TRAILS -- The citizen council that advises the Forest Service on the tri-state Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNNST) will meet Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 2-3 at the Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, Montana. The council will provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service…
HUNTING -- About 925 acres has been acquired near Potlatch, Idaho, for youth hunters to pursue pen-raised pheasants released by a sportsmen's group. Idaho Fish and Game secured access to the property through it's Access Yes program with the help of The Game Bird Foundation,…
AGENCIES – Three updated maps designating public lands have been released by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to aid the public in heading outdoors near Pullman, Spokane and Walla Walla. Popular with hunters and other recreationists and a resource for emergency responders, the...
TRAILS -- Leaders of the Dishman Conservancy will wrap up their weekly October guided hike series in Spokane Valley with a hike from Glenrose Trailhead to the Cliffs Trail. When: Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: Meet at Ferris H.S. parking…
HUNTING -- The need for boating safety ramps up in autumn for waterfowl hunters and anglers venturing into cold waters after most recreational boats are winterized and stored until next season. Overloaded boats and failure to wear life jackets are leading reasons Idaho typically loses...
WILDLIFE HABITAT -- Excuse the smoke that's occasionally filtering up through the forests this time of year. Prescribe burns are a sign of active forest management on state, federal and private lands to reduce the danger of big forest fires next season. The controlled small…
WINTERSPORTS -- Plenty of big air and white-knuckle skiing and boarding is coming to Spokane on Friday, Oct. 28, as the latest Warren Miller flick, "Here, There and Everywhere" screens at 6:30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. at the Bing Crosby Theater. Tickets are $20, available at Spokane...
FISHING -- More salmon anglers are needed this weekend to catch big Hanford Reach chinook and transfer them live to biologists who will take the eggs and milt for hatchery production. Although the big chinooks are getting ripe, fishing success continues to be good in…
FISHING -- Despite gloomy reports of a meager steelhead run up the Columbia and into the Snake River system, anglers are still catching fish -- and success rates in Idaho have been remarkably good...
FISHING -- It's a complicated issue in terms of benefits to society, but there's little doubt that the four lower Snake River dams have a noose around the necks of salmon and steelhead runs. S-R reporter Becky Kramer's story looks into the issue of possibly…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A young gray wolf that left its pack in northeastern Washington this summer traveled about 700 miles before being shot in central Montana last month while attacking sheep. The 2-year-old male wolf was captured in February by Washington Fish and Wildlife Department...
WILDLIFE -- Four conservation groups have sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for not listing the Pacific fisher, a small, weasel-family predator, as a threatened species. The lawsuit alleges the agency failed to consider the best scientific evidence when it decided not to provide…
WINTERSPORTS -- Fall colors are overrated if you're a die-hard backcountry skier or split-boarder looking for whiteness. Jason Hershey and his powder-hound friends trekked up from Priest Lake to the slopes of Mount Roothaan this weekend to carve tracks and usher in the winter season....
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Early Saturday morning, Buck Domitrovich of Cheney was looking for wildlife to photograph in Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. "With a little mist still in the air, I found this herd of elk -- some 30 to 40 head," he said. Hunting is…
LANDSCAPES -- The needles on larch trees north of Spokane and in the Bitterroot Mountains along I-90 are in full golden bloom before they fall off by the billions to leave the stately trees naked for winter. Consider hiking Hub Lake above Interstate 90 east…
WINTERSPORTS -- Two-time Paralympian Sean Halsted of Rathdrum will be the featured speaker at a gathering, dinner and auction for the Spokane nordic community at the Southside Senior Center on Nov. 5. The event is a fundraiser for Spokane Nordic Ski Association and a new...
WINTERSPORTS -- A free snowmobile safety course for youths ages 12-16 will be held at the 36th annual Spokane Winter Knights Snow Show on Nov. 12 at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. Preregister youths here. The snowmobile safety course training includes: Basic snowmobile...
The United States Geological Survey reported Monday that the Clearwater River at Spalding was flowing at a record of 8,850 cfs.
HUNTING -- He didn't fill his elk tag this season, but muzzleloader-hunter Todd Klement says he bagged the trophy of a lifetime, and in a sense, the trophy of his dreams. "This female about 80-pounds stalked me not because I was human but because I...
MOUNTAINS -- Hikers, bikers, drivers and photographers are finding plenty to enjoy this week among the fall colors of the Kettle River Range in Ferry County. The two photos above give you the drift.
CAMPING -- Recreation on state fish and wildlife agency lands is regulated to keep other users and wildlife resources in mind. For example, Idaho Fish and Game's Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area and at fishing access sites along the Clearwater and Salmon rivers have limits…
WILD EDIBLES -- People who prize the famous variety of mushrooms found in the Priest Lake area were shocked this week to see visitors wasting coveted fungi. "I am an avid mushroomer (as in hunting them) and I experienced some horrible "tourist invasion" of mushrooms…
CLUBS – The Spokane Mountaineers have so many interests, they need an evening program each year to let the public know what they have to offer members. The annual Meet the Spokane Mountaineers event is set for 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, at Mountain...
HUNTING -- Little or no water will greet waterfowlers who might show up near the Winchester Wasteway southwest of Moses Lake on Saturday, the opening day of Washington's duck and goose hunting season. The wetland cells in the Winchester Ponds Regulated Access Area in the…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Hailed as a conservation success story by wildlife officials, the Columbian white-tailed deer has been downlisted to threatened after being federally classified as endangered for nearly 40 years. The new status for the coastal subspecies of whitetails is being announced today at…
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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