WATERSPORTS -- With flows dropping below official flood stage, the City of Spokane today lifted its emergency closure of the Spokane River. However, whitewater paddling and rafting enthusiasts are still out of luck in the portions of the river governed by Spokane Valley and Spokane...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- It's not uncommon for people to underestimate the size of a gray wolf. An adult male stands about 30 inches at the shoulder, weighs 70-120 pounds and can be more than 6 feet long from the tip of nose to point of...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Just as prey species are getting a little spring relief from winter, a new threat has shown up on the block: Grizzlies are emerging from their dens in the Priest Lake region. Snowshoers and snowmobilers can get a little creeped out scoping...
FISHING -- The patience of salmon fishermen is being tested as Bonneville adult spring chinook counts reached a new LOW yesterday. "Through April 3, only 22 adult spring chinook have been counted at Bonneville Dam," reports Joe Hymer, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife salmon...
NATURE -- Rainbows are common, but have you ever seen a “moonbow?” Spokane pastor and photographer Craig Goodwin took advantage of a cold, clear night and his aversion to normal sleeping habits to capture this natural phenomenon at Palouse Falls State Park at 1 a.m....
BICYCLING -- Mountain bikers were ripping down Beacon Hill courses, flying high with soft and sometimes hard landings last weekend during the annual Hub-a-Palooza downhill and Enduro races based out of Camp Sekani. The Hub-A-Palooza weekend and Double Down Hoe Down 7 returned to Spokane...
FISHING -- A landslide that occurred Sunday north of Davenport will block access to Lake Roosevelt's popular Porcupine Bay Campground and boat launch for weeks or even months, Lincoln County officials say. The Porcupine Bay Road that spurs off SR 25 is closed about 1...
PUBLIC LANDS -- What might seem like a grand gesture from President Donald Trump today is actually a humiliating moment for the National Park Service. Trump is donating the first three months of his salary to the underfunded agency, White House press secretary Sean Spicer…
PARKS -- As Glacier National Park begins the months-long effort to remove snow and open Going to the Sun Highway for the season, repairs are planned that will affect traveling the route over Logan Pass this summer and fall. Plowing begins this week. Gradually, as…
BICYCLING -- It’s prime time to sell or buy to downsize or expand and upgrade your bicycle fleet at the annual Spokane Bike Swap & Expo set for Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. Bring…
HUNTING -- The Sportsmen's Alliance came out with a scoop that will rock the hunting and animal rights communities. Here's the word as written in the group's media release this morning: April fools! PeTA, HSUS and others still want to destroy our hunting heritage... You…
HUNTING/FISHING -- Anglers and hunters in Washington will be required to have new 2017-2018 fishing and hunting licenses starting Saturday, April 1. Idaho required new licenses on Jan. 1 Montana required new licenses starting March 1.
FISHING -- Gillnets are out in the south end of Lake Coeur d'Alene this week as fisheries biologists begin another season of a multi-year project targeting northern pike in order to improve survival of spawning cutthroat trout. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Idaho Department of...
WILDLIFE -- Two bighorn sheep rams that were in immediate proximity to domestic sheep near Challis were euthanized Thursday, March 30, to prevent the bighorns from potentially carrying disease back to the wild herd, the Idaho Fish and Game Department reports today. One ram was…
FISHING -- The annual Lake Pend Oreille "State of the Lake" public meeting will begin at 6 p.m. tonight at Ponderay Events Center ,401 Bonner Mall Way, Suite E, in Ponderay. Idaho Fish and Game staff will give a presentation summarizing fisheries information and activities…
WATERSPORTS -- Kayakers are willing to drag their boats over snow to get in on the spring runoff whitewater action this month. Local paddler Brian Jamieson and friends headed to Western Montana's Yaak River last weekend. Since the Lincoln County Sheriff hasn't closed access to…
FISHERIES -- About 4,000 endangered sockeye salmon were moved today from Idaho's Eagle Fish Hatchery to protect the fish from possible flooding. The Idaho Fish and Game Department says the sockeye are being moved in trucks to the agency’s Springfield Hatchery in Eastern Idaho. The…
FISHING -- Anglers have to go beyond the Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet to be legal when fishing portions of Lake Roosevelt this spring. Important rule changes made by the Fish and Wildlife Commission last fall were made to protect wild redband trout, but the...
HUNTING -- A free class on the basics of hunting wild turkeys is being offered, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., on Tuesday, April 4, at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Office, 2315 N. Discovery Pl. in Spokane Valley. Instructor Rich Mann will cover natural history…
OUTDOOR GEAR -- Finding or selling good used equipment and clothing should be easier in Spokane starting this weekend. NW Outdoors Gear and Apparel Consignment will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the former Wintersport building, 3220 N. Division St....
WILDLIFE WATCHING – Re-think your bird feeder placement and secure the garbage. Black bears and grizzly bears have started leaving their dens as spring weather has taken hold in the region. Residents in bear country should avoid attracting bears by eliminating outside food sources. Pet…
BICYCLING -- Dave Mannino, the bikemaster mechanic at Two Wheel Transit, has been taking care of my customized five-speed commuter bicycle for more than 35 years. It's my baby and I won't take it to just anyone. Nobody ever suggested it's a pretty baby, but…
OUTDOOR TRAVEL – State transportation workers will get a late start clearing the snow off a 37-mile winter closure zone on State Route 20 in the North Cascades. The Bellingham Herald reports work is expected to start on SR 20, also known as the North...
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A wolf researcher who's specialized in studying cause and prevention of wolf attacks on livestock has issued a media release today recommending that Washington should demand more precautions from producers who might want lethal control of wolves. Robert Wielgus said he's making...
FISHERIES – Beginning next year, the government must spill more water from dams on the lower Columbia and Snake rivers to improve the chances that protected salmon will survive, a federal judge in Oregon says. Here's more from the Associated Press: U.S. District Judge Michael…
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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