WILDERNESS -- Acting quickly after Monday's committee approval, the U.S. Senate today unanimously approved a bill to officially designate the Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness in central Idaho. The quick action, which follows more than 40 years of debate, protects more than 275,000 acres of public land...
FISHING -- The Buoy 10 fishing season started with a bang over the weekend up from the mouth of the Columbia River for ocean-bright fall chinook and coho. Checkers found an average of nearly two coho kept per boat. A couple dozen fall chinook were...
CAMPING -- Be prepared for smoke and perhaps an aerial performance wherever you go camping or boating in the region this month during what's turning out to be a serious wildfire season. The photo above from Pend Oreille County goes with this report from Steve...
FISHING -- Washington fishery managers are working to minimize the effects of drought on fish at hatcheries across the state. More than a dozen of the 83 fish hatcheries operated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife are experiencing low water levels or high water...
FISHERIES -- The first sockeye salmon reached the Sawtooth Basin near Stanley on Monday, July 27 despite hot weather and warm water that prompted Idaho Fish and Game biologists to capture fish downstream to ensure survival of one of Idaho’s most endangered species. Department spokesman…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The stars may be aligning for Idaho wilderness: U.S. Senate panel sends Idaho wilderness bill to the full Senate On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved sending Idaho U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson's Boulder-White Clouds wilderness bill, S. 583,which...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
