WATERSPORTS -- Fall is a fine time for sea kayaking around the region's waters, from Fishtrap Lake to the San Juan Islands. Even if you're an experience paddler, it's always wise to review the the basics of paddling safety Here are seven reminders from Boat…
RIVERS -- If you thought Craig Goodwin, pastor of Millwood Community Presbyterian Church and outdoor photographer, caught the Spokane River at a masterful moment two weeks ago, you'll be glad he's been going back to the same spot to capture the river in other moods,…
FISHING -- Starting Wednesday, Oct. 8, anglers must keep all the fin-clipped hatchery steelhead they catch in the upper Columbia River and portions of five tributaries up to their daily limit of two. Fish managers want to thin out the big numbers of hatchery steelhead…
FISHING -- Hanford Reach anglers must keep all fin-clipped hatchery steelhead they catch up to their daily limit starting Wednesday, Oct. 8, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department has just announced. The rule applies to the Columbia between the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco and…
FISHING -- Last week was the best fishing of the season for the record or near record run of fall chinook that's piled into the Hanford Reach of the Columbia below Priest Rapids Dam. Anglers averaged 2.2 salmon per boat, up from 1.9 fish per…
SKY WATCHING -- For the price of being up most of the night, sky watchers in the West will be treated to a lunar eclipse early Wednesday, Oct. 8, starting shortly after 1 a.m. The Full Moon will slide through the dark shadow of the…
FISHING -- Steelhead anglers have thousands of good reasons to fish the Clearwater River, not the least of which is the opening of the catch-and-keep season upstream of Lewiston that starts on Oct. 15. Here's a just-posted report from Joe DuPont, Idaho Fish and Game…
OUTDOORS -- Join the North Idaho folks from Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Education (SOLE) and NoLi Brewhouse for the kick-off of a community fund-raiser for youth outdoor education programs. The event is set for 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Idaho Pour Authority, 203…
WILDLIFE -- The Pocatello Zoo is holding the contest to name a grizzly bear that was moved into the facility after it became too accustomed roaming around rural residences in Wyoming. The 2-year-old female grizzly that was recently relocated to the zoo from the Shoshone…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Looks like Washington wildlife officials are planning to turn the other cheek after tonight's public meeting on wolf management in Colville. The West Side public will have an opportunity to discuss wolf management with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife leaders during…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The new Nez Perce and Clearwater National Forest Visitor Maps and Clearwater NF Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs) are available in paper, as usual, but new this year the forests' map publications are avaiable for mobile device such as an iPad, iPhone,…
WILDLIFE -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is seeking comment on its proposal to protect the West Coast population of fisher as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. About the size of large house cats, fishers belong to a…
WILDLIFE – State wildlife officials plan to capture and remove eight bighorn ewes in southeast Washington this week to curb the spread of a bacteria deadly to other wild sheep in the area. A contractor for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Pro-wolf groups praised the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department's decision to attempt to capture the Ruby Creek wolf and put it in a Western Washington wildlife park to avoid conflicts with humans in rural areas near Ione. Even though the Ruby Creek…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- State wildlife officials are likely to hear from angry ranchers at a meeting Tuesday in Colville to discuss wolf management. The department says it will provide information about recent wolf attacks on sheep and cattle in northeast Washington. The predation and the…
RIVERS -- I'm getting bits and pieces of good news from the late September Upriver Scrub, in which volunteers rallied to clean-up portions of the Spokane River. While the annual Spokane River Clean-up was on hiatus this year, the upriver activities, a regular event by…
WINTERSPORTS -- A free snowmobile safety course for youths ages 12-16 is set for Nov. 8 at the Spokane Winter Knights Snow Show at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. Pre-register by Friday, Oct. 10. The snowmobile safety course training includes: Basic snowmobile maintenance.…
CYCLING -- So, why did the bicycle fall over? Answer: Because it wast two-tired.
SHELLFISHING -- The first razor clam dig of the season will get under way Oct. 7 at Twin Harbors and Long Beach, with additional opportunities the following weekend at two other beaches, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says. Marine toxin tests on all…
WINTERSPORTS -- Ski season isn't quite here but ski movie season is. Here's what's scheduled at the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane in the next month: Saturday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. -- Inspired Ski Movie Tour, featuring guest speakers Henrik Harlaut, 2X X-Games gold medalist,…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The trail cam video of an Okanogan County black bear turning a scented tree into a massage parlor (at right) has been amusing thousands of viewers since it was posted this week by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Scott Fitkin.…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Just as the leaves are changing changing color on the trees this month, a member of the grouse family is slowly changing colors to eventually blend into its mountain wintering areas. White-tailed ptarmigan are the species you're most likely to see in…
HUNTING -- Eat your heart out bowhunters. Here's one that got away during this year's rut. Something to look forward to next year, says Montana outdoor photographer Jaimie Johnson.
MARINE WILDLIFE -- Walruses appear to be well-grounded in the reality of the impacts of climate change in the arctic. Pacific walrus looking for places to rest in the absence of sea ice are coming to shore in record numbers on Alaska’s northwest coast. The…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Federal land managers offer free entry to parks, forests, U.S. Bureau of Land management lands, refuges and other national interest lands where fees are charged on certain holidays scattered through the year. Washington State Parks also sets dates for fee-free entry. The…
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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