OUTDOOR SCENERY -- Every car-load of travelers that's enjoyed the perfect scenic lines of poplars bordering Interstate 84 near Boardman surely must have expected some of the trees to be cut down at one time or another. It's a tree farm, after all. The trees...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Armed militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon are trying to make a deal with authorities, seeking immunity for leaving peacefully. Here's the latest from the Associated Press. BURNS, Ore. – One of the last holdouts in the armed takeover...
PARKS -- Do we want to trade trees for tee-boxes and bear sign for neon signs and wildlife watching for wild life? Former Parks Canada managers bemoan 'Disneyfication' of national parks Parks Canada's approval of the Glacier Skywalk built along the Icefields Parkway that runs…
HUNTING/FISHING -- Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, appears to be trying too hard to be of some significance at the Idaho Legislature. In particular, her attempts to tweak what Fish and Game officers can do at game and fish check stations are unneeded and unnecessarily meddlesome...
PUBLIC LANDS -- “Please stand down," Ammon Bundy told holdout Malheur Refuge militants as he appeared in court Wednesday. "Go home and hug your families. This fight is now in the courts.” Amen. As anti government groups try to make a martyr hero out of...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A reader called in November and asked if the wild turkey mating season had started. Another reader called last week and said she had a wild turkey all fanned out in her yard. Do turkeys mate year round? they asked. No. But…
WINTERSPORTS -- A nordic skiing race at 49 Degrees North on Saturday will take a leap from convention. The 7K Chewelah Peak Challenge course will have a couple of mild features, including a table top jump and a banked corner. Also new this year is...
FISHING -- While steelheaders have been waiting this week for Grande Ronde River flows to settle down from the recent thaw, anglers on the Clearwater Rivers are into the action. "The fishing on the Clearwater is really good right now and getting even better," said…
WILDLIFE -- Research is helping identify and monitor diseases, such as bluetongue, hoof rot and chronic wasting disease, which have the potential to do great harm to the country's big-game populations. But so far, there's been little progress in finding solutions. Mule deer study in...
FISHING -- From British Columbia and Patagonia, Saskatchewan and Zambia, Virginia to Montana, Bolivia to islands off Africa, some of the hottest cinematographers on (and under) the water have put together nifty fly fishing storylines, memorable characters and spectacular fish-catching action for a show coming…
PUBLIC LANDS -- One of the spokesmen for anti-government militants is dead in a confrontation with law enforcement at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon. Ammon and Ryan Bundy were arrested. At least five other occupiers were arrested after a shootout. The Oregonian...
WINTERSPORTS -- Reports have begun filtering in from the rash of avalanche accidents in the deadliest January in 20 year for snow goers. This report from Montana reinforces a deadly syndrome that's been identified over the years in snow-wise people putting their doubts aside and...
WINTERSPORTS – An annual event that encourages women to take an enjoyable step into winter is set for Feb. 7. The Women’s Souper Bowl XI – which includes cross-country skiing and snowshoeing activities, treats, prizes and lunch – is set for 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. based...
FISHING -- More than 30 ladies gathered at Silver Bow Fly Shop Monday night for a Women's Night of short programs and networking organized by Spokane Women on the Fly. "Ladies night was super good!," said shop owner Sean Visintainer. "Some new faces too. There…
FISHING -- Sturgeon are threatened in the lower Columbia River and catch-and-release fishing seasons aren't helping matters, fish scientists say. The state is working to give the ancient fish a break. Here's the story from Al Thomas, outdoor writer for The Columbian in Vancouver: The…
HUNTING -- Idaho will move to explicitly ban the use of drones to locate, track or flush out game under a change recommended by state Fish & Game officials, according to news reports from the Statehouse in Boise. The popular devices meet definitions for aircraft...
ADVENTURE -- A British adventurer attempting to become the first person to cross the Antarctic alone and unsupported has been reported dead after collapsing from exhaustion. After 71 days and more than 910 miles, he was within 30 miles of his goal. Former army officer...
FISHING -- Don't laugh. This spoon may not put a Dardevle to shame, but I'll bet it will catch a fish. Also doubles as a utensil for eating the resulting fish chowder. (Removal of hooks suggested, or at least pinch down the barbs.) Thanks to...
WATERSPORTS -- Standing out in a recent surge of record-breaking efforts, a Denver man has logged the fastest Grand Canyon river trip on record, battling blisters and rapids as he paddled his kayak down a 277-mile stretch of the Colorado River in 34 hours and…
PREDATORS -- Despite allowing hunting and trapping for wolves, Idaho has far exceed federal gray wolf recovery levels of 100 wolves and 10 breeding pairs for 16 consecutive years, the Idaho Fish and Game Department's top official says. "The bottom line is that Idaho has...
WINTERSPORTS -- The five avalanche fatalities recorded from Mount Baker to Wyoming over the weekend contributed to January being the deadliest month in 20 years for on-snow travelers. Even my earlier report on the weekend accidents involving skiers and snowmobilers at Mount Baker, Montana and...
PUBLIC LANDS -- A coalition of conservationists today requested to intervene in a lawsuit filed by snowmobilers challenging wilderness provisions in the Kootenai and Idaho Panhandle national forest plans. The snowmobilers' lawsuit seeks to overturn restrictions on motorized use in recommended wilderness areas. "At issue...
PREDATORS – Aggressively dealing with wolves that kill livestock works better than a gradual approach, according to research in Montana. When a group of wolves gets a taste for sheep or cattle, trying to kill a few of the offending wolves was not effective, the...
WINTERSPORTS -- Although details are still being gathered, officials report that one person was killed and another injured in an avalanche near the Mount Baker ski area on Sunday. The Northwest Avalanche Center says this is the second avalanche death in Washington in the past...
WINTERSPORTS -- Backcountry skiers and snowboarders have been reaping big rewards for their muscle-powered efforts in Idaho's Selkirk Mountains. A group of five splitboarders, for example, have been taking advantage of the Pack River Road being plowed up into the drainage farther than normal because…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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