TRAILS -- The Spokane City Council tonight voted 7-0 in favor of a resolution supporting maintaining the integrity of the 253-mile John Wayne Trail along the abandoned railway across Eastern Washington. The vote stems from a legislative attempt to privatize the state-owned rail trail and...
WILDLIFE -- It's not a perfect ending, but at least it's a happy one to the unsettling story -- Orphaned cougar kittens have sobering tale -- reported in Sunday Outdoors. The two emaciated cougar kittens were reported along the highway near the Grande Ronde...
WILDLIFE -- A Virginia woman has come to Idaho's Capital City to sacrifice herself at the Governor's office in the name of wolves. I'm not sure what her complaint is -- Idaho boasts one of the most successful endangered species reintroduction efforts in U.S. history,…
WILDLIFE -- Everyone who appreciates wildlife can appreciate attempts to protect endangered species from poaching, even critters halfway around the world from where we live. But that doesn't mean we have to vote for a law that will do nothing more than be a pain...
OUTDEAL – Once again, fifth-grade students are being treated like royalty at most Inland Northwest ski resorts, with free skiing and other discounts. The Fifth Grade Ski or Ride Free Passport costs $20, entitles students to three free lift tickets at each of the participating…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
