WINTER CYCLING -- A Fairbanks, Alaska, cyclist has finished a frigid course that challenges the continent's best sled dog teams. Jeff Oatley, the 2014 Iditarod Invitational record holder, pedaled his fatbike on the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest route in just over two weeks. With a one-week…
WATERSPORTS -- With ample mountain snowpacks hinting at a great rafting and paddling season ahead, the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club is tapping a top rafting expert and Eastern Washington University recreation professor for a primer program on whitewater safety. Paul Green, who taught hundreds…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Changes in the protective status of four wildlife species will be considered by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission at a public meeting Feb. 26-27 in Olympia. The meeting, which also will cover salmon and shellfish issues, will convene at 8 a.m.…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
