PUBLIC LANDS -- Spokane County may acquire a section of land in the Glenrose area overlooking the City of Spokane resulting from action taken Tuesday in Olympia. The Washington Board of Natural Resources authorized the state Department of Natural Resources to transfer a 160-acre parcel…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Conservationists filed a federal lawsuit in Oregon on today that challenges the authority of a federal government program to kill wolves in the state, the Associated Press reports. The lawsuit targets the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program, which controls the...
FISHING -- Starting Thursday, fishing for hatchery steelhead will open in the Icicle River and expand to an additional section of the Wenatchee River above Leavenworth. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, areas that will open to fishing for steelhead one hour…
WILDLIFE -- A central Idaho homeowners association is taking steps to eliminate a poisonous plant that has been killing elk in the area. The Idaho Mountain Express reports that the Valley Club Owners Association in Hailey has prohibited the planting of yews. The exotic shrubs…
FISHING -- A permanent public easement along 2 miles of Silver Creek has been acquired by Idaho Fish and Game, providing access to some of the best fishing opportunities on the fabled creek. The easement is through private property owned by the Nick Purdy family…
HIKING -- Dodging the permit season for hiking up and camping in the popular above-treeline portion of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness will be much more difficult starting this year. The Wenatchee River Ranger District is expanding its limited entry, overnight permit season for the Enchantment...
FISHING -- Given adequate flows, trout can handle a warm spell, researchers say. Montana researchers' trout study finds streamflow trumps temperature Researchers at the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in West Glacier in Montana examined the findings of 42 trout ecology studies from all over…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
