PARKS -- Lyons Ferry State Park on the Snake River at the mouth of the Palouse River will reopen under Washington State Parks management on Friday, June 5. The park along Highway 261 near Starbuck was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in…
FISHING -- Good news Clearwater River drainage chinook salmon anglers: "There will be no closures this week," says Joe DuPont, Idaho Fish and Game Department regional fisheries manager in Lewiston. While lower sections of the river downstream from Orofino already have met their quotas, the…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Birding enthusiasts who keep a watch along the muddy edges of the region's waters are perking up this week. Local birder Jon Isacoff said his observations yesterday at Slavin Conservation Area south of Spokane indicate the "southbound migration is underway!" Here his…
TRAILS -- The Friends of the Spokane River Centennial Trail plan to make good use of the record $38,000 raised by the 4th annual Spokane Bike Swap & Expo held in April. The swap has emerged as a prime benefactor for the maintenance and improvements…
GEOLOGY -- A free lecture, "Megafloods, the Channeled Scablands, Siberia, Mars and Beyond," will be presented byVictor Baker at 7 p.m. Tuesday June 2 at Spokane Community College Lair Auditorium, Building 6, sponsored by the Ice Age Floods Institute. Baker, an international authority on catastrophic…
FISHING – General fishing license requirements are being waived in the Inland Northwest on upcoming days as state fish and wildlife agencies offer the public a chance to check out the sport. Free fishing days are scheduled: June 6-7 in Washington and Oregon. June 13...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.