PUBLIC LANDS -- A tip from the public could help Washington Fish and Wildlife police make a case in the endless battle against people who trash boat launches and other public lands. A suspect connected with littering at the Liberty Lake boat launch is pictured...
FISHING -- Despite a tribal gillnetting effort and a sportfishing bounty, non-native northern pike continue their downstream invasion of the Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt. Northern pike have been confirmed this season as far downstream as Hunters, according to a July 12 report to the…
FISHERIES -- Coinciding with Monday's solar eclipse, Columbia River Indian-caught salmon will be available for sale along the lower river as Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama tribes pull in nets during the first significant commercial opening of the fall season. The chinook will…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.