HUNTING/FISHING -- Despite rain that's fallen in some areas in the past few days, Stage II fire restrictions will go into effect Tuesday on all private, state and federally managed or protected lands, roads and trails in North Idaho and portions of Central Idaho. Drought...
PUBLIC LANDS -- New protections and prestige have been designated for federal lands with outstanding qualities. President Obama designates 3 new national monuments On Friday, President Obama designated three new national monuments: The Basin and Range National Monument covering roughly 704,000 acres in Nevada that…
PREDATORS -- Is there some science behind it, or are Washington wildlife managers stepping up lethal pressure on mountain lions simply because they have limited options for controlling wolves? The question is explored in a story by Sandi Doughton, Seattle Times science writer: Conservation groups…
WILDFIRES -- With all the publicity about fire danger, not to mention all the smoke in the air, it's hard to believe that some people still don't get it. Dumping smoldering briquettes in the woods? Unattended campfires? Can anyone be that clueless this summer? Here's...
FISHING -- Salmon and power production are topics up for discussion as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council meets Tuesday and Wednesday in at the Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane. On the meeting agenda is a presentation by Upper Columbia United Tribes on proposals to...
NATURE -- Huckleberry pickers can lie about the location of their latest purple mountain bonanza. But they can't hide.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
