PREDATORS -- Today is the 20th anniversary of the reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park -- a day celebrated and denounced ever since. On January 12, 1995, eight wolves from Alberta were relocated to Yellowstone National Park by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Professional photographer Ron Smith will give a free presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 14, on tips for photographing birds. The program, sponsored by the Spokane Audubon Society, starts at 7:30 p.m. at Riverview Retirement Community, 2117 E. N. Crescent Ave. Social gathering starts...
Ben Orkin of Portland and Harrison Rea of Georgia, paddling separately, launched on the Colorado River on Jan. 7 for an attempt at setting a record: The seasoned Colorado River guides wanted to be the fastest non-motorized boaters to traverse the Grand Canyon from 277...
HUNTING -- Idaho’s bighorn sheep auction tag sold for $100,000 to an online bidder at the national Wild Sheep Foundation Sheep Show in Reno Saturday night -- the fifth-highest winning bid since the program started in 1988. This permit is valid for use in all…
FISHING – U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, has been named co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus for the 114th Congress alongside Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia. The sportsman’s advocacy group of elected officials says it works with Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation to advance the agenda of…
HUNTING – Discounts on nonresident tags for large predators in some units offered last will be continued through 2015, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission says. The discounts will apply to black bear, mountain lion and wolf tags. Black bear and mountain lion tags will…
WATERSPORTS -- While most of the Wanapum reservoir on the Columbia River reopened for public use last week, two boat launches and some shorelines owned by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in the upper basin will remain closed until spring, department officials say.…
Winterfest at Mount Spokane on Sunday, sponsored by Spokane Nordic, was a huge success in introducing people to cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, new products and skijoring with dogs. It was a fabulous day on the mountain for young and old, as these photos suggest.
WINTERSPORTS -- The fifth-annual Ferry County Rail Trail Ski Day was a huge success on Saturday at Curlew with nearly 90 people showing up, many of them taking their first shot at cross-country skiing. The event is sponsored by the Ferry County Rail Trail Partners....
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
