WINTERSPORTS -- If you like snow, Go East! The snow pack situation around the region is generally below average and continued to deteriorate with the unusually warm and wet pattern of late, says the National Weather Service in today's report. The only location that made...
PUBLIC LANDS — Utah’s push to wrest control of 31 million acres of federally controlled land would lead to less public access, less public involvement in land-use decisions and more drilling and strip mining, according to a new report by legal scholars. The report, by...
OUTDOOR INDUSTRY — Chuck Buck, the chairman of Buck Knives Inc., has died. He was 78. His son, CJ Buck, tells the Coeur d’Alene Press that his father died Friday of congestive heart failure while surrounded by family. The company that has a history going…
NATIONAL PARKS -- Yellowstone National Park will require an overnight backcountry permit fee starting May 1. The National Park Service says the money raised from the new fee will help pay the costs of running the park’s backcountry program. Under the new fee, anyone obtaining...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Audubon Society chapters in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene have interesting programs open to the public this week: Tuesday, Feb 10 -- African Safari photos and stories will be shared by Janet Callen and Darlene Carlton, who recently completed a 12-day wildlife-rich safari…
WINTERSPORTS -- Washington still offers decent opportunities for cross-country skiing, despite last week's record high temperatures and rain. Nordic skiers glide over Langlauf course Nordic skiers travel to Washington to get their Ks One benefit of the unseasonably warm weather: the roads to the ski...
FISHING -- Conservationists are suing federal wildlife managers over a decision to hold off on protections for a unique population of fish in Montana. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in August said arctic grayling don’t need special protections because efforts by landowners and government…
FISHING -- Over the next few months, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will be collecting public input and ideas for fishing rules that will be in effect from 2016 – 2018 and also asking where anglers need new or better access facilities. The…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
