PREDATORS -- Five conservation groups filed a petition Tuesday requesting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue monitoring northern Rocky Mountains gray wolves for another five years. The existing monitoring program, which is required by the Endangered Species Act after protections are removed for…
WINTERSPORTS -- The Ferry County Rail Trail is being groomed for the sixth annual Ski Day, featuring free gear to try for cross-country skiing, instructions and other activities. The base of operations will be Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Kiwanis Road Trailhead at the north…
OUTGOING – Active outdoor winter pursuits have a way of getting people out of the house – and making practitioners hungry. But which activities burn the most calories? The following activities are listed with the number of calories burned per hour. The first number is...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
