TRAILS -- The outdoor and indoor activities planned for the Opening Day for Trails celebration Saturday in the Spokane area connected a lot of people with outdoor groups and trails in the region. Participation in the 3 bike tours and 8 guided hikes was good…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness -- among the first areas protected by the 1964 Wilderness Act -- is another step closer to potential impacts from mining. USFS gives preliminary OK to copper, silver mine in NW Montana The U.S. Forest Service will take…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.