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.…
OUTDOOR CITIES -- Wilmington, N.C., generated enough votes to edge Spokane this week in a USA TODAY 10 Best Readers' Choice contest for Best American Riverfront. Wilmington "waged a tight but winning battle against Spokane for the top spot and landed the #1 slot after…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A gray wolf that was deemed too comfortable with being around rural homes and pet dogs near Ione, Wash., has eluded state trappers intending to put the female wolf into captivity at wildlife facility near Tenio, Wash. State Fish and Wildlife officials…
FISHING -- The first coho fishing season on Idaho's Clearwater River has been capturing a lot of attention this weeke, but fishing guides correctly point out that steelheading -- the bread and butter of late fall fishing in the Snake and Clearwater rivers -- is…
FISHING -- Fisheries managers have proposed a rule that would require anglers to keep all hatchery steelhead they catch on most of southeastern Washington, including the Grande Ronde with the exception of the first 2.5 miles up from the mouth. Anglers would have to stop…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
