WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Washington's State Wildlife Action Plan, which identifies 268 fish and wildlife species with the greatest conservation needs, has been updated and state officials are taking public comment through Sept. 11. The plan describes key risks to those species and conservation measures designed…
WILDFIRES -- Lightning sparked more than 70 new fires on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests of northcentral Idaho during the past 24 hours, the Forest Service has just reported. During the storm, more than 2,500 lightning strikes hit the area. Fire managers are busy staffing...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Kathy Johnson's photos and my recent post about moose taking over her backyard kiddie pool is getting quite a ride online. It's even inspiring @twitmericks: This week wildlife is not for slaughter In Spokane moose are given quarter They look kind of…
DROUGHT -- Water levels in the Spokane River have dropped below 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) for the first time this summer -- that's the minimum level before outflows start affecting the level of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Meanwhile, City of Spokane water use is...
NATURE -- It seems sad that the Forest Service has to urge people to be gentle with our beloved huckleberry bushes. Greed is a sickness even among people with purple fingers. Here's the release from the Idaho Panhandle National Forests: Due to the dry season...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
