PUBLIC LANDS -- The fate of about 14 revered federal public land monuments could be revealed this week as Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke concludes his review of 27 national monuments that were declared by presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton. Zinke already has announced that he...
FISHING -- Heat-related restrictions on fishing for Silver Bow Creek, the upper Clark Fork and the lower Bitterroot Rivers have been lifted, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced today. The restrictions were imposed last month when criteria were met on each water body -- water…
FISHING -- A week after wild fish activists announced a protest against net-pen fish farming in Puget Sound, the solar eclipse on Monday apparently contributed to whipping up tides that unleashed thousands of 10-pound Atlantic salmon into Bellingham Bay. Tribes, sportsmen and scientists have long...
WILDLIFE -- Grainy images of a young female fisher with her kit captured by a remote camera this summer provide the first evidence that this rare forest carnivore is reproducing in the South Cascades, where state, federal and non-profit organizations are working to reintroduce them....
FISHING -- If you haven't caught on to the new fishing experience at Deer Creek Reservoir near Headquarters, Idaho, check out this story by Eric Barker of the Lewiston Tribune: State records for tiger trout have been falling at a dizzying pace at Deer Creek...
WILDERNESS -- Trails in the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness straddling the Montana-Idaho border are getting a boost this season from volunteers who are being supported by a $6,000 grant from a new national fund. Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness recently received $6,000 from the National...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.