CRITTERS – Fish and game management in Idaho is funded mostly by hunting and fishing license fees. That leaves most nongame programs at the mercy of voluntary contributions by wildlife enthusiasts. Two easy ways to help fund programs for critters ranging from bluebirds to wolverines...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- An Animal Tracking class taught by wilderness and wildlife expert Brian Baxter is set for Saturday, Feb. 6, near Sandpoint. The one-day class is scheduled for 9 a.m. starting at the North Idaho College at Sandpoint parking lot. Preregistration is required through...
RIVERS -- For the safety of river users, the Spokane River beneath the Sullivan Road Bridges was closed to river traffic today and will remain closed until further notice, the City of Spokane Valley says. Increased water flow has caused the river to rise, reducing…
FIREARMS -- Guns and shooting are like bread and butter to Idaho's economy, according to a survey. Idaho, Montana ranked in Top 5 for being gun-industry dependent A study done by the financial website, WalletHub.com examined states on a number of gun-related factors, including firearms…
FISHERIES -- Today in Olympia, the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on a resolution: Concerning the reintroduction of salmon and steelhead above blocked areas of the Columbia river. Tribes have proposed that fish passage above dams such as Grand Coulee…
FISHING -- The stats are compiled: Indeed, Ringold-area steelhead fishing was slow in January, but the fishing on that stretchof the Columbia should pick up in February, biologists say. Paul Hoffarth, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department fisheries biologist in the Tri-Cities posted this report on…
FISHING -- The 2016 Fly Fishing Film Tour will screen all or portions of nine films TONIGHT at the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane and again on MONDAY in Moscow, Idaho. Tickets are still available for the Spokane show for $17 online. If you're from…
CAMPING – The Many Glacier Campground in Glacier National Park, an exception to the normal national campsite booking system, is opening for reservations this week. Reservations for most federal campgrounds, cabins and lookouts can be made up to six months in advance recreation.gov, which means...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
