FLY FISHING -- A women's-only intro to fly tying will be led by guest instructor Heather Hodson from Spokane Women on the Fly on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 22-23, at Silver Bow Fly Shop, 13210 E. Indiana Ave. in Spokane Valley. "This introduction class is...
FISHING -- Testing has confirmed that two walleye caught in western Montana's Swan Lake last fall were illegally transplanted and not spawned there, state wildlife officials say, and they're not happy about it. Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists say microchemistry analysis of the inner ear...
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Wolf recovery in Washington is leaving some people with a lingering hangover. But instead of digging in heels on one end or the other of wolf sentiment, some people are stepping up to work out livable solutions
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WILDLIFE -- A conservation group is suing the federal government for the second time in two years for failing to reclassify a small population of grizzly bears as endangered, the Associated Press reports. The roughly 40 grizzly bears in the Cabinet-Yaak area along the Montana-Idaho…
WINTERSPORTS -- The big thaw is forcing skiers and snowshoers to look higher for good snow this week. The Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Club has had to cancel the Bald Loppett scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 20. "Unfortunately, most of the first 5 miles of…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Every president of the United States plays a role in managing the country's wealth of public lands, for better or worse. Eight presidents are especially noteworthy for their efforts or milestones in conserving parks, forests, range lands, marine areas and refuges, according to the Department of Interior...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
