THREATENED SPECIES -- Greater sage-grouse and western gray squirrels will remain on the state’s threatened species list and snowy plovers and northern spotted owls on the state’s endangered species list, according to a vote by the the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission. The commission took...
FLORA -- The scablands may look brown from a distance at the end of February, but the buttercups that bloom with the first winter hint of sunshine and warmer temps shout "Spring" to walkers who get out and explore. Delightful buttercup images from the past…
WILDLIFE -– Blaine County is outlawing landscaping plants that are poisonous to wild and domestic animals. Starting March 2, it will be illegal to buy, sell or own exotic yew plants, which earlier this winter were blamed for the death of more than 20 elk,...
THREATENED SPECIES – Environmental groups are in court to force the Obama administration to impose more restrictions on oil and gas drilling, grazing and other activities blamed for the decline of greater sage grouse across the American West. A sweeping sage grouse conservation effort that...
HUNTING -- An free evening class "Basics of Turkey Hunting" is being offered by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on March 30 with a limit of 20 participants. The course will cover natural history and management of turkeys in Washington, proper equipment needed…
HUNTING -- A proposal to raise money for wildlife management and sportsman access by offering five big-game hunting tags for auction -- one each for elk, mule deer, mountain goat, pronghorn and moose -- will be presented for public comment at a meeting in Coeur…
HUNTING -- Everybody knew that Jace Malek's last hunting trip would be bittersweet. But the emphasis was on the sweet. West Valley football star, Idaho Vandal recruit and all around good-guy, Malek has lost year-long battle with a savage form of cancer. Malek was diagnosed...
FISHING -- Preparing for the March 1 fishing opener for selected waters in the region, Spokane area fly fishers are working this week to improve the rough boat launching site at Amber Lake southwest of Cheney. Amber is a quality trout-fishing lake prized by fly...
HUNTING/FISHING -- The Idaho Legislature is enjoying the annual sport of roughing up the Idaho Fish and Game Department before authorizing any funds that might be used to benefit hunters, anglers and wildlife. Here's a report by SR Idaho Bureau reporter Betsy Russell on today's…
WILDLIFE -- At least 65 elk have been killed this winter on a stretch of Interstate 90 just west of Vantage. It’s by far the worst year in memory for elk collisions in the area, the Yakima Herald reports. And while crash rates have fallen...
FISHING -- Angler skills are in demand to on the South Fork of the Clearwater River, where Idaho Fish and Game officials want young steelhead released into the South Fork of the Clearwater River to be from parents taken from that river. Anglers can help...
WATERFALLS -- Always the light of my life, my favorite youngest daughter brightened my morning with this photo she snapped as daylight waned Wednesday where she works in Yosemite National Park, California. Last night, the sunset hit Horsetail Falls just right so that it look...
FISHING -- Cool weather and brown weather hasn't kept some anglers from checking out their home water this month. Kelli Hornbaker, pictured above, caught and released this feisty rainbow trout casting a Panther Martin lure -- gold blade orange body -- in the Spokane River…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Yellowstone National Park has reported its first grizzly bear sighting of 2016. Park officials spotted the male grizzly bear Tuesday near the Nez Perce Creek drainage during a wolf survey flight. Park spokeswoman Amy Bartlett says the timing of this year’s first…
RIVER RUNNING -- Hangman Creek is notorious among rafters and paddlers for being a now-you-see-it, now-you-don't whitewater attraction. Adequate flows for rafting usually come and go quickly in winter or early spring with rain and snowmelt events. Spokane river runner Tanner Grant jumped on the...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Deer, elk and moose males have been shedding their antlers in preparation for growing new and often larger sets, which play a role in fall breeding seasons. They're not all on the same schedule. Some bucks and bulls started shaking off their...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Armed anti-government protesting is expensive, dangerous business -- and taxpayers pick up the tab. Work begins on tallying cost of Oregon wildlife refuge occupation On Tuesday, the FBI, which is investigating the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon,...
FISHING -- Northern pike appear to be gaining a foothold in the upper reaches of Lake Roosevelt according to preliminary results from a six-day gillnetting survey that concluded Tuesday, Feb. 23. Gillnets have been deployed to sample and control non-native northern pike from the Pend...
FISHING -- The 10th annual Washington Fly Fishing Fair, featuring a variety of tying, casting and learning events, is set for April 29-30 in Ellensburg, sponsored by the Federation of Fly Fishers. Free seminars include Fishing the Upper Columbia, Steelhead Fishing in Washington and...
FLY FISHING -- Livingston, Montana, and the shores of the Yellowstone River will be the scene for the International Federation of Fly Fishers 51st annual International Fly Fishing Fair. Fly fishers from across the United States and the around the world will be meeting to…
HUNTING -- A big crop of young Idahoans are reaching adulthood without having been introduced to hunting and fishing. That's a big concern for Idaho Fish and Game, and it should be of interest to sportsmen who know the needs -- and costs -- of…
WINTERSPORTS -- Avalanche deaths are on the rise as more people explore backcountry recreation and El Nino dumps snow in the West, the Associated Press reports. Data from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center shows the 11 deaths in January made that month the deadliest since...
NATIONAL FORESTS -- The St. Joe Ranger District is accepting applications for the lottery to select reservation rental dates for the popular Red Ives Cabin. Red Ives is among the small percentage of national forest rentals NOT on the national online reservation system. How to...
SKY WATCHING -- A full moon on a cold, clear, crisp night -- still working its magic, luring people out of warm places for a look, however brief. Last night was spectacular, says Priest Lake by area blogger Pecky Cox, who snapped this photo "while…
NAVIGATION -- The Eastern Washington Orienteering Club, which promotes the fun and recreation of finding your way with map and compass, will hold its first event of 2016 on Sunday, Feb. 28, at Manito Park (18th and Grand). Registration and start times any time between…
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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