INSECTS -- Some mosquitoes in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area near Kettle Falls have tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Washington Department of Health reports. The virus was confirmed this week in mosquitoes near the Kettle Falls day use area and group site...
PREDATORS -- A predator management project is hitting a few snags, according to National Geographic: Research-driven mountain lion management taking hold in Wyoming Since 2007, Wyoming has been aggressively trying to reduce its mountain lions in many areas to support mule deer populations and reduce…
WILDLIFE -- An aerial effort to eliminate feral pigs is prompting a month-long partial closure of the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area in Grant County. Starting Friday, July 29, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will close public access to about 1,300 acres of the…
FISHING -- Fisheries are heating up in Montana, but not in the way anglers would prefer. "Hoot-owl" fishing restrictions will be enacted on many western Montana rivers and streams beginning Friday, July 29, because of warm and rising water temperatures, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks...
FISHING -- In a move to preserve more steelhead bound for the Snake River, fishermen in the lower Columbia River will be allowed to keep only one steelhead a day starting Monday. The daily limit has been two hatchery-origin steelhead for decades, but the change...
WATERSPORTS –The 35th annual Pend Oreille River Poker Paddle, featuring non-motorized vessels ranging from sleek kayaks to parade-float creations, is set for Aug. 13. The event will start at 8 a.m. at Pioneer Park Campground at Newport and finish 15 miles downstream at Usk by…
WATERSPORTS -- A boat name can reveal much about the personality of a boat owner. Are they into fishing? Reel Therapy on the boat’s transom certainly shows it. Do they have kids in school? What College Fund? says it well. Like to sing? In Harmony...
HUNTING -- A popular 9,000-acre hunter access property in Kittitas County has changed from the state's Hunt By Written Permission program to the on-line Hunt By Reservation system, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced. Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Wild Horse Wind Farm…
WATERSPORTS -- The followup story in our weekly Outdoors section on the sport of wakeboarding -- Waves of dissent -- once again makes me wonder how many more new ways funseekers will create to mess up the planet.
PUBLIC LANDS -- Towell Falls Road in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Spokane District’s Rock Creek management area has been closed to motorized traffic as a fire precaution, officials announced today. This route into the Escure Ranch unit is particularly susceptible to wildfire ignition…
CAMPING -- No worries about eating that Mountain House freeze-dried food you haven't used since buying it in the early 90s when BILL Clinton was running for president. The company has raised the shelf life for all entrees in cans and pouches to 30 years,…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Picking huckleberries with the intent to sell them is considered commercial gathering, which is illegal on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, officials say. "In order to provide plentiful opportunities for recreational huckleberry, the forest does not issue commercial permits," says Shoshana Cooper,...
PUBLIC LANDS --The Teton County Board of Commissioners in Driggs, Idaho, voted Monday to oppose efforts to transfer America’s federal public lands to the state of Idaho or local governments. Some counties in Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona have recently done the same. “The Board of...
TRAILS -- The Spokane Mountaineers are looking for more hands for a trail-clearing work party on Monday, Aug. 1, at Marie Creek Trail just east of Coeur d' Alene. Sign-up and get details from Lynn Smith (208) 772-4337, email kslynndeb@hotmail.com
FISHING -- Game On! for sockeye and chinook anglers on the upper Columbia River near Brewster. Apparently the Okanogan River has finally warmed up enough to form a thermal barrier that's slowing the migrating salmon from entering the river and racing upstream toward spawning areas.…
TRAILS -- The Spokane River Centennial Trail wasn't meant for speed, according to rangers fielding reports of unsafe bicycle riding encounters. Serious injury could result from a silently fast cyclist surprising and colliding with a recreational trail user from behind or around a blind corner....
CLIMBING – A mountain guide who died in a fall on Grand Teton National Park’s highest peak unclipped himself from an anchor while reaching for a rappel device on Saturday, officials say. Exum Mountain guide Gary Falk, 42, had just guided four climbers up the…
ENVIRONMENT -- If you're finding a crowd at your favorite fishing hole this summer, get used to it. In just a little over three minutes, this video graphic by worldpopulationhistory.org explains why -- and why you should be concerned and involved with slowing the rate...
WATERSPORTS -- Before and after using a watercraft for cooling off in the region's waters this summer, the Washington Invasive Species Council would like boaters and paddlers to remember three important words: Clean. Drain. Dry. Invasive species are non-native animals, plants, microorganisms and pathogens that...
FISHING -- Issues in wild vs. hatchery salmon management in Puget Sound and the Columbia River are far from resolved, according to Wild Fish Conservancy. On July 14, the Western Washington group filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for Oregon, seeking a court...
FISHING/HUNTING -- Increased fees for hunting and fishing are on the horizon in Washington. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has been prepping sportsmen for months in meetings with advisory groups. Expect to pay for the Hunt by Reservation program and higher license fees…
TRAILS -- The Newport-Sullivan Lake Ranger Districts have reopened Forest Service Trail 533 from Hall Mountain to Grassy Top after the trail was closed during the Grease Creek fire of last summer. The trail is located southeast of Sullivan Lake, Washington, on the Colville National…
PUBLIC LANDS -- While some politicians are trying to make hay out of federal public land transfer campaigns, other people people are trying to address the problems in sensible, workable ways that will win public backing. Here's an example as reported by the Associated Press.…
BIRDING -- An American ex-pat who resides in Australia was in Washington state last weekend when he pushed his list to 753 and broke the record for the number of bird species tallied for a Big Year in North America. John Weigel added five more…
WATERSPORTS -- North Idaho College is offering a free opportunity to try out paddleboards, kayaks, canoes and catamarans, and awarding scholarships, too, at the school's annual beach party (open to the public). What: North Idaho College Cecil’s Summer Splash When: 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, July…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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