RIVERS -- Aging dams threaten fisheries in portions of the Columbia River and a proposed copper mine threatens headwaters of Montana's Smith River, putting them both on a conservation group's 2015 list of "10 most endangered rivers." “We choose rivers that face key decisions in...
HUNTING — Environmentalists are suing over how many grizzly bears would need to be killed by elk hunters before Grand Teton National Park officials would have to reassess their rules for elk hunting in the park. The Sierra Club and Western Watersheds Project filed suit...
MOTORSPORTS -- The Desert 100 dirt bike race will be returning to Odessa Saturday and Sunday, April 11-12. Organizers are welcoming hundreds of riders who will be camping in a Lincoln County rancher’s range land for the weekend of festivities in the scablands. The event…
CAMPING -- A summer host for the Bead Lake Boat Launch is being sought by Colville National Forest officials. The volunteer position involves greeting boaters and campers and tending the public sites at the mountain lake nine miles northeast of Newport. The hosts are...
FISHING -- Fishing rods have been rigged up by volunteer sportsmen to hand out to about 950 kids ages 5-14 in the 16th annual Kids Fishing event at Clear Lake on May 2. Kids are being scheduled for half-hour slots between 8 a.m. and 2:45…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
