FISHING -- The salmon are charging upstream in near-record numbers for the Wednesday, July 1, season openers on the upper Columbia River. Here's the latest update on the chinook and sockeye runs from Joe Hymer, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife salmon specialist: SUMMER CHINOOK…
OUTDOOR TRAVEL -- Good timing if you, like me, picked this summer for a wilderness adventure in Alaska. Alaska's wildfire season worries scientists While 2004 is currently the holder of the record wildfire year in Alaska, fire activity this month has put 2015 in contention…
HABITAT -- Shade from trees and shrubs is often essential to keeping water temperatures in Idaho forest streams cool enough for healthy fish and other aquatic species. Many stream organisms also benefit from the deep pools created in streams when large logs fall into the...
FISHING -- The Idaho Fish and Game Department is stocking 10- to 12-inch hatchery rainbow trout in a dozen Panhandle lakes in the news few weeks to enhance the Fourth of July holiday fishing experience. Photographers know this also is a good time to get good osprey feeding...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A yearling moose apparently was trying out as a walk-on for the North Central High School track team this morning. It would be hard to beat in the hurdles.
OUTDOOR SKILLS -- Women can learn the basics of fishing, hunting and other outdoor skills at a September weekend workshop presented by Washington Outdoor Women. The annual workshop is scheduled Sept.18-20 at Camp Waskowitz near North Bend. WOW is a non-profit program dedicated to teaching...
CLIMATE CHANGE -- If we were smart here in the Inland Northwest, we'd let 2015 be our incentive to embrace water conservation. Fish and wildlife depend on water the flows on the surface as well as that precious ground water. All sources of water, from…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
