PREDATORS -- A teenager has been accused of shooting a dog he mistook for a wolf as the dog's owners were walking it down a rural road in North Idaho last weekend. This is a case that should be prosecuted. No excuses. The wolf season...
NIGHT SKIES -- Wherever you're headed outdoors this holiday weekend, I hope Nature leaves the Lights on for you.
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Not since the market hunting days have waterfowl gunners set their sights so high. Government hunters reportedly are scouting an island at the mouth of the Columbia River as they prepare to shoot thousands of hungry seabirds to reduce the numbers of…
PADDLING – The annual Flatwater Canoeing Clinic conducted by the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club is set for May 31 at Medical Lake. The clinic for solo and tandem canoeists covers strokes, equipment, safety and rescue, hypothermia, transporting canoes, launching and canoe trim and paddler...
TRAILS -- After a early opening "sneak peek" last weekend, the Route of the Hiawatha rail-trail, will open daily for the summer season starting Saturday, May 23. Considered a crown jewel of American rail-to-trail mountain bike or hike routes, the 15-mile trail includes nine train...
FISHING -- Although fish managers and anglers are a puckered about this year's low snowpack and how that will play out for our trout fisheries through the summer, conditions are generally GREAT for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. In the 37 years I've written about…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
